Balkan Heritage Field School
The Balkan Heritage Field School (BHFS) is an archaeological field school annually providing a number of courses (projects) in archeology, anthropology and history of South-Eastern Europe, documentation, conservation and restoration of historic artifacts and monuments, taught in English and located within Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia.[1] The school admits both academic students and non-academic students.
Activities
The BHFS courses are affiliated with ongoing excavation (Neolithic settlement in Ilindentsi, Tell Yunatsite, Bresto, emporion Pistiros, Stobi, Bona Mansio and Apollonia Pontica conservation and documentation projects contributing to the study and preservation of the Balkan cultural heritage and are usually supplemented by trips to attractive historical sites and cities in Bulgaria, Macedonia, Greece, Serbia and Montenegro. The school concept envisions that every course combines three basic educational modules: theoretical (lectures, presentations and field trainings), practical (either excavation field work and lab work or conservation of historic artifacts and monuments) and excursions plus behind-the-scene visits. The BHFS courses are listed among the academic courses of New Bulgarian University, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada; and UCLA Extension, enabling their participants to obtain credit hours upon request.
The BHFS functions as a legal part of the Balkan Heritage Foundation, a Bulgarian public, non-profit, non-governmental organization. Since 2003 the BHFS has organized 85 courses in the field of archaeology, documentation of medieval frescoes and conservation of Ancient Greek and Roman pottery, mural paintings and mosaics. These courses have been attended by more than 1500 students from 55 countries.[2]
The Program's head office is located in Sofia, Bulgaria. Costs of courses and study materials can be found by viewing the website.[3] The BHFS admission fees support the Balkan Heritage Protection Fund.[4]
List of current (2017) courses
Archeology
- The Birth of Europe - Excavations of the Neolithic (6000-5500 BCE) Settlement Ilindentsi, Bulgaria
- Seeking Europe's First Civilization - Excavations at Tell Yunatsite (Copper Age Period, 4900-4100 BCE), Bulgaria
- Bresto: Digging in the Time of Troy, Bulgaria
- Stobi (Macedonia Secunda) Excavations, Republic of Macedonia
- Apollonia Pontica Excavations, Bulgaria
- Ancient Greeks in the Land of Dionysos - Excavation of Emporion Pistiros in Thrace (Classical and Hellenistic Periods: 5th - 3rd century BCЕ), Bulgaria
- Bona Mansio - Roman Road Station on Via Diagonalis, Bulgaria
Documentation and conservation of historical artifacts
- Fresco Hunting - Photo Research Expedition to Medieval Balkan Churches, Bulgaria and Serbia
- Workshop for Conservation and Documentation of Roman Mosaics and Mural Paintings, Republic of Macedonia
- Workshop for Conservation, Restoration and Documentation of Roman Pottery And Glass, Republic of Macedonia
- Workshop for Conservation, Restoration and Documentation of Ancient Greek Pottery, Bulgaria
- Archaeology of Communism - Expedition to Communist Monuments of Bulgaria
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Balkan Heritage Field School conservation workshop at Stobi, Republic of Macedonia.
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Balkan Heritage Field School at the Temple of Apollo, St. Kirik Island, Sozopol, Bulgaria.
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Balkan Heritage Field School RTI course at Stobi, Republic of Macedonia.
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Balkan Heritage Field School excavation at the Temple of Apollo, St. Kirik Island, Sozopol, Bulgaria.
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Balkan Heritage Field School photogrammetry course at Stobi, Republic of Macedonia.
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References
- ↑ "Balkan Heritage Field School - Archaeology and Conservation".
- ↑ "About BHFS".
- ↑ "Find Your Project - Balkan Heritage Field School".
- ↑ History And Archaeology Through Laboratory Examinations, Tome Egumenoski & Aleksandar Donski, Melbourne 2012, pp.69&70, University of Goce Delchev, Stip, Republic of Macedonia.