2024 Summer Field Program

The Gabii Project will offer a field program for students and volunteers in 2024; the program will run from June 11 until July 17, 2024.

The cost for the 5-week program will be $5,990 (USD) (or $5,600 for returning volunteers).

What is included

• Accommodations in downtown Rome.
• Insurance, equipment, local transportation, weekday lunches, select museum fees.
• 24/7 logistical support.
• Apartments include: kitchen facilities, washing machines, wireless internet.
• Not included: international flights.
• We are willing to facilitate arrangements to help students get credit from their home institutions.

In order to apply

All qualified students are eligible to apply, not just those associated with the University of Michigan.

Submit your full application online via the project’s website by December 1, 2023 and get notified of your acceptance by December 15, 2023. Accepted participants must submit a 50% deposit payment by February 15, 2024, in order to secure their spot. No volunteer may participate in the program if the program fee has not been settled in full by March 30, 2024.

COVID-19 Policy

All participants will be required to show proof of full vaccination before joining the program to comply with EU and Italian regulations.

Work and instruction on-site at Gabii

• Volunteers will work on-site Monday through Friday, usually arriving on-site by 7.30am and leaving around 4.30pm.
• Volunteers will work in small teams supervised by experienced excavators.  Additionally, the field program will expose participants to all facets of fieldwork, including working with ceramics and other archaeological materials, environmental sampling, flotation, topography, conservation, and documentation in order to deepen knowledge of the materials one typically excavates.

 

 

• Regular site tours (usually once every 7 to 10 days) will help keep all team members up to speed on the progress of excavation work in the various areas of the site.

• Several optional weekend outings will be arranged where guided tours will be offered by staff members.  In past years weekend trips have included the Forum Romanum and Palatine Hill as well as Ostia Antica.

 

Atmosphere and Experience

• The Gabii Project is a large team (50+ people) effort.  Teamwork is the key to our success, but the working conditions can be intense.  The successful applicant will be ready to work as part of a large team and welcome the opportunity to work and learn cooperatively.

 

• The combined experience of the Gabii Project’s multi-national staff offers volunteers the opportunities to learn and practice some of the latest and most cutting edge techniques of field archaeology.  Additionally, an excellent staff to student ratio guarantees close instruction in field methodology.
  

 

Travel

• Volunteers are responsible for covering their own travel costs to and from Italy.
• The point of arrival is Rome, Italy. Rome is served by two airports that handle international traffic. These are Leonardo da Vinci airport, also known as Fiumicino (FCO), and Ciampino airport (CIA) [also known as Aeroporto di Roma-Ciampino or Giovan Battista Pastine Airport].  Fiumicino handles long-haul international flights while Ciampino tends to receive short-haul, EU zone carriers.
• The arrival packet distributed to confirmed volunteers will include specific arrival information and information and logistical details.

Accommodation

• The team will be accommodated in dormitory/apartments provided and administered by CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange).
• Student accommodations have two to four bedrooms with one to two bathrooms per residence.

• All accommodations include common area, kitchen facilities, refrigerator, washing machine, television, and wireless internet. On-site 24-hour/7-days-a-week logistical support is also included.
• The program fee covers the cost of lunch (Monday-Friday), but not other meals which are self-catering.

External funding

• Students accepted for the field program are encouraged to seek outside funding sources to support their participation as the Gabii Project does not offer need-based financial support.
• Possible sources include one’s home department or institution, as well as various competitive fieldwork fellowships like those administered by the Archaeological Institute of America and the Etruscan Foundation.

For more information, please contact Dr. Marcello Mogetta or Dr. Andrew Johnston by email (gabii.project@gmail.com).