Archaeology Digs in Europe
Numerous archaeology digs, field schools and other planned excavations are held each year throughout the countries in Europe. Here are a few of the recent listings.
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.
Acquachiara (Italy)
next scheduled for 2009. Oberlin College and Oxford University. The Sangro Valley Archaeology Project will continue to explore two Iron Age and Roman domestic sites at Acquachiara, on the flanks of Monte Pallano.
next scheduled for 2009. Oberlin College and Oxford University. The Sangro Valley Archaeology Project will continue to explore two Iron Age and Roman domestic sites at Acquachiara, on the flanks of Monte Pallano.
Archaeological Institute of America - AFOB Online Listing
November 19, 2008-November 19, 2009. Earthwatch Working in the world-renowned Cueva Victoria’s six large rooms and two kilometers of galleries in the Murcia province of Spain, you’ll help excavate the sediment disturbed by mining, remove fossils and artifacts, and map the location of any ancient human remains.
November 19, 2008-November 19, 2009. Earthwatch Working in the world-renowned Cueva Victoria’s six large rooms and two kilometers of galleries in the Murcia province of Spain, you’ll help excavate the sediment disturbed by mining, remove fossils and artifacts, and map the location of any ancient human remains.
ArchaeoSpain
Placement service for archaeology digs in Spain, no Spanish required, mostly for university-based excavations and student credit provided.
Placement service for archaeology digs in Spain, no Spanish required, mostly for university-based excavations and student credit provided.
Bylazora (Macedonia)
June-July 2008. The Texas Foundation for Archaeological and Historical Research (TFAHR); University of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Skopje. A systematic excavation of the site that many archaeologists believe is Bylazora, the fabled capital of the Paionian people.
June-July 2008. The Texas Foundation for Archaeological and Historical Research (TFAHR); University of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Skopje. A systematic excavation of the site that many archaeologists believe is Bylazora, the fabled capital of the Paionian people.
Capena (Italy)
July 3-July 31, 2009. University of Cape Town The ancient settlement of Capena (on a site now known as la Civitucola) dates back to the early Etruscan period (late eighth century B.C.)and was occupied until the fourth century A.D.
July 3-July 31, 2009. University of Cape Town The ancient settlement of Capena (on a site now known as la Civitucola) dates back to the early Etruscan period (late eighth century B.C.)and was occupied until the fourth century A.D.
Castanheiro do Vento (Portugal)
July-September, 2005. University of Portugal. Archaeological excavations in the prehistoric precinct of Castanheiro do Vento (Horta do Douro V.ª N.ª de Foz Côa- NE of Portugal).
July-September, 2005. University of Portugal. Archaeological excavations in the prehistoric precinct of Castanheiro do Vento (Horta do Douro V.ª N.ª de Foz Côa- NE of Portugal).
Colonia Clunia Sulpicia (Spain)
July 1-July 30, 2009. ArchaeoSpain. ArchaeoSpain participants at the archaeological excavation of Clunia, administrative capital to a Roman province in northern Iberia.
July 1-July 30, 2009. ArchaeoSpain. ArchaeoSpain participants at the archaeological excavation of Clunia, administrative capital to a Roman province in northern Iberia.
Cueva Negra and Sima de las Palomas (Spain)
July 1-August 12, 2008. Area de Antropologia Fisica, Facultad de Biologia, Universidad de Murcia, Spain. Ongoing excavation at southeastern Spanish early Palaeolithic sites with hominid remains.
July 1-August 12, 2008. Area de Antropologia Fisica, Facultad de Biologia, Universidad de Murcia, Spain. Ongoing excavation at southeastern Spanish early Palaeolithic sites with hominid remains.
KU in Ancient Greece
May 22-June 21, 2008. University of Kansas. Every year classicist John Younger takes a group to Greece, where they tour the museums and archaeological sites, for course credit and or just the plain fun of learning something new. No digging, just tours, travel, monuments and museums.
May 22-June 21, 2008. University of Kansas. Every year classicist John Younger takes a group to Greece, where they tour the museums and archaeological sites, for course credit and or just the plain fun of learning something new. No digging, just tours, travel, monuments and museums.
Late Roman Ostia (Italy)
August 16-September 19, 2009. UCLA. We are trying to understand why the minor roads of the city became blocked during late antiquity, whilst the main avenue of the decumanus was increasingly ornamented, as a major pedestrian esplanade decorated with fountains, porticoes, and new public squares.
August 16-September 19, 2009. UCLA. We are trying to understand why the minor roads of the city became blocked during late antiquity, whilst the main avenue of the decumanus was increasingly ornamented, as a major pedestrian esplanade decorated with fountains, porticoes, and new public squares.
Malloura (Cyprus)
Not scheduled for 2008. Davidson College Athienou Archaeological Project. The Project involves excavation at the site of Malloura (occupied from the Archaic through Ottoman periods - 7th century B.C. to 19th century A.D.) and field survey of the surrounding valley in south central Cyprus.
Not scheduled for 2008. Davidson College Athienou Archaeological Project. The Project involves excavation at the site of Malloura (occupied from the Archaic through Ottoman periods - 7th century B.C. to 19th century A.D.) and field survey of the surrounding valley in south central Cyprus.
Maritime Archaeology in the Netherlands
May 20-27 2007. Nautical Archaeology Society. A study tour of Dutch East India Company (VOC) sailing ships and the archaeology of them, including a series of lectures on the history of the VOC and VOC shipbuilding practices.
May 20-27 2007. Nautical Archaeology Society. A study tour of Dutch East India Company (VOC) sailing ships and the archaeology of them, including a series of lectures on the history of the VOC and VOC shipbuilding practices.
Megalithic Osteology in Portugal
June 16-July 25, 2008 (two sessions). Geological Museum of Lisbon and the Township of Loures. Osteological analysis of human materials from three megalithic tombs, dated to the Final Neolithic/Chalcolithic period.
June 16-July 25, 2008 (two sessions). Geological Museum of Lisbon and the Township of Loures. Osteological analysis of human materials from three megalithic tombs, dated to the Final Neolithic/Chalcolithic period.
Mitrou (Greece)
June 15-June 28, 2008. University of Tennessee. The aim of the basic field school is to explore the archaeology of Greece focusing on the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age, at the site of Mitrou, a tidal islet on the North Euboean Gulf of central Greece.
June 15-June 28, 2008. University of Tennessee. The aim of the basic field school is to explore the archaeology of Greece focusing on the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age, at the site of Mitrou, a tidal islet on the North Euboean Gulf of central Greece.
Monte Polizzo (Sicily, Italy)
May 26-June 21, 2008. Northern Illinois University, University of Palermo, University of Gothenburg, and Stanford University. Monte Polizzo is a proto-urban hilltop site used for nearly 1,200 years and encompasses the Bronze, Early Iron, Elymian, and Hellenistic periods in the island's history.
May 26-June 21, 2008. Northern Illinois University, University of Palermo, University of Gothenburg, and Stanford University. Monte Polizzo is a proto-urban hilltop site used for nearly 1,200 years and encompasses the Bronze, Early Iron, Elymian, and Hellenistic periods in the island's history.
Monte Testaccio (Italy)
September 20-October 4, 2009. ArchaeoSpain. Testaccio was the largest archive of Roman commerce in the world. Monte Testaccio is an artificial hill of testae and crockery 45 meters (135 ft.) high. Participants at this site will interact in all aspects of the archaeological process, including artifact extraction, documentation, drawing, recording and restoration.
September 20-October 4, 2009. ArchaeoSpain. Testaccio was the largest archive of Roman commerce in the world. Monte Testaccio is an artificial hill of testae and crockery 45 meters (135 ft.) high. Participants at this site will interact in all aspects of the archaeological process, including artifact extraction, documentation, drawing, recording and restoration.
Mycenae (Greece)
July 4-August 1, 2009. University of California, Berkeley and the Archaeological Society of Athens. Students will participate in archaeological excavation and museum study in Greece at the Bronze Age site of Mycenae (Petsas House).
July 4-August 1, 2009. University of California, Berkeley and the Archaeological Society of Athens. Students will participate in archaeological excavation and museum study in Greece at the Bronze Age site of Mycenae (Petsas House).
Nemea (Greece)
June 6-July 4, 2009. University of California, Berkeley. An archaeological and museum study in Greece at the site of Nemea and the Classical Sanctuary of Zeus
June 6-July 4, 2009. University of California, Berkeley. An archaeological and museum study in Greece at the site of Nemea and the Classical Sanctuary of Zeus
Nemea (Greece)
June 1-28, 2008. University of California, Berkeley. Through this field school students will participate in archaeological and museum study in Greece at the site of Nemea and the Classical Sanctuary of Zeus.
June 1-28, 2008. University of California, Berkeley. Through this field school students will participate in archaeological and museum study in Greece at the site of Nemea and the Classical Sanctuary of Zeus.
Olloy-sur-Viroin (Belgium)
July 1-29, 2009 [three sessions]. ArcheoStage. Excavations at a late Bronze Age fort near Viroinval, Belgium.
July 1-29, 2009 [three sessions]. ArcheoStage. Excavations at a late Bronze Age fort near Viroinval, Belgium.
Phalasarna (Greece)
July 13-August 3, 2008. Hellenic Education & Research Center (HERC). Students receive extensive instruction in Archaeological Drawing and Archaeological Conservation while participating in the on-going excavations at the ancient port city of Phalasarna.
July 13-August 3, 2008. Hellenic Education & Research Center (HERC). Students receive extensive instruction in Archaeological Drawing and Archaeological Conservation while participating in the on-going excavations at the ancient port city of Phalasarna.
Pintia (Spain)
June 1-September 3, 2009. The excavation focuses on the Vaccean necropolis. The Vaccean culture was an Iron Age people with Celtic links that settled in north-central Spain around the 5th century BC.
June 1-September 3, 2009. The excavation focuses on the Vaccean necropolis. The Vaccean culture was an Iron Age people with Celtic links that settled in north-central Spain around the 5th century BC.
Pintia (Spain)
June 1-September 3, 2009 (3 sessions). University of Valladolid and ArchaeoSpain. The participants at the archaeological excavation of Pintia will work as field crew on the Iron Age necropolis of Las Ruedas and the ancient settlement of Las Quintanas.
June 1-September 3, 2009 (3 sessions). University of Valladolid and ArchaeoSpain. The participants at the archaeological excavation of Pintia will work as field crew on the Iron Age necropolis of Las Ruedas and the ancient settlement of Las Quintanas.
Poggio Civitate (Italy)
June 23-August 3, 2009. The University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The Poggio Civitate Archaeological field School provides students the opportunity to excavate Etruscan material under the direction of a staff of professional archaeologists, conservators, illustrators, and photographers.
June 23-August 3, 2009. The University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The Poggio Civitate Archaeological field School provides students the opportunity to excavate Etruscan material under the direction of a staff of professional archaeologists, conservators, illustrators, and photographers.
Poggio Colla (Italy)
June 21-August 1, 2008. Southern Methodist University. Excavations at an Etruscan settlement site in the Mugello near the modern town of Vicchio, about twenty miles northeast of Florence, Italy.
June 21-August 1, 2008. Southern Methodist University. Excavations at an Etruscan settlement site in the Mugello near the modern town of Vicchio, about twenty miles northeast of Florence, Italy.
Poggio del Molino, Populonia (Italy)
May 11-June 20, 2009. Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Toscana, Associazione Archeologica Piombinese, Earthwatch Institute. Roman coastal settlement built in the first century B.C.
May 11-June 20, 2009. Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Toscana, Associazione Archeologica Piombinese, Earthwatch Institute. Roman coastal settlement built in the first century B.C.
Pollentia (Spain)
July 8-August 2, 2008. ArchaeoSpain. In 70 B.C. the Romans founded the city of Pollentia on the northern side of the Mediterranean island of Mallorca. This is a program designed specifically to give younger students (16 and older) the opportunity to be introduced to the challenges and rewards of archaeological methods and practice.
July 8-August 2, 2008. ArchaeoSpain. In 70 B.C. the Romans founded the city of Pollentia on the northern side of the Mediterranean island of Mallorca. This is a program designed specifically to give younger students (16 and older) the opportunity to be introduced to the challenges and rewards of archaeological methods and practice.
Pompeii (Italy)
July 1-August 7, 2005. University of Bradford (Anglo-American Project in Pompeei). In the 2005 season, we will continue to research the whole of Pompeii’s society. We’ll be looking at a large house, a shrine, workshops and bars.
July 1-August 7, 2005. University of Bradford (Anglo-American Project in Pompeei). In the 2005 season, we will continue to research the whole of Pompeii’s society. We’ll be looking at a large house, a shrine, workshops and bars.
PortAnta (Portugal)
Placement service for excavations in Portugal.
Placement service for excavations in Portugal.
Project of 100 Roman Farms, Palazzaccio (Italy)
May 24-June 20, 2009. University of North Carolina-Asheville, NYU in Florence, and Syracuse University. The 'Project of 100 Roman Farms: Palazzaccio' is a UNESCO affiliated project focused on the excavation of a Roman period farmhouse/villa just outside Lucca, Italy.
May 24-June 20, 2009. University of North Carolina-Asheville, NYU in Florence, and Syracuse University. The 'Project of 100 Roman Farms: Palazzaccio' is a UNESCO affiliated project focused on the excavation of a Roman period farmhouse/villa just outside Lucca, Italy.
Pylos Archaeological Project (Greece)
May 25-July 1, 2009 (two sessions). University of Missouri - St. Louis and Athens Archaeological Society. The UM-St. Louis archaeological project in Pylos, Greece, seeks to examine the historicity of the Greek kings of the Trojan war, especially the legendary king Nestor.
May 25-July 1, 2009 (two sessions). University of Missouri - St. Louis and Athens Archaeological Society. The UM-St. Louis archaeological project in Pylos, Greece, seeks to examine the historicity of the Greek kings of the Trojan war, especially the legendary king Nestor.
Pylos-Iklaina Excavation (Greece)
May 29-July 8, 2009. University of Missouri - St. Louis. Situated at a strategic location overlooking the Ionian Sea, Iklaina appears to have been an important district capital of the Mycenaean ca. 1600-1100 B.C.) kingdom of Pylos.
May 29-July 8, 2009. University of Missouri - St. Louis. Situated at a strategic location overlooking the Ionian Sea, Iklaina appears to have been an important district capital of the Mycenaean ca. 1600-1100 B.C.) kingdom of Pylos.
Roca dels Bous (Spain)
Apirl 1-14, 2007. Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona. Roca dels Bous may represent one of the last Neanderthal settlements located in the Pyrenees and apparently concurrent with the first Upper Paleolithic tradition in sites as la Cova de l´Arbreda or la Cueva del Castillo.
Apirl 1-14, 2007. Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona. Roca dels Bous may represent one of the last Neanderthal settlements located in the Pyrenees and apparently concurrent with the first Upper Paleolithic tradition in sites as la Cova de l´Arbreda or la Cueva del Castillo.
Roman Theater of Colonia Clunia Sulpicia (Spain)
July 1-July 30, 2009. ArchaeoSpain. One of Spain’s most fascinating Roman cities, Clunia was one of the capitals of northern Hispania during the 1st and 2nd centuries, only to be abandoned in the 5th century. The 9,000-seat theater is the largest in the Iberian Peninsula.
July 1-July 30, 2009. ArchaeoSpain. One of Spain’s most fascinating Roman cities, Clunia was one of the capitals of northern Hispania during the 1st and 2nd centuries, only to be abandoned in the 5th century. The 9,000-seat theater is the largest in the Iberian Peninsula.
San Gemini (Italy)
May 24-August 7, 2008. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Survey and restoration of the Church of San Giovanni Battista (12th century); survey and conservation of the Roman public baths in the nearby ancient city of Carsulae; survey of the church of Santo Gemini, (13th Century).
May 24-August 7, 2008. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Survey and restoration of the Church of San Giovanni Battista (12th century); survey and conservation of the Roman public baths in the nearby ancient city of Carsulae; survey of the church of Santo Gemini, (13th Century).
San Vincenzo al Volturno (Italy)
September 23-26 2004. Soprintendenza archeologica of Molise and the Instituto Universitario di Suor Orsola Benincasa. Excavation of Samnite, Roman (Republican and Imperial), and early medieval occupations under rural vineyards.
September 23-26 2004. Soprintendenza archeologica of Molise and the Instituto Universitario di Suor Orsola Benincasa. Excavation of Samnite, Roman (Republican and Imperial), and early medieval occupations under rural vineyards.
Sanisera (Spain)
May 12-October 31, 2009 (8 sessions). Ecomuseum of the Cape of Cavalleria. The excavation will be situated in a Roman fort (123 B.C.-50 B.C.), investigating the buildings and artifacts of the soldier’s provisions stockrooms and living quarters
May 12-October 31, 2009 (8 sessions). Ecomuseum of the Cape of Cavalleria. The excavation will be situated in a Roman fort (123 B.C.-50 B.C.), investigating the buildings and artifacts of the soldier’s provisions stockrooms and living quarters
Sanisera Necropolis (Spain)
May 12-October 31, 2009 (8 sessions). Ecomuseum of the Cape of Cavalleria. Excavation of a cluster of Roman tombs belonging to a cemetery located on the outskirts of the roman city of Sanisera that was occupied from 123 BC to 550 AD
May 12-October 31, 2009 (8 sessions). Ecomuseum of the Cape of Cavalleria. Excavation of a cluster of Roman tombs belonging to a cemetery located on the outskirts of the roman city of Sanisera that was occupied from 123 BC to 550 AD
Sopeña Rockshelter (Spain)
July 29-August 31, 2007. Dept. Prehistoria CSIC Madrid Spain. Excavations at the Sopeña rockshelter, where a long sequence of prehistoric occupations has been revealed, including both with Neanderthal and Cro magnon occupations.
July 29-August 31, 2007. Dept. Prehistoria CSIC Madrid Spain. Excavations at the Sopeña rockshelter, where a long sequence of prehistoric occupations has been revealed, including both with Neanderthal and Cro magnon occupations.
Souskiou-Laona Settlement Excavation (Cyprus)
April 8-May 5, 2009. Lemba Archaeological Research Center, University of Edinburgh. Souskiou consists of four contemporary cemeteries and an associated settlement of c. 3000 BC. Since the 1950s, the cemeteries have yielded striking objects including a vast number of cruciform female figurines. We now have the opportunity to make the first sustained excavations at the settlement.
April 8-May 5, 2009. Lemba Archaeological Research Center, University of Edinburgh. Souskiou consists of four contemporary cemeteries and an associated settlement of c. 3000 BC. Since the 1950s, the cemeteries have yielded striking objects including a vast number of cruciform female figurines. We now have the opportunity to make the first sustained excavations at the settlement.
Talabriga (Portugal)
April 3-April 22, 2009. The Instituto do Arqueologia do Atlantico in Águeda, Portugal, the Sa Nitja Association, and the Ecomuseum of the Cape of Cavalleria. Talabriga is a Roman city on the Atlantic coast of northern Portugal (Agueda – Porto), located on a mountain top, surrounded by two rivers and shrouded by a forest of eucalyptus.
April 3-April 22, 2009. The Instituto do Arqueologia do Atlantico in Águeda, Portugal, the Sa Nitja Association, and the Ecomuseum of the Cape of Cavalleria. Talabriga is a Roman city on the Atlantic coast of northern Portugal (Agueda – Porto), located on a mountain top, surrounded by two rivers and shrouded by a forest of eucalyptus.
Tiermes (Spain)
On hold until further notice. Junta de Castilla y León and ArchaeoSpain. Participants of this program will join the field crews unearthing the Celtiberian, Roman, and Medieval site of Tiermes, one of Spain's most diverse archaeological centers.
On hold until further notice. Junta de Castilla y León and ArchaeoSpain. Participants of this program will join the field crews unearthing the Celtiberian, Roman, and Medieval site of Tiermes, one of Spain's most diverse archaeological centers.
Torre d'en Galma (Spain)
May 24-July 5, 2009. Boston University. Students will excavate a structure built during the late Iron Age Period, around the third century BC, that was later reused during the Roman occupation of the island. The field school will focus on the use of domestic space from the late Iron Age through the Roman Period to Medieval times.
May 24-July 5, 2009. Boston University. Students will excavate a structure built during the late Iron Age Period, around the third century BC, that was later reused during the Roman occupation of the island. The field school will focus on the use of domestic space from the late Iron Age through the Roman Period to Medieval times.
Torre de Palma (Portugal)
July 28-August 22, 2008. National Museum of Archaeology, Lisbon, Portugal. Osteological analysis of human interments recovered from the largest Roman villa in Iberia.
July 28-August 22, 2008. National Museum of Archaeology, Lisbon, Portugal. Osteological analysis of human interments recovered from the largest Roman villa in Iberia.
Valcamonica (Italy)
July 20-August 10, 2009 (3 sessions). The Archaeological Cooperative Society "The Footsteps of Man" of Cerveno (Valcamonica-Italy). Field school searching, drawing and cataloguing the engraved rock art of Paspardo, Valcamonica.
July 20-August 10, 2009 (3 sessions). The Archaeological Cooperative Society "The Footsteps of Man" of Cerveno (Valcamonica-Italy). Field school searching, drawing and cataloguing the engraved rock art of Paspardo, Valcamonica.
Villa Vignacce (Italy)
Summer 2009, dates TBA. American Institute for Roman Culture. An opportunity to excavate a significant ancient site in Rome. The second season will continue excavation of the imperial bath complex (caldarium and apodyterium with marble veneer and glass paste mosaics in the vaulting) discovered during the first season.
Summer 2009, dates TBA. American Institute for Roman Culture. An opportunity to excavate a significant ancient site in Rome. The second season will continue excavation of the imperial bath complex (caldarium and apodyterium with marble veneer and glass paste mosaics in the vaulting) discovered during the first season.
West Halton (England)
April 6-April 19, 2009. University of Sheffield. Focused on the village green where there is a nearly unbroken sequence of occupation from the early Anglo-Saxon period until the 15th century
April 6-April 19, 2009. University of Sheffield. Focused on the village green where there is a nearly unbroken sequence of occupation from the early Anglo-Saxon period until the 15th century