National Museum of Slovenia
The National Museum of Slovenia (Narodni muzej Slovenije) in Ljubljana is the oldest museum in Slovenia and serves as the flagship museum for the Republic of Slovenia. The National Museum provides long-term curatorial support for the project: all material culture excavated will be curated and housed long-term at the National Museum, and conservators at the museum will conserve any unstable material culture prior to its storage. The museum also supplies excavation equipment for use during the project.
Institute of Archaeology at the Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU)
The Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU; Znanstvenoraziskovalni center Slovenske akademije znanosti in umetnosti) is the leading comprehensive research and educational center in Slovenia, and the Institute of Archaeology is a national center for archaeological research and publication. The library at the Institute of Archaeology at ZRC SAZU is one of the most expansive archaeological libraries in southeastern Europe and will be available to students while in Ljubljana. ZRC SAZU will also provide excavation equipment for use by the project.
Park of Military History
The Park of Military History (Park vojaške zgodovine) in Pivka, Slovenia is the largest museum complex in the Republic of Slovenia including museum collections showcasing the military history of the region as well as educational trails in the surrounding outdoor complex. They are coordinating with the Slavina Cultural Society (Kulturno društvo Slavina) to provide access to the laboratory and teaching space in Slavina in a renovated 19th-century school building. This building serves as the project’s field headquarters in Slovenia and provides post-excavation laboratory space for material culture processing, space for our Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry and LiDAR processing, and storage space for material culture and equipment.
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Drs. Adrienne Frie and Kevin Garstki of the Department of Anthropology, Global Religions, and Cultures at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh coordinate the student training experience for the Wolves and the Caesars field school. The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (UWO) prides itself on its liberal arts education preparing a diverse student body to be successful global citizens. UWO is located in central Wisconsin in the Fox Valley and is composed of three campuses – Oshkosh, Fox Cities, and Fond du Lac – that together serve over 10,000 students.
