The CCE will schedule two Information Nights
per year for Study Tours. Please continue
to check our website for updates.
A Taste
of Tuscany, Umbria and the Po Valley
Led by Julie Docker
3 weeks, September/October 2009 - Cost:
TBA
A wonderful trip, 2-3 days in Rome (including Tivoli), nearly 2 weeks
living in Montepulciano, exploring hill top towns in Tuscany and Umbria,
then to Parma and Mantua, living in the great Renaissance court cities
and exploring the river byways. A trip never to be forgotten. MORE
INFORMATION
Archaeological
field work, Arica, Chile
Led by Chris Carter
November 2008 - Cost: TBA
Sixteen days of field work are planned and will involve a range of
activities including the excavation of an archaic site in the Lluta
Valley, survey of sites at the mouth of the Quebrada de Vitor, and
the continuation of survey and recording of Inka Trails near Zapahuira
and Socoroma in the Andean Cordillera. Apart from recording, excavation
and the sorting and cataloguing of artefacts we will also visit other
sites in the area. The project is conducted in association with the
Universidad de Tarapaca, Arica. MORE
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An introduction
to Andean archaeology: Chile, Boliva and Peru
Led by Chris Carter
16 days, departs November, 2008 - Cost:
TBA
This shorter version of our Andean Adventure tour will enable those
participating in our fieldwork project to follow it with a tour from
highland Chile, into Bolivia and conclude in Peru. This tour will
provide a basic understanding of the cultures of the Central Andean
Region of South America and visit a range of sites including La Paz,
Tiwanaku, Isla del Sol in Lake Titicaca, Machu Picchu and the Sacred
Valley and the coastal sites of Tambo Colorado and Nazca. This tour
can be taken separately or in conjunction with the field-work. An
option is available to walk the Inka Trail (add four days). MORE
INFORMATION
Landscape
and life: Cezanne and Pagnol in Provence
Led by Hunter Cordaiy and Barry Gazzard
14 days in July 2009 - Cost: TBA
We offer you an opportunity to study in Aix-en-Provence and the surrounding
area, visiting sites related to the paintings of Paul Cezanne, and
the novels of Marcel Pagnol. The course will comprise of lectures,
analysis and practical exercises while absorbing the cuisine, culture
and lifestyle of this most historic and distinctive part of France.
Pyramids,
Temples and Tombs: the archaeology of Mexico
Led by Chris Carter
21 days in July 2009 - Cost: TBA
We will traverse a range of environments from the Valley of Mexico
to highland Chiapas, spectacular mountain lakes and snow capped volcanoes,
through the dense forests of the Peten and cross the scrubby, undulating
northern Yucatan to the turquoise blue waters of the Caribbean. Places
visited include: Mexico City, Teotihuacan, Puebla, Oaxaca, San Cristabel
de las Casas, Palenque, Sumidero Canyon, Uxmal, Chichen Itza and Tulum.
Dates and prices to be fixed in November 2008. MORE
INFORMATION
