Workcamp Details - SCI International Voluntary Projects

LET´S BUILD AN IBERIAN HOUSE - Experimental Archaeology

Camp code:

ES-CAT 12.1

Country:

Spain - Catalunya

Start Date:

Mar 23, 2024

End Date:

Apr 01, 2024

Topic:

12: Art, culture and local history

Options:

Mixed Age Camp

Work Types:

Archaeology / Construction / Cultural heritage

Number of volunteers:

Number of places still available:

Free places last update:

Mar 12, 2024

International age:

18 - 99

National age:

16 - 99

Required Language:

English

Spoken Language:

Catalan

Child friendly camp

Yes (Minimum age: 1)

Description: We’re witnessing rapid changes in our environment & the protagonists of it ought to be locals aiming to keep it alive & attractive to live in through sustainable land cultivation.In our association we engage in four areas: Culture:ART grew out of our care for culture, to recover the history and heritage of our region Urban environment:We defend responsible and sustainable growth in the Natural Park Territory:We collaborate with hiking centers and we try to protect nature by cultivating natural forests and agriculture Infrastructures:We create good quality infrastructures to prevent the depopulation of the region By reconstructing one of the houses in the Iberian site of Morranda using experimental archaeology you can better understand the Iberian world and help cultural tourism there.

Type of Work: The work will be mostly manual and it will consist in the clay construction of a replica house from the Iberian period, using experimental archaeology techniques. We will have the support provided by a collaboration with technicians in biodynamic construction and two others in experimental archaeology.

Accommodation: Accommodation will be provided in a house of the village Ballestar.

Language: The camp language is in English, but nevertheless knowledge of the local language (Catalan) might be of help for better communication with the locals.

Requirements: No special skills requiered to attend the camp.

Approximate Location: A space close to the village of Ballestar, a small village in the Natural Park of Tinença de Benifassà. Castelló, Comunitat Valenciana

Notes: IMPORTANT Additional Fee: In 2024 many SCI workcamps will have an additional fee of €50.00.

If you apply through an SCI branch the fee will be included in the fee you pay to your sending branch. If you apply through a partner organisation you will have to pay the fee on arrival at the project; direct to the hosting branch or through different payment platforms. When accepted on the project the host branch will give you more details of the various payment options.

Organization Description: SCI Catalunya is the Catalan branch of SCI, one of the 2 SCI branches in Spain. We are based in Barcelona and our working area covers the Catalan countries (including Catalonia, Valencia, the Balearic Islands and Andorra). The other provinces of Spain are covered by SCI Madrid. SCI was founded in 1982 and he organization works on both a global and local level. On the global level, we organize international workcamps in the above mentioned territory Long Term Voluntary Projects (including EVS), trainings and seminars. . On the local level, we work to promote peaceful social transformation of society in order to encourage sustainable human development and a culture of peace, through volunteer groups, involving our community and local networks.

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