Archaeology Digs in Asia
Each year, archaeology digs are undertaken all over Asia, including field schools and professional excavations. Here's a sample.
Field schools listed below with dates older than the current year may indicate an ongoing project that has not yet established dates for this season.
Field schools listed below with dates older than the current year may indicate an ongoing project that has not yet established dates for this season.
Archaeology in Mongolia
May 15-July 10, 2008. University of Pitt and the Mongolian Institute of History. Settlement pattern survey, excavation, ethnoarchaeology and the mapping of burial and ritual sites in the Late Bronze Age societies of central Mongolia.
May 15-July 10, 2008. University of Pitt and the Mongolian Institute of History. Settlement pattern survey, excavation, ethnoarchaeology and the mapping of burial and ritual sites in the Late Bronze Age societies of central Mongolia.
Baga Gazaryn Chuluu Survey (Mongolia)
June 15 - August 7, 2007. Center for the Study of Eurasian Nomads. Pedestrian survey and small-scale excavation at the site of Baga Gazaryn Chuluu; occupations dated from the Upper Paleolithic to the 19th and 20th century AD.
June 15 - August 7, 2007. Center for the Study of Eurasian Nomads. Pedestrian survey and small-scale excavation at the site of Baga Gazaryn Chuluu; occupations dated from the Upper Paleolithic to the 19th and 20th century AD.
University of Sydney Central Asian Programme
Various dates to be determined. University of Sydney. Under the auspices of USCAP, three collaborative archaeological programmes are currently in progress in Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and China.
Various dates to be determined. University of Sydney. Under the auspices of USCAP, three collaborative archaeological programmes are currently in progress in Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and China.
Kazakl'i-yatkan (Uzbekistan)
September 2006. University of Sydney Central Asian Programme. Excavations and work on wall paintings in western Uzbekistan at the the fortified centre of Kazakl'i-yatkan. The site dates broadly in the period from the 6th century BC to the 2nd century AD. Volunteers are sought for the 2005 field season which will run for 23 days beginning August 30.
September 2006. University of Sydney Central Asian Programme. Excavations and work on wall paintings in western Uzbekistan at the the fortified centre of Kazakl'i-yatkan. The site dates broadly in the period from the 6th century BC to the 2nd century AD. Volunteers are sought for the 2005 field season which will run for 23 days beginning August 30.
Xiongnu Cemeteries of the Altai Mountains (Mongolia)
June 19-July 31, 2008. Silkroad Foundation. The Mongol-American Khovd Archaeology Project aims to advance material investigations of the peoples and cultures of the Altai Mountains, a crucial region between the nomads of the Mongolian steppes and the Silk Roads area within present-day northwest China.
June 19-July 31, 2008. Silkroad Foundation. The Mongol-American Khovd Archaeology Project aims to advance material investigations of the peoples and cultures of the Altai Mountains, a crucial region between the nomads of the Mongolian steppes and the Silk Roads area within present-day northwest China.
Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
June 15-July 15, 2007. Northern Illinois University. In addition to interviewing and collecting ethnographic data in villages in the Phnom Penh environs, students will visit Siam Reap, the site of the glorious ancient Angkor civilization.
June 15-July 15, 2007. Northern Illinois University. In addition to interviewing and collecting ethnographic data in villages in the Phnom Penh environs, students will visit Siam Reap, the site of the glorious ancient Angkor civilization.
Shaanxi Province, China
July 2-August 1, 2007. Sino-American Field School of Archaeology. Fudan Museum Foundation, Archaeological Research Institute of Shaanxi Province. Archaeological practicum course at Xi'an Jiaotong University, supplemented with guest lectures of Chinese specialists.
July 2-August 1, 2007. Sino-American Field School of Archaeology. Fudan Museum Foundation, Archaeological Research Institute of Shaanxi Province. Archaeological practicum course at Xi'an Jiaotong University, supplemented with guest lectures of Chinese specialists.