DATES:June26th–July31st,2016PROJECTTEACHINGSTAFF:• KoriFilipek-Ogden(DurhamUniversity),• Dr.KatieTucker(UniversityofWinchester),• Dr.IoanStanciu(RomanianInstituteofArchaeology&

ArtHistoryinTransylvania),• Dr.BeckyGowland(DurhamUniversity,• ProfessorTimThompson(TeessideUniversity),• ProfessorJaneEvans(BritishGeologicalSurvey),• LiamLanigan(CenterofGeogenetics,Natural

HistoryMuseum,Denmark)

TheJucuNecropolisprojectisbasedoutofCluj-Napoca,RomaniaintheheartofTransylvania.Thevibrant,culture-richcityplayshosttothelab-basedportionoftheprojectand3*accommodation.Theexcavationissituatedjustoutsideofthecityinthebeautiful,ancientTransylvanianlandscape.

Thecemeteryislocatedbetweenthreearchaeologicalsettlementsassociatedwithdifferenttimeperiods:TheLateRomanperiod,theBarbarianinvasions,andearlyMedievalChristianmigrations.Sampleexcavationsrevealednearly100individuals,withanestimated1000burialsyettoberevealed.Inadditiontotheskeletalremains,cremationburialsfromthe8th–9thcenturiesADarealsopresentinthecemetery.Previousfieldseasonsidentifiedandmarkedthelocationsofanumberofburialsfor2016studentsandvolunteerseagertogettheirhandsdirty.

Ourfieldschoolisveryuniqueinthatittrainsallstudentsandvolunteersbothintheexcavationofhumanskeletalremainsandtheproperbioarchaeologicalpost-excavationanalysisontheskeletonstheyexcavatethemselves.

ALLPARTICIPANTSWILLBEPERSONALLYTRAINEDINTHEFOLLOWING:EXCAVATION• BasicsofFieldArchaeology• BioarchaeologicalEthics• SkeletalID&Excavation• SiteDrawing• EnvironmentalSampling• Photography• SiteandFindsRecording• IdentifyingGraveCuts• SiteSurveying• Andmore!

LABANALYSIS• ID&AnalysisoftheHuman

Skeleton• SkeletalRecording

• Aging&SexingHumanRemains

• Metric&Non-MetricVariation• Palaeopathology&Trauma

• BiomolecularMethods• BioarchaeologicalTheory&

ResearchSkills

& Dr.RebeccaGowland(DurhamUniversity)Staffpage:https://www.dur.ac.uk/research/directory/staff/?id=4567

SeniorLecturerinHumanBioarchaeology;AuthorofHumanIdentityandIdentification(2013);EditorofSocialArchaeologyofFuneraryRemains(2006);andauthorofover30peer-reviewedarticlesandbookchapters.SpecialistinHealthandDemographyintheRomanWorld,Agingandsocialidentity,Socialperceptions,careandtreatmentofthephysicallyimpaired,andtheHistoryofMalaria.

For more information & to apply: Please visit

TransylvaniaBioarchaeology.org *More exciting lecturers to be announced!!

**Please note, we have not found any vampires yet**

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Thefieldschoolpricealsoincludesaone-of-a-kind5dayfieldtripthroughTransylvaniaexploringthebeautifulTransylvaniancountryside,archaeologicalsites,cities,glacial

lakesintheCarpathianMountains,abearsanctuary,andofcoursetripstoDracula’srealcastleandbirthplace!

SPECIAL GUEST LECTURERS FOR 2016!*

ProfessorTimThompson(TeessideUniversity)Staffpage:

https://www.tees.ac.uk/schools/sse/staff_profile_details.cfm?staffprofileid=U0023133ProfessorofBiologicalandForensicAnthropology;AuthorofHumanIdentityand

Identification(2013),EditorofTheArchaeologyofCremation(2015);ForensicHumanIdentification(2007);Editor-in-chiefof‘Science&Justice;’servesontheeditorialboards

forthe'JournalofForensicSciences','JournalofForensicandLegalMedicine'and'HumanRemainsandViolence:anInterdisciplinaryJournal;andauthorofover50peer-

reviewedarticlesandbookchapters.

WHATWEOFFER

Transylvania Bioarchaeology is a registered, non-profit educational community interest company. ALL proceeds go to funding

student research & education.

• Hands-onExperiencewitharchaeologicalskeletalmaterialinbothfield&laboratorysettings

• IntensiveTraining

• Lecturesincurrentissues,theory,&methodsfromactiveresearchersandacademics

• FreeAcademicCredit*&ResearchOpportunities

• CulturalImmersion&FieldTrips

*Mustbeapprovedbyhomeinstitution

TransylvaniaBioarchaeologyisanon-profitcommunityinterestcompanyReg.No.8574673

Transylvania Bioarchaeology aims to identify the topicswithin theTransylvanian region that offer opportunities for high qualityresearch and to assist the wider community to understand andappreciatetherichopportunitiesaffordedby,andthepotentialof,Transylvanian bioarchaeology as achieved through systematic andethicalinvestigationsofthearchaeologicalrecord. The organization's main objectives are to conduct research anddisseminate information through publication of scholarly papers,articles, and international conference presentations; preserve andinterpret thebioarchaeological record inmeaningful and insightfulways;andsharethebenefitsofTransylvanianbioarchaeologywithwideraudiences.Finally, thegroupendeavors to support the fieldworkeducationofstudents who wish to expand their knowledge and/or skills inbioarchaeology and human osteology, and offers studentsopportunitiestoundertaketheirownresearchinthefield.

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NetworkingArchaeologyfieldschoolsareauniquewaytoengagewithnotonlycurrentresearchersinthefield,butalsoforgebondswithpotentialfuturecolleagues.

InternshipsTransylvaniaBioarchaeologyisproudtosponsorpaidinternshipstoselectstudentswhoshowparticularpromiseinthefield.

ReturningStudentDiscountIfapreviousstudentwishestoparticipateinanyofourprojects,theywillreceiveaspecialdiscount.

ConferenceOpportunitiesWeofferassistanceingeneratingpodiumandposterpresentationsatinternationalconferencesonundergraduateandgraduatestudentresearch.

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LettersofRecommendationWehappilyofferlettersofrecommendationforgraduateschool,fellowships,orotherinternshipstoworthystudentswhocompleteourcourses.

Dissertations&PublicationsWeacceptproposalstoconductgraduatelevelresearchfordissertationsandtheseswithinthescopeofanyofourofferedprojects.

Duringthecourseofthefieldprojects,anyresearchgeneratedwithstudentassistancewillresultinthestudentreceivingaco-authorshiponallpublicationsandconferencepresentationsbyTransylvaniaBioarchaeology.

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