2025 Humayma Field School in Jordan Recap
9 June 2025
Over the past three weeks, 15 undergraduate students in the Department of History, Classics, and Religion's Humayma Field School had the opportunity to work closely with archaeologists to record and process a range of archaeological material and carry out a pedestrian survey at the site of Humayma in southern Jordan. During this field school, students learned modern best practices for archaeological photography, pottery drawing, ceramic typologies, survey strategies, architectural documentation, and assessment of archaeological preservation, as well as more cutting-edge archaeological techniques, including drone surveying, high-resolution mapping of archaeological sites, and 3D modelling of architecture and small finds. In addition to this work, the students were introduced to challenging but important current issues in archaeology such as looting and preservation of cultural heritage, all while being immersed in Jordan's culturally rich society.
The students also succeeded in helping make several significant archaeological discoveries at the site, which will be shared with the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ community in the coming months.
Learn more about the Humayma Field School here.
From top: 2025 Humayma Field School team, students working at Humayma, students at Wadi Ramm in Jordan, students at Humayma