*Check back in March for the 2024 itinerary. You can see the 2022 itinerary below, but note we have shifted the program back. Students will arrive on June 6 or 7, and we will start excavating on June 10.
Monday, May 23
11:00 AM-12:00 PM (CST): Orientation at UWO (virtual option available)
Wednesday, June 1
Chicago, IL
3:45 PM (CST): Flight – Chicago O’Hare to Munich, Lufthansa 437
Thursday, June 2
Munich, Germany
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Slavina, Slovenia
7:20 AM (CEST): Landing in Munich, Lufthansa 437
11:25 AM-12:25 PM (CEST): Flight from Munich to Ljubljana, Lufthansa 1696
00 PM (CEST): Shuttle from airport to Slavina B&B
2:00-4:00 PM: Students have time to check out B&B, shower, grab a late lunch
4:00-6:00 PM: Tour of Slavina
6:00 PM: Group dinner at Slavina B&B
Friday, June 3
Slavina
Pivka
Breakfast at Slavina B&B
8:45-10:15 AM: Lecture – WAC Project Introduction
10:15-11:45 AM: Lecture – Field methods
12:00-1:00 PM: Picnic lunch
1:00-5:00 PM: Excavation site tour & field orientation
7:00 PM: Bus to restaurant
7:00-8:30 PM: Welcome dinner at Gostilna Suselj (Pivka)
8:30 PM: Bus to B&B
Saturday, June 4
Postojna, Slovenia
Breakfast at Slavina B&B
9:35 AM: Bus to Postojna
10:00-11:30 AM: Postojna Cave
11:45 AM: Bus to restaurant
12:00 PM: Lunch at Gostilna Čuk
1:30 PM: Walk to museum
2:00-4:00 PM: Notranjska Museum tour
4:15 PM: Bus back to Slavina
7:00 PM: Group dinner at Slavina B&B
(Source: Wikimedia Commons, Shesmax, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International)
Sunday, June 5
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Breakfast at Slavina B&B
9:00 AM: Bus to Ljubljana
10:00 AM-12:30 PM: National Museum tour
1:00 PM: Lunch at Hiša pod Gradom
2:30 PM: Ljubljana walking tour
4:00 PM: Free time to explore
6:00 PM: Bus back to Slavina
7:00 PM: Group dinner at Slavina B&B
(Photos: A. Frie)
Monday to Friday, June 6 to June 10
Slavina, Slovenia
Breakfast at Slavina B&B
9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Excavation
12:00-12:30 PM: Lunch
12:30-3:00 PM: Excavation
3:00-5:00 PM: Artifact processing in the lab (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) or lecture (Tuesday, Thursday)
- Tuesday lecture: Archaeology of Notranjska (Dr. Boštjan Laharnar, National Museum of Slovenia)
- Thursday lecture: Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age Slovenia (Dr. Peter Turk, National Museum of Slovenia)
7:00 PM: Dinner
- Monday: Groceries
- Tuesday: Group dinner at Slavina B&B
- Wednesday: Group dinner at Slavina B&B
- Thursday: Groceries
- Friday: Group dinner at Slavina B&B
Saturday, June 11
Škocjan, Slovnia
Predjama, Slovenia
Breakfast at Slavina B&B
9:45 AM: Bus to Škocjan
11:00 AM: Škocjan Caves
1:00 PM: Lunch at Škocjan cafeteria (out of pocket)
1:30-3:00 PM: Škocjan Museum
3:00 PM: Bus to Predjama
3:30-5:00 PM: Predjama Castle
5:30 PM: Bus to Hotel Jama
6:00 PM: Dinner at Hotel Jama
7:30 PM: Bus to Slavina
(Source: Wikimedia Commons by Yeung Ming, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license)
(Source: Wikimedia Commons by Yeung Ming, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license)
(Photo: A. Frie)
(Photo: A. Frie)
Sunday, June 12
Slavina, Slovenia
Free day
Monday to Thursday, June 13 to June 16
Slavina, Slovenia
Breakfast at Slavina B&B
9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Excavation or LiDAR or Photogrammetry
12:00-12:30 PM: Lunch
12:30-3:00 PM: Excavation or LiDAR or Photogrammetry
3:00-5:00 PM: Artifact processing in the lab (Monday & Wednesday) or lecture (Tuesday, Thursday)
- Tuesday lecture: Late Iron Age to Roman Period (Dr. Boštjan Laharnar, National Museum of Slovenia)
- Thursday lecture: Late Antique to Medieval Period Slovenia (Dr. Benjamin Štular, ZRC SAZU)
7:00 PM: Dinner
- Monday: Groceries
- Tuesday: Group dinner at Slavina B&B
- Wednesday: Groceries
- Thursday: Group dinner at Slavina B&B
Friday, June 17
Slavina, Slovenia
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Breakfast at Slavina B&B
9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Excavation or LiDAR or Photogrammetry
12:00-12:30 PM: Lunch
1:30 PM: Bus to Ljubljana
3:00 PM: Covid-19 test (for entry to Italy)
5:00 PM: Bus to Slavina
7:00 PM: Dinner (groceries)
Saturday, June 18
Aquileia, Italy
Grado, Italy
Breakfast at Slavina B&B
8:00 AM: Bus to Aquileia, Italy
10:00 AM-12:30 PM: Aquileia museum and archaeological site tour
12:30 PM: Bus to Grado
1:00 PM: Lunch at Serenella Grado
2:30 PM: Free time to explore Grado
6:00 PM: Bus to Sežana
7:00 PM: Dinner at Hotel Grahor
8:30 PM: Bus to Slavina
(Source: Wikimedia Commons, Zavijavah, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license)
(Source: Wikimedia Commons, Herbert Wie, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license)
Sunday, June 19
Slavina, Slovenia
Free day
Monday to Tuesday, June 20 to June 21
Slavina, Slovenia
Breakfast at Slavina B&B
9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Excavation or LiDAR or Photogrammetry
12:00-12:30 PM: Lunch
12:30-3:00 PM: Excavation or LiDAR or Photogrammetry
3:00-5:00 PM: Artifact processing in the lab (Monday) or lecture (Tuesday)
- Tuesday lecture: Digital Archaeology (Dr. Kevin Garstki, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh)
7:00 PM: Dinner
- Monday: Groceries
- Tuesday: Group dinner at Slavina B&B
Wednesday, June 22
Slavina, Slovenia
Pivka, Slovenia
Breakfast at Slavina B&B
9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Excavation or LiDAR or Photogrammetry
12:00-12:30 PM: Snack/clean-up
12:30 PM: Bus to Pivka
1:00-3:00 PM: Park of Military History Tour
3:00-4:00 PM: late lunch/early dinner Kantina Pivka
4:00 PM: Park of Military history walking trail
5:30 PM: Bus to Slavina
(Photos: A. Frie)
Thursday to Friday, June 23 to June 24
Slavina, Slovenia
Breakfast at Slavina B&B
9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Excavation or LiDAR or Photogrammetry
12:00-12:30 PM: Lunch
12:30-3:00 PM: Excavation or LiDAR or Photogrammetry
3:00-5:00 PM: Artifact processing in the lab (Friday) or lecture (Thursday)
- Thursday lecture: Landscape Archaeology in the Digital Age (Dr. Edisa Lozić, ZRC SAZU)
7:00 PM: Dinner
- Thursday: Group dinner at Slavina
- Friday: Groceries
Saturday, June 25
Dan Državnosti (Slovenian Statehood Day)
Piran, Slovenia
Breakfast at Slavina B&B
8:45 AM: Bus to Piran
10:00 AM: Walking tour
12:00 PM: Lunch at Pirat Piran
1:30 PM: Free time (swimming or exploring)
5:45 PM: Bus to Slavina
7:00 PM: Group dinner at Slavina B&B
(Source: A. Frie)
Sunday, June 26
Slavina, Slovenia
Free day
Monday to Thursday, June 27 to June 30
Slavina, Slovenia
Breakfast at Slavina B&B
9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Excavation or LiDAR or Photogrammetry
12:00-12:30 PM: Lunch
12:30-3:00 PM: Excavation or LiDAR or Photogrammetry
3:00-5:00 PM: Artifact processing in the lab (Monday, Wednesday) or lecture (Tuesday)
- Tuesday lecture: Ceramics + ceramic illustration workshop (Ida Murgelj, National Museum of Slovenia)
- Thursday lecture: Public Archaeology (Kevin Garstki, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh)
7:00 PM: Dinner
- Monday: Groceries
- Tuesday: Group dinner at Slavina B&B
- Wednesday: Groceries
- Thursday: Group dinner at Slavina B&B
Friday, July 1
Slavina, Slovenia
Štanjel, Slovenia
Breakfast at Slavina B&B
9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Excavation (closing all units)
12:00-12:30 PM: Lunch
12:30-3:00 PM: Excavation
3:00-5:00 PM: Artifact processing in the lab
5:45 PM: Bus to dinner
6:30 PM: Dinner at Hiša Posebne
Saturday, July 2
Slavina, Slovenia
Free day
7:00 PM: Group dinner at Slavina B&B
*Students pack up, last night in Slavina
Sunday, July 3
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Breakfast at Slavina B&B
10:00 AM: Bus to Ljubljana
10:45 AM: Drop off bags at Hotel Emonec
12:00 PM: Lunch at Sestica
2:00 PM: Ljubljana City Museum tour
4:00 PM: Roman trail of Ljubljana walking tour
Students on own for dinner
(Photos: A. Frie)
Monday, July 4
Bled, Slovenia
8:45 AM: Walk to Lj bus station (with Frie & Garstki)
9:00 AM: Bus to Bled
11:00 AM: Bled Castle tour
12:30 PM: Lunch & free time to explore (students on own)
5:30 PM: Dinner at Pri Planicu
7:30 PM: Bus back to Ljubljana
(Photos: A. Frie)
Tuesday, July 5
Ljubljana, Slovenia
10:00 AM: Covid-19 test for re-entering US
Lunch (students on own)
Final exam
6:00 PM: Celebratory dinner at Gostilna Sokol
*Students pack up, flight out early tomorrow morning
Wednesday, July 6
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Frankfurt, Germany
O’Hare, Chicago, IL
4:30 AM: Shuttle to Ljubljana airport
Breakfast at airport (out of pocket)
7:15-8:35 AM (CEST): Ljubljana to Frankfurt flight, Lufthansa 1461
12:45 PM (CEST): Frankfurt to O’Hare flight, United 906
2:40 PM (Central Time): landing in O’Hare on United flight 906
