📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Volunteers will participate in an archaeological excavation reproduction which forms part of a wider project aiming to use archaeology and local history to preserve and promote heritage and culture to the local community and to international volunteers.
💼 What the programme involves
- Building replicas of the three houses excavated in the Iberian village of La Morranda, these are small constructions of a plant, with a small stone base and with adobe (Earth Brick) walls.
- The process of elaboration following techniques of experimental archeology would be: extraction of clay, elaboration of adobe with straw and clay, manufacture of the tovots (Bricks), drying and construction of the wall.
- The utensils used would be: the cart, the hoe, shovels, buckets, picket, stems, stakes and strings.
🏠 Accommodation on site
- Volunteers will be welcomed in private homes in the village of Ballestar. The biggest, carrer Major, 26 fits perfectly for 20 people, but we have more houses available.
- Meals will be made in this same house. Members of the group of volunteers and members of the association will prepare the food. Special diets can be accommodated.
- You don't need to bring a sleeping bag.
📍 About the location
Parc Natural de la Tinença de Benifassà
⚠️ Requirements
Motivation letter is required.
No archaeological experience is required, but any prior knowledge is welcome. Please be aware a good level of fitness is necessary as the camp involves heavy physical work.
ℹ️ Additional information
The local organization makes a big effort to make volunteers involved on the local culture, so there are several activities planned with that goal: cultural tours, visits to natural sites, participation on village festivals, canoeing, etc.
Children and families are welcome, but it's not a family camp, so your children maybe will be the only ones there.