The Digs!
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Waikato, Te Ika-a-Māui
Hamilton, Te Ika-a-Māui, New Zealand.
A large team will be working together to uncover the remains of a Maori horticultural site.
Willow Court Project
New Norfolk, Tasmania.
Willow Court is Australia’s earliest asylum, opened in 1829. This season’s work will focus on geophysical investigations as well as artifact cataloguing.
Fiji Museum
Suva, Fiji.
The Fiji Museum was officially inaugurated in 1929 and holds important collections of archaeological and historical artifacts as well as archival and artistic objects.
Stélida Naxos Archaeological Project
Stélida, Naxos, Greece.
The results of this excavation on the Cycladic island of Naxos may help us to understand the earliest origins of maritime travel in the Aegean.
Caherconnell Stone Fort
County Clare, Ireland.
I will be lending a helping hand at the Archaeological Field School which concentrates on the excavation of the Stone Fort, a 10th century AD royal settlement.
Outeiro do Circo, Beja, Portugal
Beja, Portugal.
The interior of this Late Bronze Age (1250-850 BC) fortified settlement will be excavated this year to develop a better understanding of the ancient inhabitants’ daily life.
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
Honolulu, Hawaii, US.
Hawaiian archaeological material will be catalogued into the physical collections and digital archives to
make the information more accessible for staff, the community and/or researchers interested in Hawaii’s past.
12 projects
in
12 countries
over
12 months
Click on the links below to get more information on each of the destinations!
New Zealand
: Waikato, Te Ika-a-Māui
Australia
: Willow Court Project, Tasmania
Fiji
: Fiji Museum, Suva
Mexico
: Collaborative Archaeological Project of Eastern Yucatán
South Africa
: Pinnacle Point, Western Cape
Greece
: Stélida Naxos Archaeological Project
Ireland
: Caherconnell, Co. Clare
Portugal
: Outeiro do Circo, Beja
Scotland
: Kildavie, Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides
Hawai’i
(US): Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
Canada: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
Ethiopia: The Shire Archaeological Project