IFR’s field schools offer hands-on, experiential learning in a variety of disciplines and locations around the world. Our academically rigorous and culturally immersive programs award up to 8 semester credits to help you fulfill degree requirements and further your career in the field sciences or beyond.
Winter 27 Programs – Applications Now Open!
Ireland: Monastic Midlands Winter Survey
Overview Join this ongoing research project and be part of archaeology in action to conserve Irish national heritage! This teaching-based field school is an integral part of the major research project the [...]
Oman: Ras Al Jinz Excavation
Returning Program! Winter 27 details will be updated as they are finalized.——Please note: We anticipate offering this program in Winter 27, but will make a determination closer to the start date based [...]
US-TX: Ethnoarchaeology of Tattoos
New Program! All new programs for winter 2027 are currently under review by IFR's Academic Board. We anticipate offering this program, but changes may be made during the review process. Overview Get [...]
Summer 26 Programs
Check out all our 2026 summer field schools – many will be returning for summer 2027
North Macedonia: Stobi Excavation
Overview Transport yourself to the ancient city of Stobi and dig in to help unearth the lost buildings, roads, structures, and objects from the [...]
Peru: Cajamarca Ethnoarchaeology
Overview This fascinating program combines immersive learning, advanced technologies, and collaboration with local communities to offer a transformative experience in the northern Andes of [...]
Portugal: Lisbon Bioarchaeology Lab
Overview Investigate the fascinating history beneath the streets of one of Lisbon’s oldest quarters. Join our team in exploring a unique archaeological site that [...]
Romania: Sânpetru Bioarchaeology & Excavation
Overview Explore the myths, history, and culture of the infamous Transylvania region as you participate in this unique field school that spends equal time [...]
South Africa: Kromdraai Human Origins
Overview Dig into the origins of humans at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Kromdraai in South Africa! Journey into this fossil-rich site to [...]
Tanzania: Zanzibar Excavation
Overview Help uncover a different side of Swahili history through the first archaeological project of its kind on Tanzania’s Zanzibar Island. While most research [...]
Turkey: Elmali Excavation
Overview Delve into the intriguing history of southwest Turkey’s Elmali Plain, where past climate changes and human-driven environmental shifts have left profound imprints on [...]
Turkey: Mendik Excavation
Overview Explore the origins of agriculture and monumental ritual architecture at the Mendik archaeology field school in central Anatolia. Located near the Turkish city [...]
Turkey: Pınarbașı Excavation
Overview Discover the transformative Epipalaeolithic period at the Pınarbașı site in central Turkey, a unique excavation that sheds light on one of humanity’s earliest [...]
UK: East Kent Bioarchaeology Lab
Overview Learning about the past may begin at excavation, but in this bioarchaeology field school you will come to realize how much of the [...]