Email This PageAmanda Klause ’11
Amanda Klause ’11, an honors Greek major and Latin minor, joined the Poggio Colla Field School in Tuscany, run by Southern Methodist University and Franklin & Marshall College. She spent the summer digging—and learning about archeological methodology—at the site of an Etruscan sanctuary.
I chose this project because I’d heard how wonderful it was from friends who’d done it in previous years—and the opportunity to learn about the Etruscans was a nice compliment to my studies at Swarthmore.
I got up at 6 a.m. every morning. We’d dig from about 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day. Then we’d go back to the student residence and have a lecture about some aspect of archaeological practice or Etruscan culture.
I really enjoyed my experience at the Field School this summer. Although I don’t think I want to pursue archaeology professionally, I’m very grateful that I’ve been exposed to the discipline.
