Boston University Study Abroad MENORCA, Summer Abroad

Menorca Field School in Archaeological Heritage Management COURSES Boston University´s Menorca Field School in Archaeological Heritage Management is a five- AR 580 Studies in Archaeological week, intensive introduction to the principles and practice of preserving the world’s cultural Heritage Management: Cultural heritage. The program explores Menorca´s rich cultural and natural heritage within the context Heritage of Menorca of global heritage protection. Students will study topics in heritage management through class Introduction to global heritage lectures and study tours at archaeological, historical, and natural sites. Students will also receive management in the context of the training in skills including field survey, site mapping, and artifact processing as they pertain history and heritage of Menorca, specifically to heritage projects. The program is ideal for students in programs such as Spain. archaeology, anthropology, history, art history, museum studies, communications, international relations, cultural policy and legislation. AR556 Archaeological Field Research

Field study program in heritage The easternmost of Spain´s , Menorca is a UNESCO biosphere reserve and a management. Students explore candidate for World Heritage status. Menorca preserves archaeological and cultural sites from heritage management issues through every period of its prehistory and history, ranging from megalithic Bronze/Iron Age settlements field trips, classes and hands-on of the local Talayotic Culture to the 20th-century remains of the . The island´s projects related to: world heritage, rich cultural legacy, together with its impressive and diverse natural settings, makes Menorca an presentation, site assessment, outstanding laboratory for studying cultural heritage management. cultural tourism interpretation, threats to cultural heritage, survey and mapping, and collection management.

Topics covered: cultural heritage, world heritage, cultural policy and legislation, survey and mapping, site assessment, threats to cultural heritage, preservation and site management, interpretation, cultural tourism, collection management

DIRECTORS ADMISSIONS APPLICATION DEADLINE The program is co-directed by Drs.  Open to undergraduate and Summer Term: March 1 Ricardo J. Elia and Amalia Pérez-Juez. graduate students Meredith Langlitz is the program’s  No previous field work is required PROGRAM DATES assistant director. Together they have Summer Term: Arrival June 8th—  Students admitted to the program many decades of experience in heritage Departure July 14th must be able to participate in site management, archaeology, and Menorca. visits and occasional hikes outdoors COST in hot temperatures HOUSING The cost of this program can be found Students and staff will stay in shared  No prior language study is required on the BU Study Abroad website apartments in a complex near the  Refer to our policy on eligibility/ beautiful beaches and city of Mahón. admissions at: www.bu.edu/abroad/ admissions

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