Why participate in Sanisera Archaeology Institute ?

Who our field schools are for

First-year and second-year students

You like archaeology but have never excavated. Course 006 or 064 teaches you everything from the first trowel, and in sixteen days you will know whether this is your path. Most of our students start here.

Anthropology and biology students

You want to work with human remains. Course 010 takes you from the Roman city to the necropolis in two weeks; Courses 008 and 053 put you straight in a cemetery or a crypt; Course 018 is the advanced osteology lab.

Students who need field school credit

Your degree requires a field school, or your advisor will approve credit for one. Every course comes with a syllabus, instructional hours, a letter grade, a Certificate of Completion and, on request, a Student Evaluation Report. Students from more than 40 universities have done exactly this.

Students preparing a thesis

You need data, materials or a case study. Agree a topic with the Course Director before you arrive and work on it during the course with access to the site records.

Graduates and graduate students

You want field experience on your CV, a specialisation (osteology, zooarchaeology, GIS, LiDAR) or letters of recommendation for graduate school. Our Course Directors write up to three.

Students of geography, environmental science, architecture or computer science

Courses 050, 060 and 063 teach GIS, CAD, LiDAR, photogrammetry, drones and AI on real archaeological problems. No archaeology background needed.

Anyone who has always wanted to dig

You are not a student but you have loved archaeology all your life. You are welcome: our courses are open to everyone over 18, and Course 061 in Egypt was designed with you in mind.

Parents

Your son or daughter wants to excavate abroad for the first time. We meet them at the airport, house them in our student residence in the centre of Ciutadella, insure them on site and answer your questions directly. Students aged 16 and 17 can join Course 006 with your written permission.

Not sure which course fits you? Write to info@archaeology.institute with your studies, your dates and what you want to learn. We answer within 48 hours with a recommendation.