📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Consell de Joves d'Arbúcies, CJA
💼 What the programme involves
The technical work will be focused on the following main aspects: cleaning of the excavation area, archaeological excavation, cleaning and labelling the archaeological materials found during the workcamp. There will be also some complementary activities to achieve the contextualization of the site both geographically and chronologically. The purpose of these activities is to acquire new basic knowledge about archaeology.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The accommodation will take place in the castle, in a room with bunk beds. Portable WC and showers (no hot water), a dining room tent and a kitchen will be installed outside the castle. At the weekends, accommodation is provided by the municipality in a municipal sports center in Arbúcies. Therefore the participants have to bring their own sleeping bags and sleeping paths.
📍 About the location
Camp leaders propose leisure activities in the afternoons/evenings and they are always open to volunteer’s new activities proposals. Activities can be relaxing, workshops, cultural exchange, gastronomy, astronomy, etc. Two trips are planned: one to Tossa and another to Hostalric castle.
ℹ️ Additional information
Hard Work: no
Motivation letter: yes!!
Don’t forget!: Participants have to bring comfortable clothes to do the technical work. There is no hot water (the showers are cold water only)! The castle is situated on an isolated hill, 12 km away from the village of Arbúcies.