Israel Hippos

Jun 26-Jul 24, 2026

About the Program:

The Hippos (Sussita) of the Decapolis Excavations Project is one of Israel’s main long-running and exciting Classical Archaeology digs. As of the year 2000, an international team of archaeologists unearths various building complexes that allow a reconstruction of the ancient cityscape and a better understanding of public, military, private, and funerary architecture.

Due to regional conflicts, the program did not run in 2024 or 2025. It is listed as running for summer 2026.

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General Academics

Tuition Cost

4,690

Tuition Currency

$ US Dollars

# of Sessions

1 Session

# of Credits

8 Credit Unit(s)

Type of Credits

Semester

Syllabus

Israel Hippos

Room, Board & Insurance

Accommodations 

Room & Board

Possible Diets

Vegeterian, Vegan, Kosher

Liability Insurance

Yes

Health Insurance

Yes

Evacuation Insurance

Yes

Accident Insurance

Yes

Instructors

Dr. Arleta Kowalewska

Zinman Institute of Archaeology, University of Haifa (Israel)

Prof. Michael Eisenberg

Zinman Institute of Archaeology, University of Haifa (Israel)

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Peer-Review Comments

I like the idea of this project and it seems very interesting but it is lacking in detail for the project design and the mentioned hypotheses. There are very few required readings for the students that are for context/background. While this is returning school, there was only one student last year. This year it seems like they are aiming for 10, but the budget does not reflect that in the room and board.

2023, Eval 1

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