An important component of the Porolissum Forum Project is its summer field school for university students. Students gain valuable experience that can be applied to excavations throughout the world. The dates of the 2012 Summer Field Season are June 21 - July 28. Arrival and departure from capital city of Transylvania, Cluj-Napoca.

Field School participants are trained in all aspects of excavation, architectural surveying and analysis, drawing profiles and sections of trenches and architecture and the recovery and study of artifacts and ecofacts. The Field School also consists of excursions to sites within northwestern Romania through which students gain an understanding of the rich history and culture of Romania from prehistoric times to the present day.

There are two fee schedules for the program. The not-for-credit fee is $2400. This includes housing, food and project-related ground travel during the field season as well as instruction and field trip costs (hotel, meals, site/museum tickets, etc.). The tuition fee for all of the above as well as 6 academic credits through John Cabot University is to be determined. Fees do not include travel expenses to and from Romania, travel insurance or personal expenses.

If you are interested in 6 academic credits from John Cabot University, please view the syllabi for AH299-A - Dacia: The Final Frontier of the Roman Empire and ARCH 201-1 - Archaeological Methods and Approaches.

To apply to the 2012 Field School, please send a detailed e-mail to Prof. De Sena at edesena@johncabot.edu. Please include your name, university, year of study, major/minor and a paragraph or so describing your experience and plans. No prior archaeological fieldwork is required and you do not have to be an archaeology, anthropology, classical studies or history major/minor. For most students, this will be their first excavation. Applications will be accepted as late as April 21, 2012; however, we will begin to select Field School members in November 2011.

For further information about the
Porolissum Field School contact:

Dr. Eric C. De Sena
John Cabot University
Via della Lungara, 233
00165 Rome Italy
E-mail: edesena@johncabot.edu