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We shall see -

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Šalitrena cave in and .
Serbia, Valjevo.
Summer 2015.

PROJECT RESERVED TO STUDENTS.

ORGANIZED BY:
University of Winnipeg in collaboration with The National Museum, (Belgrade) and Belgrade University.

PERIOD OF OCCUPATION: Prehistorical period (Mousterian to Gravettian Paleolithic).

SEASON DATES:
June 20th 2015 - July 20th 2015

FEE:
Approx 3800 Dollars.
(food and lodging are included in the fee. Airfare NOT included. You also need a travel healthy insurance prior the departure).

MINIMUM LENGTH OF STAY: Not Speficied.

LANGUAGE SPOKEN: Not specified.

MINIMUM AGE REQUIRED: Not specified.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Applicants must be at least 3rd or 4th year undergraduate students.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15th of March 2015.

SOURCE: http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/anthro-field-school-index
http://www.tinyurl.com/salitrena

If you'd like to get more information (only if really interested in the project-NO SPAM PLEASE) email at:

Dr. Mirjana Roksandic
[email protected]

and Dr. Josh Lindal
[email protected]

THE PROJECT BRIEFLY:
A field-school opportunity in Paleoanthropology and Paleolithic Archaeology, offered by The University of Winnipeg in collaboration with The National Museum, (Belgrade) and Belgrade University is now available.
Open to upper undergraduate and graduate students, the field-school will take place at the Šalitrena cave, with the Mousterian to Gravettian Paleolithic sequence in the vicinity of Valjevo, Serbia.
Please contact the Department of Anthropology, University of Winnipeg for more information and applications. Spaces are limited and most will be filled by the March 15th deadline. Students applying before that date have a greater chance of getting into the course but we will accept students until the course numbers are filled.

More information about the project:
http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/anthro-field-school-course-details

To apply:
http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/anthro-field-school-apply

For some of our videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68mWr4pyP-w

For more photos:
http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/anthro-field-school-index Website link.

MAIN WEBSITE:
http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/anthro-field-school-index

Photo copyrights belong to University of Winnipeg.

To all of you interested in Prehistorical Archaeology I wish you good luck. May be your application succeful!

Your devoted Archaeology and Excavation all over the World Administrator,
Edoardo

King Tut's beard 'hastily glued back on with epoxy' - Telegraph Curators fear irreversible damage has been done to priceless burial mask of Tutankhamun, the ancient Egyptian boy king

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Apologies for the silence, the University is currently between semesters, and we're enjoying the break whole-heartedly.