Apologies for the long silence – things have been very busy. I’ll try and write a post on recent Western Sahara developments and gossip soon.
In the meantime, I want to advertise the fact that the Western Sahara Project is looking for volunteers for a season on fieldwork in October 2009. We are looking for volunteers to help with archaeological excavations and also with archaeological and environmental reconnaissance work. No experience is necessary – volunteers will work with experienced archaeologists and environmental scientists and all necessary training will be given. Excavations will last for 4 weeks, and reconnaissance survey for 3 weeks. You can volunteer for either excavations or reconnaissance. This season will be funded entirely by the contributions of volunteers. Costs will be comparable to those of a high-end adventure holiday or volunteering on a conservation project.
For more information, take a look at the Project website (http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/~e118/WS/WSahara.htm) and drop me a line if you’re interested.
July 6, 2009 at 5:21 pm
[...] Visit Western Sahara SAND AND DUST There’s an opportunity to dig where no-one has dug before. I know all archaeology is supposed to be like that, but I did once spend two weeks digging a barn and finding nothing, till the local Museum admitted they’d lost the paperwork and umm… actually they remembered digging that. However, the Western Sahara is particularly undug and it looks like a great opportunity. [...]