Abstract
Archaeological field schools have been an integral part of excavation projects in the Southern Levant for many years now, having evolved and developed since William Dever invited students to earn credit for taking part in archaeological fieldwork at Gezer in 1966. An essential source of funding for many excavations, archaeological field schools in Israel attract hundreds of students each year who are eager to earn credits while also gaining valuable fieldwork experience. Archaeology has changed tre- mendously since Dever’s first field school, and this paper asks whether or not archaeological field schools in the region have kept pace with these developments. Using the Jezreel Expedition as a case study, I argue that the innovative approach to the archaeological field school adopted there, while challenging to implement, offered students the opportunity not only to obtain credit, but also to achieve a broader understanding of the archaeological process and solid preparation for a career in archaeology.
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