Joint U.S.-Romanian archaeological excavations welcome students and
interested avocational volunteers to 2 sites:

1) Roman city of Tropaeum Traiani, near Black Sea (2nd-6th cents. AD)
2) Neolithic settlement (Scanteia) in N. Moldavia (5th millennium BC)

See comprehensive web site:  www.terraeuropaea.org
[Numerous photos, maps, information, application procedures]

Contact: Prof. Linda Ellis, San Francisco State University
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Descriptions of sites:

TROPAEUM TRAIANI is a fortified Roman city near the Black Sea, SE Romania.
Near the city is an immense triumphal monument, built by Roman veterans
of the first war against the Dacians (101-102 AD) and an on-site museum
which houses original sculpture from the monument.  There are on-going
excavations in the city center every summer.  In addition, we will be
conducting surveys of the surrounding territory to record archaeological
sites in the vicinity of the city.  Excursions available for participants
to museums and all 3 ancient Greek and Roman cities on Romania's Black Sea
coast:  Histria, Tomis, and Callatis, as well as a boat excursion through
the Danube Delta.

SCANTEIA is a Late Neolithic village in northern Moldavia, near the city
of Iasi.  Carbon-14 dates:  4350-4200 BC.  This site belongs to the
"Cucuteni-Tripolye Culture" which is renowned for its superb tricolor
pottery--the most technologically and artistically advanced ceramics of
its time.  The excavations consist of prehistoric houses rich in
archaeological finds.  Excursion to Moldvavia's 15th century painted
monasteries (UNESCO World Art Heritage sites) is available for
participants.

We are committed to COMMUNITY ARCHAEOLOGY by providing assistance and
outreach to local communities.  Excavations are sponsored by Terra
Europaea, a U.S. registered, non-profit organization supporting an aid
program for rural Romanian schools and summer employment for local
teenagers in rural villages near the excavations, and an educational book
donation program to schools and museums.

See our web site for more details:  www.terraeuropaea.org

Linda Ellis
Professor & Director
Museum Studies Program
San Francisco State University

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