Updates & Announcements

Monday, May 9, 2022

Make Travel Arrangements

If you haven’t already, please book your travel arrangements ASAP. Remember that you need to arrive in Zagreb by no later than 6 pm on June 23, 2022. The soonest you will be able to leave following the field school will be the morning of July 17, 2022 (from Zagreb). If you arrive before 6/23 or will stay after the morning of July 17, all lodging, food, and travel arrangements will be your responsibility.

Please email Rick (RikW@uwyo.edu) and me (jahern@uwyo.edu) your flight/travel itinerary as soon as possible and by no later than June 18^th. We will make arrangements for transportation from the Zagreb airport (or train or bus station, if you arrive one of those alternative ways) to where we’ll be staying in Zagreb. We will let you know about those arrangements by June 19^th.

Passport

Hopefully all of you have valid passports as it may be too late to apply and receive a new one in time for the trip.

UW Student Bill Issues

If you have received either of the 2 problems with your UW bill, please let me know ASAP: 1) you’ve been charged non-resident tuition (even if you’re a non-resident), and 2) you’ve been charged both a $2,100 Anthropology fee and a $3,400 study abroad course fee. Per the UW Fee Book (p. 26-27), all ANTH 4140 students are charged resident tuition. Regarding the other issue, UW Education Abroad and Billing are working to resolve this. The $2,100 fee (on top of the $3,400 fee) is a mistake. Once resolved, things should either appear as just a $3,400 fee or a $2,100 fee plus another $1,300 fee.

Asynchronous Preparation Class

Instead of an all-day synchronous class session on an introduction to Croatia and its prehistory and history, there will be an asynchronous session that you will need to complete before June 23^rd. More information on, including a link to the session, will be forthcoming.

Optional Field Training Session

There will be an optional field training session held at Camp Guernsey, WY on June 1^st. If you will attend this all-day session, please email me (jahern@uwyo.edu) and Rick (RikW@uwyo.edu) by no later than Friday, May 13^th.

Syllabus

The preliminary syllabus is attached. The final syllabus will be distributed by June 23^rd via the class’s WyoCourses (Canvas) site (instructure.uwyo.edu) .

You will need the following two books:

REQUIRED:

1. DK Eyewitness Croatia (Travel Guide): https://www.amazon.com/DK-Eyewitness-Croatia-Travel-Guide/dp/0241472121/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=DK+Eyewitness+Croatia&qid=1652123212&sr=8-1

Read the following sections before June 10, 2022:

- Welcome to Croatia

- Reasons to Love Croatia

- Explore Croatia

- Croatia for Natural Beauty

- A Brief History

- Istria

- Zagreb

- Central and Northern Croatia

2. Field Archaeology, An Introduction, 2^nd ed.: https://www.amazon.com/Field-Archaeology-Introduction-Peter-Drewett-ebook-dp-B004QM9N7O/dp/B004QM9N7O/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1652123245

(available for rent or purchase, eBook, paperback or hardcover)

Read Ch. 1 – 5 before June 23^rd.

OPTIONAL:

1. Croatia: A History from the Middle Ages to the Present Day: https://www.amazon.com/Croatia-History-Middle-Ages-Present/dp/0300246579/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2LXRV35NHLLTI&keywords=Marcus+Tanner&qid=1652124043&s=books&sprefix=marcus+tanner%2Cstripbooks%2C66&sr=1-1

Best,

Jim

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Important travel information:

• US Embassy (Zagreb) website

  • US Embassy (Zagreb) COVID-19 information

• Croatian Ministry of Interior COVID-19 information as it relates to entry and exit

• Croatian Government's Official COVID-19 Statistics

Sunday, April 3, 2022

Schedule Page Updated

Since this year's field school will involve just two field sites, Baračeva and Abri Kontija, there will be just one roatation day half way through the fieldwork on July 6th. Please see the Schedule page for more information.

Monday, February 21, 2022

Field School Fee Increase

Due to record inflation and high demand for holiday travel to Croatia this summer, crucial expenses for the field school have increased dramatically and unexpectedly. Although we have tried to trim the budget in order to meet the increased costs, I have determined that we cannot cut the budget any more without completely compromising the quality of the program. Therefore, after consulting with the other field school faculty and with UW Education Abroad, I have decided to increase the field school fee from $2,900 per student to $3,400 per student.