Due to the instability of the conflict in Israel, the 2024 Excavation Season has been cancelled.
Summer 2024 Excavation Season
6-Week and 3-Week Digs
2025 dates TBD
Persons under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a legal guardian.
Participate as a Student or Volunteer
Spend your summer vacation volunteering on an archaeological dig and contributing to our academic research. Volunteers benefit from the same expert guidance and accommodations as students.
If you are an amateur archaeology or history buff with a thirst for knowledge and a desire to get your hands into the dirt, a summer spent excavating at Tel Shimron is just what you need.
Interested in receiving academic credit for the dig? The Student Section below has more information.
Volunteer Participation Fees*
Dormitory accommodations included
All meals included
Grocery and restaurants nearby
Bed linens and towels included
Laundry on-site
Free Wi-Fi is available
Ground transportation included
Full Season: $5,250
Half Season: $2,625
*Fees are subject to change.
** Airfare is not included.
“It educated me on what it means to be a field archaeologist. It also made me aware of the work that goes into the excavating before anything is put into a museum.”
Get Summer School Credit at Tel Shimron in our Field School
In the Tel Shimron Field School you’ll benefit from the expertise of some of the field’s top scholars with the option of completing undergraduate or graduate-level coursework for academic credit through Tel Aviv University.
Summer School via Tel Aviv University (TAU)
Course Offerings:
Half Season 1: History of the Jezreel Valley
Half Season 2: Introduction to Field Archaeology
Estimated Course Fees*
$500 for 1 course (Half season 1 or 2)
$900 for 2 courses (Full season only)
Participants who are seeking summer school credit will be billed for the course fees in addition to the Volunteer Participation Fees.
Credits from TAU may not be transferrable to some colleges and universities.
It is the student's responsibility to ensure acceptance of course credits in advance.
*Fees are subject to change.
2025 dates TBD
Some scholarships for students are available.
Apply today to be eligible!
Past Seasons
Our Progress
Summer 2023: Fifth Field Season
Our team of world-renowned experts unearthed a rare and exquisitely preserved vaulted passageway dating back 3,800 years.
Summer 2022: Fourth Field Season
We excavated in the Middle Bronze and Roman phases uncovering abundance whole pottery vessels, a grain mill and bread ovens, and a large but enigmatic structure. We expect to learn more in 2023.
Summer 2020: Third Field Season
Summer 2019: Second Field Season
Summer 2017: First Field Season
Summer 2016: Geophysical Survey
We conducted a site-wide reconnaissance survey using traditional pedestrian survey and ground-based geophysical methods in order to determine the general periodization of the site as well as the potential layout of any near sub-surface architecture. It serves as both an extension and re-evaluation of the 1982 survey of the Yuval Portugali and Avner Raban.
Most Tel Shimron staff were directing the final season of the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon.