14 Short courses in Archaeology in Italy

LEARN-SMA 2025. Local Stories, Global Voices: Archaeological Museums for International Audiences
This one-week intensive Summer School tackles one of today’s pressing questions: how do we communicate the legacy of ancient cultures to contemporary, global audiences? The program focuses on the content, design, and technologies that shape inclusive museum spaces and texts.

Archaeological Field School of Etruscology
The Archaeological Field School of Etruscology offers a 10-day academic programme including archaeological excavation activities in the Etruscan necropolis of Colombaie di Volterra, located in northern Tuscany.

Roman Ceramics in the Mediterranean Sea Routes (1st Century BC – 7th Century AD)
Ceramics will be presented through an integrated archaeological and archaeometric approach. Students will have the opportunity to attend lessons on the history of research into the main classes (Italian, Gallic, African, and Eastern Terra Sigillata), on common and cooking wares and on the most widely distributed types of Roman amphorae.

Al Tikha Archaeological Field School (Oman)
Together with its outreach activities, the variety of contexts explored at Al-Tikha serves as a reference point for the academic community and for wider audiences interested in antiquity, making Al-Tikha an ideal venue for the Winter School and for training a new generation of students and researchers.

Acropoli of Populonia Archaeological Field School
This Archaeology Summer School takes place in the scenic medieval castle of Populonia, overlooking the Gulf of Baratti and the islands of the Tuscan Archipelago. The aim of the Summer School is the acquisition of knowledge on archaeological research in the study of the ancient world, practicing the stratigraphy method and the drafting of scientific documentation in the field.

LEARN-SMA 2025. Story to Display: Writing Museum Panels, Labels, and Flyers
The one-week intensive Summer School explores strategies and methods for effective museum communication, with a focus on the content, design, and technology of labels and educational panels.

AI for Archaeologists, with Python
The Winter School will enable participants to explore and visualize data with Python, set up and train neural networks from scratch and/or by modifying pre-trained networks (transfer learning), in order to perform classification tasks based on images/texts. It is built around a new paradigm, which takes into consideration archaeologists as both producers and users of digital archaeological data.

How to Study Egyptian Mummies: Techniques and Instruments
The Summer School " How to study Egyptian Mummies: Techniques and Instruments" is a 7-day intensive academic program aimed to introduce the students to the study of ancient Egyptian mummies and mummification practice.

Gallicano Field School in Medieval Archaeology and Bioarchaeology
The Gallicano Field School in Medieval Archaeology and Bioarchaeology offers students a unique opportunity to engage in archaeological and bioarchaeological fieldwork. The program is centered around excavations at the Pieve di San Cassiano site in Gallicano, a municipality located approximately 20 miles north of Lucca, Tuscany, Italy.

R 4 aRchaeologists
The “R 4 aRchaeologists” Winter School aims for a fruitful combination of archaeology and statistics through the teaching of Data analysis, Data mining, and Data visualisation techniques. It is conducted through R, a programming language and free software environment for statistical computing and graphics.

Vada Volaterrana Archaeological Field School
The Summer School at Vada Volaterrana is an excellent opportunity for students to gain practical experience in archaeological investigation, working side-by-side with skilfull and experienced researchers in the field.

Osteoarchaeology and Paleopathology
The Osteoarchaeology and Paleopathology course from University of Pisa is an academic program aimed at training students in anthropological and paleopathological laboratory methods. It is an outstanding opportunity for students to gain experience in bioarchaeological investigation by working side-by-side with leading researchers in the field.

Ancient Egyptian Astronomy, Archaeoastronomy and Magic
The Summer School “Ancient Egyptian Astronomy, Archaeoastronomy, and Magic” is a 7-day intensive academic program aimed to introduce the students to the study of ancient Egyptian astronomy.
School of Archaeology in Abruzzo
This School of Archaeology in Abruzzo Certificate from University of Pisa is an academic program in collaboration with the Superintendence of Archaeological Heritage of Abruzzo.