📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Fundació Catalana de l'Esplai
💼 What the programme involves
The general objectives of the workcamp include learning the main techniques of archaeological excavation, raise the awareness about the importance of excavations, to analyze, interpret and define hypothesis concerning the prehistory and history.
During the workcamp, the volunteers will:
- Excave and extract activities, exploring different sectors of Can Sadurní cave, and prepare the excavation of the main entrance to the cave.
- Participate in drawing stratigraphic sections and writing data of the pieces found, recover some heritage elements of dry stone from the surroundings of Mas Can Sadurní.
- Carry out the washing, classification and inventory related to the archaeological material (pottery, metal, animals) found during the excavation.
- Start the construction of a neolithical cabin located in the outside terrace of the cave.
-Contribute to the maintenance of the surroundings and different access of the cave.
🏠 Accommodation on site
In the sports center of the school, mattresses are provided. Sheets or sleeping bag needed. We will dispose of showers and toilets for girls and boys.
📍 About the location
Volunteers will have a wide range of afternoon activities, evening and night games, that aim to improve group relationships and venture into the area of human values. There will be an opportunity to visit the region and appreciate the most of its rich culture: overnight excursion to Garraf Natural Park, Trip to Barcelona (one-day visit), theatre play open to the entire population of Begues (the last evening the play will be done to represent the historical aspects of the cave from the findings), farewell party with technical team and mayors, rehearsal with “castellers” (one of the tipical traditions in Catalonia). Furthermore the camp will take place at the same time as Begues festivities, so the volunteers will actively participate doing a workshop with the drummers of the village.
ℹ️ Additional information
Hard Work?: No, only if the temperature is very high
Motivation letter: No!
Don’t forget!: Old clothes for the working hours