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:

Apr 12, 2025

End Date:

Apr 21, 2025

Topic:

12: Art, culture and local history

Work Types:

Agriculture / Construction / Cultural heritage

Number of volunteers:

Number of places still available:

Free places last update:

Jan 13, 2025

International age:

18 - 99

National age:

16 - 99

Required Language:

English

Spoken Language:

Catalan, Spanish

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 ART we engage in 4 areas: Culture: we 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 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 (now benifassa) using experimental archaeology you can better understand the Iberian world. https://www.instagram.com/artbenifassa/

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.

Study Theme: As the study part we will talk about culture of peace, inequalities, feminism and iberian culture. All of that can be related with the archaeological field as a way of looking at the world bringing the past into the present. Activities during the Study time related to the Ïber's world¨ and the compulsory visit to the cave paintings. This year there will be an artistic instalation by Josep Vallribera an artist and poet so there will be a space for artistic learining and sharing. Other activities: Traditional dances and local customs food and culture.

Accommodation: Accommodation will be provided in a shared 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

Ballestar (Carrer Major, 27,12599 El Ballestar Castelló)

Notes: 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) was founded in 1982.

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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