20th international archaeological work camp

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Dear friends


AFS Tunisia is pleased to announce the organisation of its 20th international voluntary work camp scheduled for the period July 11th to August 1st 2010. AFS Tunisia will intervene on the prestigious archaeological site in Kelibia, Tunisia in the tip of the Peninsula facing Sicily (100 Km away from the capital city Tunis).

History and geography made the peninsula a bridge between Africa and Europe. In dead, during the Punic era, its old harbour served as a liaison between the two continents and it was open to many products coming from Italy and Punic Sicily.

Phoenicians explored its fertile lands and established a tribal regime and specific life style and language.
The precise part of the site on which the group will intervene and the type of work to be undertaken will be agreed upon with the Tunisian researcher chief of project, it will include both excavations and restoration work. Further details on the work will be communicated latter to participants.
Along with the morning work sessions, the work camp program will include a number of cultural and "tourism" activities which will be key component of the project: site-seeing tours in the area, excursions to other parts of Tunisia particularly to the desert, conferences and presentations, cultural shows, swimming...

Check the participation fee with our office at wissal.trabelsi@afs.org or (216) 71 79 25 79. The fees includes accommodations (room & board) for duration of the camp (either in a youth hostel or in university dorms or a similar facility), transportation cost in Tunisia, cost for all activities in the program (excursions and cultural shows…) and civil responsibility insurance. Participants will be responsible for their international travel, personal insurance, medical expenses and accommodation expenses prior and after the camp.

The main age group targeted is 18 to 30. Deadline for sending applications is by the end of April 2010, the final screening of candidates will be conducted then, but earlier applications are highly preferred.

You are kindly requested to publicise the information among your volunteers together with history/archaeology departments of universities in your respective countries.

Thank you for your support and co-operation and best regards.

for more info: plz check this link of the event (details,photos)
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=213870342997&ref=ts

thnks