University of Pisa Summer - Winter Schools & Foundation Course
Summer School in Osteoarchaeology and Paleopathology
Pisa, Italy
Summer Course
DURATION
3 weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
17 Apr 2027
EARLIEST START DATE
Jun 2027
TUITION FEES
EUR 1,000 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* (+ 300 euro for materials and tutoring)
Key Summary
About: The Summer School in Osteoarchaeology and Paleopathology at The University of Pisa trains students in anthropological and paleopathological lab methods and bioarchaeology. Over 3 weeks, you'll do lectures and hands-on work at the Laboratory of Paleopathology (Laboratorio di Paleopatologia, via Derna 1 / via Roma 55) on campus. Students analyze Tuscan medieval skeletal samples under Division of Paleopathology staff. The programme accepts 7–12 participants and teaches skeletal anatomy, physical anthropology, osteological analysis and biological profile reconstruction to reveal past environment, lifestyle and disease.
Career Outcomes: Course supports careers as bioarchaeologist, research assistant, museum technician, forensic anthropologist and postgraduate study.
The Summer School in Osteoarchaeology and Paleopathology 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.
The lab-activities and lectures will be carried out at the Laboratory of Paleopathology.
The Summer School will take place over the course of 3 weeks, in order to provide students with the basic knowledge of skeletal anatomy, physical anthropology and paleopathology necessary to approach osteological analyses.
The skeletal materials under examination include samples from Tuscan excavations dating back to the medieval ages. The activities will be completed under the supervision of the experienced staff of the Division of Paleopathology.
The Summer School will be activated with at least 7 students. The maximum number of participants is set to 14 students.
The Summer School will be held on campus, in Pisa, at Laboratorio di Paleopatologia, via Derna, 1/via Roma, 55.
Aim
The school is designed to provide all participants with an in-depth knowledge about the analysis of ancient human skeletal remains. Biological profile reconstruction is aimed at obtaining the greatest possible amount of information on the environment, lifestyle, and diseases that afflicted past populations.
ECTS: 10
Students in Physical Anthropology, Archaeology, Bioarchaeology, Forensic Science, Paleopathology and allied disciplines at undergraduate and graduate levels.