Egypt

Institute for Field Research, UCLA, California State University, Northridge

8 semester credit hours

$4,950 CSU system students, $5,100 all others

Included

All inclusive; Meals will be provided during the work week, which runs from Sunday through Thursday. Friday and Saturday are off and transport will be arranged to and from Cairo on Thursday afternoon and Saturday night. Students are free to explore Cairo or stay in the camp during weekends. For those who stay in the camp simple meals will be made available. Apart from the meals bottled water, fruit, tea, coffee and powdered lemonade are freely available.

Approximately 50 miles southwest of Cairo lies the Fayum, an oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert. The 2012 field school will concentrate on the Greco-Roman town of Karanis, founded in the third century BCE and abandoned during the seventh century CE. The preservation of the ancient remains is excellent and a wide range of archaeological materials is studied by a large group of archaeological specialists, including site management specialists. The Fayum Field School combines teaching American students with training Egypt

ian archaeologists employed by the Supreme Council of Antiquities, making cultural exchange an integral part of the program.

Excavation

Classical

See website for syllabus

Dr. Willeke Wendrich (UCLA)

Excursions are planned to Giza, Sakkara and the Whale Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Students can explore Cairo and Alexandria independently during the weekends and the famous monuments of Luxor and Aswan after the program, for instance in relation to research for the paper subject which will be determined during the five weeks of field work.

Institute for Field Research 1855 Industrial St. #106 Los Angeles CA. 90021 Tel: 424.226.6130 Fax: 310.837.0193