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Archeology

SEARCH – School of Etruscology: Archaeology and Research in Cultural Heritage

When:

09 June - 20 June 2025

School:

University of Pisa Summer School

Institution:

University of Pisa

City:

Pisa

Country:

Italy

Language:

English

Credits:

3 EC

Fee:

750 EUR

SEARCH – School of Etruscology: Archaeology and Research in Cultural Heritage
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SEARCH – School of Etruscology: Archaeology and Research in Cultural Heritage

About

The "SEARCH - School of Etruscology: Archaeology and Research in Cultural Heritage” offers an intensive academic programme of 10 working days involving lectures, visits, small group tutorials and archaeological excavation activities, related to the history of the Etruscan city of Volterra situated in the north part of Tuscany.

The programme will be held on campus at SIAF Volterra International School of Higher Education and it will be conducted, both in the classroom and in the field, by scholars and experts in archaeological disciplines. During the weekend, participants will have free access to additional nearby archaeological sites.

The lessons will be designed for students with a background in classical studies who wish to gain a deeper understanding of Etruscan and pre- Roman civilisations. The School of Etruscology is intended as a programme divided into different activities, including classes (lectures of archaeology, palaeopathology, photogrammetry), workshops dedicated to the preliminary cleaning and classification of archaeological finds, thematic visits to museums and archaeological sites and fieldactivities related to stratigraphical excavation. Specifically, excavation activities will be held in the Etruscan necropolis of Colombaie. The excavation carried out since 2016 by the Etruscology Team of the University of Pisa revealed the presence of Late Orientalizing/Early Archaic mounds.

Confirmed speaker and exerciser (in alphabetical order):

- Fabrizio Burchianti
- Samuele Cambianica
- Carmine De Mizio
- Giulia Riccomi
- Maria Vittoria Riccomini
- Lisa Rosselli
- Emanuele Taccola

At the end of the programme there will be a final written examination to obtain the ECTS.

Thanks to a partnership with the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Volterra, the Winter School will be held on campus, in Volterra (Pisa), at SIAF, Strada Provinciale del Monte Volterrano, LocalitĂ  Il Cipresso.

SIAF will host the participants in its facilities not only for lessons, but also offering them food and accommodation.

Course leader

Prof. Lisa Rosselli

Target group

The School of Etruscology welcomes University BA, MA and PhD students or young researchers in Archaeology, Classics, History, Cultural Heritage Management and disciplines related to Humanities.

Course aim

The purpose of the School of Etruscology is to enhance the knowledge of the archaeological heritage of the ancient Etruscan city of Volterra.

The academic programme aims to provide students with the appropriate tools to study the ways and times of the development of an ancient Etruscan city through activities such as the analysis of the material culture and the discovery of the archaeological heritage. In particular, thanks to the collaboration of the Guarnacci Museum, participants will be guided in in-depth thematic studies of specific Etruscan artefacts. Moreover, the field experience in the Colombaie necropolis will be an opportunity for the learning of the first basics of the archaeological excavation.

Fee info

Fee

750 EUR, tuition fees

Interested?

When:

09 June - 20 June 2025

School:

University of Pisa Summer School

Institution:

University of Pisa

Language:

English

Credits:

3 EC

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