You must be a legal adult, defined as being 18 years old, or older, by the day the program begins. You also must be able to walk at least 3 miles (5 km) and carry a backpack weighing 20 pounds (10 kg).

If you are too young to attend our programs, check out our Young Adult Options page for recomendations. You can also sign up for our newsletter and stay informed of future field schools. Once you are age-eligible, we will be delighted to have you attend one of our programs.

Students may apply to as many programs as they wish. Each program requires a separate application, and some data will be shared automatically between applications from the same student.

To apply to multiple programs, go to our Programs Page and select the program you wish to apply for. Once you get to our enrollment, you will see a button where you can apply to additional programs.

There is no upper age limit for any of our programs. However, note that our programs are attended mostly by young, undergraduate students from universities across the world. We all share fairly basic living conditions and privacy and/or quiet space is usually unavailable. Further, you will need to attend the full length of the program, usually at least 4 weeks.

If you wish to attend an archaeology expedition that is shorter and with other mature students, check out our Mature Adult/Volunteer page for suggested options.

Everyone is welcomed to our programs, and that means everyone above the age of 18 (see above eligibility requirements). Note, however, that we work in remote areas and live in very basic field stations where dormitories, showers and bathrooms may be shared. Privacy may be impossible to have.

We travel as anthropologists, not trying to change the cultures we visit but understand them. Some communities may not embrace our ideas about equality and may be less than welcoming for the LGBTQ community. Checks this Travel Guard page for LGBTQ Travel Safety.  Links at the bottom allow for country-by-country analysis of travel safety.