Behind the Scenes of Our Research at The Green Fort
The Green Fort is a bastioned or ‘star-shaped’ military fort with spectacular and extensive views overlooking Sligo Town, Sligo Bay, and the surrounding [...]
A Beginner’s Guide to Archaeology Field Tools
There can be so many unknowns when heading out to archaeology field school for the first time, and our alumni are a great resource [...]
Monastic Midlands directors honored for outstanding public archaeology initiative
The Institute for Field Research is proud to recognize the program directors of our Monastic Midlands field schools for their contribution to A Practitioner’s [...]
Evidence of earliest dogs discovered on excavation sites in Türkiye
Evidence of some of the earliest dogs has been identified at two University of Liverpool/British Institute at Ankara archaeological excavation projects in central Anatolia, [...]
My Favorite Finds (That Weren’t Artifacts)
When I first signed up for the Yangguanzhai program, the most I knew to expect was that of the people that left behind the [...]
Field Life Hacks
These are some curated tips and tricks that I learned through my archaeology field school program, the China Yangguanzhai Excavation. Although these may not [...]
Falling in Love with IFR
As we celebrate 15 years of IFR, we’ve been spotlighting alumni stories that show how impactful field school experiences can be. Sometimes that impact [...]
How to Use the Gilman Scholarship to Fund Archaeology Field School
If you're a Pell Grant recipient dreaming of archaeology fieldwork abroad, the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program could help make that dream affordable. Each [...]
Introducing a New Generation of IFR
The past few years have been transformative for IFR, from growing into new regions and disciplines to expanding scholarship funding and strengthening support for our [...]
Learning from each other on Providence Island
The main focus of the program was to locate, excavate, and identify artifacts in the field, another key aspect was engaging with the local community [...]