Program

3 July Arrival day

  • 5pm: Introduction meeting

  • Lecture 1: “The Archaeological process in the 21st century.” (Jana Anvari, Esmeralda Agolli, Edlira Andoni, Patrick Willett)

24 July

  • Excursion to the Bay of Bones archaeological museum and to St. Naum’s monastery, North Macedonia

The archaeological process, phase 1: Survey and excavation

25 July 

  • Fieldwork: Participants split into two groups of 7-8 students each and participate for one day each in the ongoing off-site survey and excavation of the Korça Regional Neolithic Project.

    Instructors: Patrick Willett, Edlira Andoni, Jana Anvari

26 July

  • Fieldwork (see above)

  • Lecture 2 : “Archaeology in the western Balkan, an Introduction.” (Esmeralda Agolli, Goce Naumov, Edlira Andoni)

The archaeological process, phase 2: Sampling and finds analysis

27 July

  • Workshop 1: Pottery and figurines, new and traditional approaches.

    Instructors: Edlira Andoni, Ljubo Fidanoski, Goce Naumov, Taip Kaca, Hanna Murphy

28 July

  • Workshop 2: Researching plant and animal remains.

    Instructors: Viktoria Fries, Olta Idrizi

  • Lecture 3: “The Bay of Bones excavations.” (Goce Naumov)

29 July

  • Excursion 2: Archaeology under threat. The sites of Pogradec, Albania and of Vlaho, North Macedonia.

    Instructors: Edlira Andoni, Goce Naumov

30 July: Day off

31 July

  • Workshop 3: Analysing chipped stones.

    Instructors: Bogdana Milic, Zixuan Cao

  • Lecture 4: “Combining archaeological techniques to study the built environment.” (Jana Anvari)

1 August

  • Workshop 4: Ethnoarchaeology in action.

    Instructor: Esmeralda Agolli

2 August

  • Workshop 5: Geoarchaeology to investigate natural and archaeological layers.

    Instructors: Kristina Penezić, Nico Mancini

  • Lecture 5: “Researching cultural landscapes and land use in archaeology.” (Patrick Willett)

The archaeological process, phase 3: Interpreting data and communicating with colleagues and with the public

3 August

  • Workshop 6: From data to interpretation: archaeological theory and different ways to create reliable interpretations.

    Instructors: Jana Anvari, Patrick Willett, Esmeralda Agolli

  • Workshop 7: Applying for grants; Publishing your results in international journals.

    Instructors: Jana Anvari, Patrick Willett, Esmeralda Agolli

  • Lecture 6: “The impact of nationalism on archaeology.” (Esmeralda Agolli)

4 August

  • Excursion 3: How to present a prehistoric site to the public: Dispilio Open Air Museum and Digital Exhibition, Greece.

    Instructor: Tryfon Giagkoulis

5 August

  • Workshop 8 (location: Pogradec museum): The role of museums in communicating archaeology.

    Instructors: Froseda Tola, Esmeralda Agolli

6 August

  • Excursion 4 to the National Museum of Medieval Art in Korça (half-day)

  • Wrap up meeting

7 August: Leaving day

Instructors

  • Dr. Esmeralda Agolli (University of Tirana, Albania)

  • Dr. Edlira Andoni (Institute of Archaeology in the Centre for Albanian Studies, Tirana)

  • Dr. Jana Anvari (University of Cologne, Germany; Flinders University, Australia)

  • Zixuan Cao (University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA)

  • Ljubo Fidanoski (Museum of the City of Skopje and Center for Prehistoric Research, North Macedonia)

  • Viktoria Fries (University of Cologne, Germany)

  • Dr. Tryfon Giagkoulis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)

  • Olta Idrizi (University Cincinatti, USA)

  • Taip Kaca (University of Tirana, Albania)

  • Nico Mancini (University of Cologne, Germany)

  • Dr. Bogdana Milic (Spanish National Research Council, Spain)

  • Hanna Murphy (University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA)

  • Dr. Goce Naumov (Goce Delčev University and Center for Prehistoric Research, North Macedonia)

  • Kristina Penezić (Biosense institute, University of Novi Sad, Serbia)

  • Dr. Froseda Tola (Pogradec Museum, Albania)

  • Dr. Patrick Willett (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium; University at Buffalo, USA)