Welcome to the UW Tel Dor Archaeological Excavations and Field School!

The Tel Dor Field School at the University of Washington is a one-of-a-kind program that instructs its students in modern archaeological technique, brings these students into the field as valued members of an international archaeological team, and provides an experience that will last a lifetime. Participants in the field school, working and studying daily with students and scholars from Israel and around the world, are moved from the role of student to that of archaeologist and fellow researcher. Each day on the Tel we uncover the past, learn more about the present, and add forever to our knowledge of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East.

The Tel Dor Excavations, founded in 1980, investigate the ancient city of Dor, situated 12 miles south of Haifa, on Israel’s north-central coast. Founded by the Canaanites and inhabited continuously through the Roman period, Dor was a lively multicultural city and an important center of trade and industry.

The multicultural character of Dor lives on. In concert with our Israeli partner schools (Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Haifa), the UW Tel Dor excavations, led by UW associate professor of Classics Sarah Stroup, provide students from around the world with a life-changing educational, archaeological, and cultural experience.

Explore our website to learn more about this program—and come dig with us in 2010!