Eastern European Archaeological Digs
Field schools located in eastern Europe, the Balkan states, and the countries of the former Soviet Union.
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.
Amphaxitis (Macedonia)
June 1-July 1, 2009. Department of Art History and Archaeology - Faculty of Philosophy Skopje & Foundation Vardarski Rid. Vardarski Rid is an archaeological site with complex stratigraphy which includes cultural layers from the Late Bronze Age (12th century B.C.) to The Early Roman Period (1st century B.C.).
June 1-July 1, 2009. Department of Art History and Archaeology - Faculty of Philosophy Skopje & Foundation Vardarski Rid. Vardarski Rid is an archaeological site with complex stratigraphy which includes cultural layers from the Late Bronze Age (12th century B.C.) to The Early Roman Period (1st century B.C.).
Aramus (Armenia)
August 29-September 26, 2008. University of Innsbruck, Austria. Aramus, located on a hilltop about 1500 m above sea level, is an Urartian fortress occupied in the first millennium B.C.
August 29-September 26, 2008. University of Innsbruck, Austria. Aramus, located on a hilltop about 1500 m above sea level, is an Urartian fortress occupied in the first millennium B.C.
Avgusta Traiana-Beroe-Borui (Bulgaria)
July 19-August 16, 2009 (3 sessions). Balkan Heritage. Excavation at the Roman, Late Antique and Medieval period site near Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
July 19-August 16, 2009 (3 sessions). Balkan Heritage. Excavation at the Roman, Late Antique and Medieval period site near Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
Baga Gazaryn Chuluu Survey (Mongolia)
June 21-August 13, 2008 (two sessions). Center for the Study of Eurasian Nomads. Upper Paleolithic to 19th and 20th century AD with emphasis on the Bronze Age and the Bronze and Early Iron Age (mid 2nd to mid 1st millennium BC).
June 21-August 13, 2008 (two sessions). Center for the Study of Eurasian Nomads. Upper Paleolithic to 19th and 20th century AD with emphasis on the Bronze Age and the Bronze and Early Iron Age (mid 2nd to mid 1st millennium BC).
Balkan Heritage
Balkan Heritage has scheduled five field schools between May and October 2009, including three excavations, a preservation work camp, and frescoes hunting.
Balkan Heritage has scheduled five field schools between May and October 2009, including three excavations, a preservation work camp, and frescoes hunting.
Carpathian Ancient Resource and Technology Project
July 1-31, 2009. Universitate “1 Decembrie 1918” in Alba Iulia, Romania. This site is a late Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age flint mining settlement. The people who occupied this site belonged to the Cotofen culture.
July 1-31, 2009. Universitate “1 Decembrie 1918” in Alba Iulia, Romania. This site is a late Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age flint mining settlement. The people who occupied this site belonged to the Cotofen culture.
Chastiye Kurgany Burial Mound (Russia)
July 18 - August 8, 2004 (two sessions). Centre for the Study of Eurasian Nomads, Rostov University, and the Donskaya Arkheologia journal. Scythian, 5th-4th centuries BC; Khazar, 8th-9th centuries AD; Polovtsian, 11th-13th centuries
July 18 - August 8, 2004 (two sessions). Centre for the Study of Eurasian Nomads, Rostov University, and the Donskaya Arkheologia journal. Scythian, 5th-4th centuries BC; Khazar, 8th-9th centuries AD; Polovtsian, 11th-13th centuries
Dubene-Sarovka (Bulgaria)
August 5-20, 2008. Prehistory Foundation, Karlovo, Bulgaria and Museum of History, Karlovo, Bulgaria. The goal of the project is to document the beginning of the occupation of the prehistoric multilevel settlement of Dubene-Sarovka, Karlovo Municipality, Plovdiv District, Bulgaria, and one of the earliest Bronze Age villages in Thrace.
August 5-20, 2008. Prehistory Foundation, Karlovo, Bulgaria and Museum of History, Karlovo, Bulgaria. The goal of the project is to document the beginning of the occupation of the prehistoric multilevel settlement of Dubene-Sarovka, Karlovo Municipality, Plovdiv District, Bulgaria, and one of the earliest Bronze Age villages in Thrace.
Giecz (Poland)
June 22-August 16, 2009 (four sessions). Slavia Foundation. Excavations include occupations dated to the medieval Giecz complex (8-11 c. AD).
June 22-August 16, 2009 (four sessions). Slavia Foundation. Excavations include occupations dated to the medieval Giecz complex (8-11 c. AD).
Heraclea Lyncestis (Macedonia)
July 4-August 2, 2009 (2 sessions). Excavation at the Hellenistic, Roman, Late Antique town near Bitola, Macedonia.
July 4-August 2, 2009 (2 sessions). Excavation at the Hellenistic, Roman, Late Antique town near Bitola, Macedonia.
Kabyle (Bulgaria)
February 20-November 20, 2009. University of Michigan, University of New South Wales, Yambol History Museum and Sofia University of St. Kliment Ochridsky. Established by Philip II as a Macedonian outpost, Kabyle later served as a Thracian royal residence until it was conquered by the Romans in the first century B.C.
February 20-November 20, 2009. University of Michigan, University of New South Wales, Yambol History Museum and Sofia University of St. Kliment Ochridsky. Established by Philip II as a Macedonian outpost, Kabyle later served as a Thracian royal residence until it was conquered by the Romans in the first century B.C.
Kaloyanovets Cataloging Project
June 15-July 14, 2008. Balkan Heritage. Scientifically catalog artifact collection from the type site of the Kaloyanovets culture, at the museum of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
June 15-July 14, 2008. Balkan Heritage. Scientifically catalog artifact collection from the type site of the Kaloyanovets culture, at the museum of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
Magura Uroiului Project (Romania)
Not scheduled for 2009. Museum of Roman and Dacian Civilisation. Magura Uroiului is a Bronze Age, Hallstatt, Lat Tene, Roman, Late Medieval and WWII site located on Uroi Hill in Romania.
Not scheduled for 2009. Museum of Roman and Dacian Civilisation. Magura Uroiului is a Bronze Age, Hallstatt, Lat Tene, Roman, Late Medieval and WWII site located on Uroi Hill in Romania.
Medieval Churches of Bulgaria
May 9-23, 2009 and October 3-17 2009. Balkan Heritage. The project will document medieval frescoes (10th-17th century) preserved in the abandoned churches of remote West Bulgarian areas.
May 9-23, 2009 and October 3-17 2009. Balkan Heritage. The project will document medieval frescoes (10th-17th century) preserved in the abandoned churches of remote West Bulgarian areas.
Mezdra-Kale (Bulgaria)
July 1-September 15, 2008. Bulgarian Archaeological Association. This will be the fifth-year of researches at Mezdra-Kale (Fortress). The locality consists of several sites covering a wide chronological period from the Late Copper Ages (4000-3900 B.C.) through the time of the Byzantine Empire.
July 1-September 15, 2008. Bulgarian Archaeological Association. This will be the fifth-year of researches at Mezdra-Kale (Fortress). The locality consists of several sites covering a wide chronological period from the Late Copper Ages (4000-3900 B.C.) through the time of the Byzantine Empire.
Piatra Detunata (Romania)
July 5-August 08, 2009. Archaeological Techniques and Research Centre (ArchaeoTek- Canada) and Brasov County Museum (Romania). Piatra Detunata site (Racos de Jos, Brasov - Transylvania, Romania), is a fortified acropolis situated on a hill facing the Augustin Pandacian Religious Complex and is most likely associated with it.
July 5-August 08, 2009. Archaeological Techniques and Research Centre (ArchaeoTek- Canada) and Brasov County Museum (Romania). Piatra Detunata site (Racos de Jos, Brasov - Transylvania, Romania), is a fortified acropolis situated on a hill facing the Augustin Pandacian Religious Complex and is most likely associated with it.
Porolissum Forum (Romania)
late June and late July 2009 (dates TBA). John Cabot University, Loyola University Chicago and Zalau Museum of History and Art. Porolissum is among the largest and best-preserved archaeological sites in all of Romania. Established in A.D. 106 by the Roman emperor Trajan, Porolissum helped defend the main northwestern passageway through the Carpathian Mountains into the province of Dacia.
late June and late July 2009 (dates TBA). John Cabot University, Loyola University Chicago and Zalau Museum of History and Art. Porolissum is among the largest and best-preserved archaeological sites in all of Romania. Established in A.D. 106 by the Roman emperor Trajan, Porolissum helped defend the main northwestern passageway through the Carpathian Mountains into the province of Dacia.
Razdory II (Russia)
July 1-September 1, 2009 (several sessions). RRPO. Our society's purpose is to rescue these Neolithic monuments which are being threatened by human economic activity and adverse natural factors.
July 1-September 1, 2009 (several sessions). RRPO. Our society's purpose is to rescue these Neolithic monuments which are being threatened by human economic activity and adverse natural factors.
Russian Archaeology Digs
From Firebird Travel, a listing of archaeology digs held in Russia.
From Firebird Travel, a listing of archaeology digs held in Russia.
Sagan Zaba II (Siberia, Russia)
No field school in 2009. University of Alberta and Irkutsk State University. Prehistoric habitation site located near the shores of beautiful Lake Baikal.
No field school in 2009. University of Alberta and Irkutsk State University. Prehistoric habitation site located near the shores of beautiful Lake Baikal.
Stara Zagora Heritage (Bulgaria)
July 16-30, 2008. Balkan Heritage. Rescue excavations in the town of Stara Zagora.
July 16-30, 2008. Balkan Heritage. Rescue excavations in the town of Stara Zagora.
Zolotiye Gorki (Golden Hills) Russia
June 19-August 5, 2005. V.V. Klyutchnikov of the Rostov University, the Donskaya Arkheologia journal and Center for the Study of Eurasian Nomads (CSEN, USA), excavation of this Khazarian fortress in the Don River valley.
June 19-August 5, 2005. V.V. Klyutchnikov of the Rostov University, the Donskaya Arkheologia journal and Center for the Study of Eurasian Nomads (CSEN, USA), excavation of this Khazarian fortress in the Don River valley.