*************SPRING SEMESTER IN EGYPT 2009*************
New York University's Archaeology and History Program in Egypt
-Participate in excavations at Amheida (ancient Trimithis) in Dakhleh Oasis
-Study the culture of Pharaonic, Graeco-Roman, and Christian Egypt
-Travel throughout Egypt's oases and the Nile Valley
-Take informal lessons in colloquial Arabic
This is a 16-credit semester program offered each year from January to
March for advanced
undergraduates.
Time in Egypt is divided into three parts, each a course for credit: a
seminar on the
oases of Egypt, excavations at Amheida, and the seminar on the
archaeology of the Nile
Valley (in the Nile Valley!). The oases seminar (January, 4 credits)
concentrates on the
archaeology, society, economy and culture of the oases of the Western
Desert of Egypt.
The field school (February, 4 credits) is located at Amheida, once a
bustling town at the
edge of the Roman Empire. Our aim in this portion of the program is
to give you direct
experience with the methods employed in a scientific, state-of-the-art
excavation. In
March comes a broad exposure to the archaeology of Pre-Islamic Egypt
through visits to
sites and museums from Aswan to Alexandria, so that students are
better able to place the
oases in their greater Egyptian and Roman contexts. Finally, there is
an independent
research paper based on some aspect of archaeology of Amheida due at
the end of the
academic term in May (4 credits).
For more details on this program and information on how to apply, see:
http://www.nyu.edu/isaw/amheida/index.php?content=student_info
Applications will be reviewed May 9, 2008
For questions concerning the program itself, contact Ellen Morris
([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
For logistical or administrative queries, contact Elizabeth Bulls
([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
