Students will be responsible for actual excavation, keeping a detailed field notebook, and the recording and processing of artifacts. Most students on this project, after a period of orientation and training, serve as trench supervisors. The team is housed in apartments in the modern city of Aqaba. On weekends participants are free to travel elsewhere in Jordan and enjoy its rich cultural heritage. A staff trip is planned to Petra, one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world.
All weekend trips are optional and the financial responsibility of the participant.
Registration is optional.