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Summer Archaeological Field Schools |
Qualified volunteers can participate in archaeological excavations throughout Israel and earn Hebrew University credits. The following field schools are offered in conjunction with the Hebrew University's Institute of Archaeology and are under the responsibility of the specific field school directors.
Participants in designated archaeological field schools may arrange to earn academic credit from the Rothberg International School of the HebrewUniversity. Students opting to earn such credit must complete the application process via the Department for Summer Courses and Special Programs and are required to fulfill the academic requirements of the excavation, as determined by the field school directors.
Please note: The application process for participation in the excavations must be done directly with the field school (for contact details please click on the field school you wish to attend). Participants interested in earning academic credit from the Hebrew University for participation in the field schools must complete an application process through the Rothberg International School.
To apply for academic credits, click here.
The following is a list of accredited archaeological field schools for the summer of 2012: |
| | | | | June 24 - August 3, 2012
Tel Hazor is the largest biblical tel in the Land of Israel, covering an area of 800 dunams. The site is located in the Hula Valley, about 20 miles north of the Sea of Galilee and Tiberias, near Rosh Pina. | |  |
| | | | | | Flexible dates throughout summer
The site is located on the north-western side of the City of David hill, on the eastern slope of the Central valley (the Tyropoeon), ca. 30 m south to the Ottoman wall which encircles the Old City of Jerusalem. | | |
| | | | | | July 24 - August 3, 2012
Kfar HaHoresh is a small, 9000 year old site nestled in a secluded setting in the Nazareth Hills of Lower Galilee, Israel. | | |
| | | | | | The dates for the summer of 2012 are to be announced
In the last 20 years various schools of thought had been developed regarding the relationships between archaeology of the Iron Age in the Southern Levant and the Biblical narrative. | | |
| | | | | | June 24 - July 20, 2012
The Tiberias excavations are located in the heart of the ancient city of Tiberias, less than 1 km south of the modern city, just across the street from the beautiful and historic Sea of Galilee. | | |
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