The course will enable participants to gain first-hand experience of excavations at the medieval site of Els Altimiris, a monastic area dating from the 8th-10th centuries, located 900 metres above sea level in the Catalan Pyrenees. To access the digging site, participants will hike for approximately one hour, giving them the chance to develop personal relationships and teamwork skills alongside their practical fieldwork experience.The course lasts two weeks and is based mainly on fieldwork. Participants will dig every day, for between eight and seventeen hours, except on Saturdays, when excavations will last fourteen hours. On the two Sundays of the course, participants will visit medieval monuments, castles or other archaeological sites in same area.During fieldwork, participants will learn to apply a wide range of techniques and procedures for the management archaeological sites. The main idea is to introduce students to approaches for the management of tools and techniques, the drawing of structures, the compilation of archaeological records, archaeological photography, the management of measurement instruments, security protocols, and sample collection for analytical work.

Course leader
Dr Marta Sancho Planas. University Professor of Medieval History, Palaeography and Diplomacy. Universitat de Barcelona

Target group
Considerations for prospective participants:The course is intended for those with a high level of training, and is particularly suitable for outstanding students from other universities. This course has been offered at the UB since 1992 and has regularly been attended by students from the Open University of Catalonia, the University of Zaragoza, the University of Poitiers, Michel de Montaigne University Bordeaux 3, and the University of Toulouse II. The course has contributed to the training of a number of successful archaeology professionals, researchers specializing in the Middle Ages, and cultural managers.The course is organized by leading professors in the field, with the backing of a renowned archaeology school. Therefore, the main focus is to offer participants one of the most attractive training experiences available to students anywhere in the world, in particular offering students from America and Canada who may not encounter these sorts of sites in their countries to obtain first-hand practical experience of medieval archaeological excavations.

Course aim
During fieldwork, participants will learn to apply a wide range of techniques and procedures for the management archaeological sites. The main idea is to introduce students to approaches for the management of tools and techniques, the drawing of structures, the compilation of archaeological records, archaeological photography, the management of measurement instruments, security protocols, and sample collection for analytical work.

Credits info
4 ECTS 40 hours

Fee info
EUR 750: Vat includedRegistration can be completed online or in person.Registration opens on 9 February and closes seven days before a course starts.The registration office opening hours are Monday-Friday 10 am-2 pm and 4 pm-8 pm at the Jeroni Granell building (Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 582). EUR 675: Early bird registration discount*We offer reduced prices for University of Barcelona Students, Special Partners (even fee waiver), International Networks where the University of Barcelona belongs, and early bird registration discount.



Scholarships
The University of Barcelona has agreements with other Universities to waive fees of these courses, please ask your institution.

University of Barcelona
Address: Gran Via de les Corts catalanes 585 Barcelona- Spain
Postal code: 08007
City: Barcelona
Country: Spain
Website: www.ub.edu/international
E-mail: summerschool@ub.edu
Phone: +3493 403 40 22