AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER IN SOFIA SUMMER ARCHAEOLOGY PROGRAM, 2014

ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD SCHOOL AT HERACLEA SINTICA WITH EXCURSIONS TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN BULGARIA, MAY 31 – JULY 7, 2014

Deadline: February 15, 2014

The American Research Center in Sofia (www.arcsofia.org) is pleased to announce the third summer Archaeological Field School at Heraclea Sintica (Bulgaria).

Students will arrive in Sofia on May 31 and will spend two full days exploring the archaeology and history of this beautiful city. On June 3, the team will begin an archaeological journey, visiting sites and museums in Veliko Tarnovo, Kazanlak, Stara Zagora, Plovdiv and other smaller sites. We will arrive in the city of Petrich or Sandanski on June 7, the home base of the ARCS excavations at Heraclea Sintica. The excavation team will reside in a hotel in Petrich or Sandanski during the 4-week excavation season. Archaeological work is conducted Monday-Friday with additional excursions to southwest Bulgaria, northern Greece and Republic of Macedonia on Saturdays. The team will be accompanied back to Sofia on July 6, where they will stay one night, departing from Sofia on July 7.

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