Department of Anthropology

TRIP ITINERARY (BRIEF):

INFORMATION AND ITINERARY

LENGTH: May 12 to June 10 (30 Days/29 Nights)

TENTATIVE ITINERARY The following is the latest draft (August 2017) of  our itinerary and schedule of activities. The specific itinerary for ANT477 is under development and will require additional negotiation with our hosts in Croatia, but this draft will give you an overall feeling for how we plan to spend our time.

DAYS 1-2, May 12-13 (Saturday – Sunday). Fly from U.S. to Zagreb on the 12^th (with change of planes), arriving late Saturday morning or mid-day (13^th). Project staff will meet students at the Zagreb airport and take a transfer bus (~3.5 hours) to  the Omladinski Hostel in Zadar (Youth Hostel) along the Adriatic coast, which faces one of the many marinas around Zadar.

DAY 3, May 14 (Monday). After a morning rest, we will have a walking tour of Zadar—a 3000+ year-old port city on the Adriatic Sea. Today’s Zadar reflects a palimpsest of architectural styles and city planning through millennia. Emphasis will be on urban continuity and change over the course of 3000 years, including visits to the Roman forum, fortification walls and gates, and principal streets; buildings and fortification walls of the Medieval and Venetian eras; and pre- and post-World War II architecture. You will also be introduced to the laboratory, excavation methods, and provenience system, with a chance to handle the kinds of artifacts and materials you will encounter during excavation.

DAYS 4-8, May 15-19 (Tuesday – Saturday). Daily transportation to and from the Nadin-Gradina Archaeological Site (30 minute commute; 6:30am-2:30pm M-F; 6:30am-1:30pm Sat). Activities will focus on archaeological field methods, including excavation techniques, artifact cleaning, and cataloging. Emphasis will also be placed on the connection between field methodology and scientific research design. There will be an occasional evening lecture.

DAY 9, May 20 (Sunday). Travel to archaeological sites of Varvaria/Bribir and Asseria, both of comparable size to Nadin but with a number of archaeological features and architectural complexes exposed.

DAYS 10-15, May 21-26 (Monday – Saturday). Daily transportation to and from the Nadin-Gradina Archaeological Site (30 minute commute; 6:30am-2:30pm M-F; 6:30am-1:30pm Sat). Activities will focus on archaeological field methods, including excavation techniques, artifact cleaning, and cataloging. Emphasis will also be placed on the connection between field methodology and scientific research design. There will be an occasional evening lecture.

DAYS 17-22, May 28-June 2 (Monday – Saturday). Daily transportation to and from the Nadin-Gradina Archaeological Site (30 minute commute; 6:30am-2:30pm M-F; 6:30am-1:30pm Sat). Activities will focus on archaeological field methods, including excavation techniques, artifact cleaning, and cataloging. Emphasis will also be placed on the connection between field methodology and scientific research design. There will be an occasional evening lecture.

DAY 23, June 3 (Sunday).  Ferry to Ugljan Island for a walk through a Mediterranean island landscape and sweeping views of Croatia’s Adriatic islands and sea from Sveti Mihovil (St. Michael) hilltop fortress

Days 24-26, June 4-6 (Monday – Wednesday). Varied activities that include final excavation work, artifact cleaning and cataloguing, and final exam.

DAYS 27-28, June 7-8 (Thursday – Friday). Travel by bus (~2 hours) to the city of Split for two nights; walking tour of the heart of Split (former Roman Emperor Diocletian’s palace around which formed the medieval city of Split) and the archaeological site of Salona, the ancient Roman capital of the province of Dalmatia. Students will also visit the Archaeological Museum of Split.

DAY 29, June 9 (Saturday). Morning in Split; Travel by bus (~5 hours) to Zagreb in the afternoon

DAY 30, June 10 (Sunday). End of course. Airport drop-off. Depart for the U.S.