Looking for a dig opportunity? Here is the most comprehensive portal to the best sources for archaeological digs and field schools on the Web.
There are archaeology field schools and research activities being conducted all over the world. Many excavations are conducted during the summer months; however, some are ongoing throughout the year, and some are being conducted even during the winter months in parts of the world where the climate is favorable. Click on each listing below to link to a website:
1. Archaeological Fieldwork Opportunities Bulletin
2. Dig List at Popular Archaeology
5. Biblical Archaeology Society
8. ShovelBums
At Crow Canyon Archaeological Center in Cortez, Colorado, you will work alongside archaeologists digging in the field and analyzing artifacts in the lab! In the field, you get to help excavate the Haynie site, a Chaco outlier, with two Chaco-period great houses . In the lab, you will handle thousand year old artifacts and help us understand a defining time in Pueblo Indian culture. Located in the richest archaeological area in the county, Crow Canyon is the perfect place for you to get your hands dirty and dig deeper into ancient history. Learn more at www.crowcanyon.org.
The Maya Research Program is a US based 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation that sponsors archaeological and ethnographic work in Middle America.
Participate in one of our archaeological projects, help us conserve archaeological sites in Belize, live in a Maya village, or tour the Maya world with our researchers as we explore the spectacular and breathtaking world of the ancient and modern Maya. For more information, please see www.mayaresearchprogram.org.
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