ANU Field Schools and volunteering
Further information about the field schools can be found at the ANU web page.
2023
Archaeology
ASIA2220/ASIA6220: Mornington Point, Vic (February)
https://anu-au-sa.terradotta.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=12167
ASIA2220/ARCH8002: Vanuatu (July)
https://anu-au-sa.terradotta.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=11068
ASIA2220/6620: Indonesia (July)
https://anu-au-sa.terradotta.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=12233
ASIA6220: Papua New Guinea (September)
https://anu-au-sa.terradotta.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=12202
Anthropology
ENVS2017: Vietnam (July) https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2023/course/ENVS2017
Biological Anthropology
None available
Culture and Heritage
ASIA2084: Mongolia (June-July) https://anu-au-sa.terradotta.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=11030
HUMN2021: Rome (October, date TBC) https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2023/course/HUMN2021
PASI3005: Pacific Islands (October, TBC) https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2023/course/PASI3005
Field trips
ARCH2004 Australian Archaeology: ACT (2nd & 3rd March)
https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2023/course/ARCH2004/First%20Semester/4083
ENVS3029/ENVS6529 Paleo-environmental Reconstruction: Bega Swamp (Glenbog State Forest - edge of escarpment near Nimmitabel) (3rd-5th March)
https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2023/course/ENVS3029/First%20Semester/3346
ENVS2025/INDG2001 Indigenous Cultural and Natural Resource Management (TBC)
https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2023/course/INDG2001
BIAN3127 Primate Behaviour and Conservation: National Zoo and Aquarium, ACT (October, date TBC)
https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2023/course/BIAN3127
ASIA2220/ASIA6220: Mornington Point, Vic (February)
https://anu-au-sa.terradotta.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=12167
ASIA2220/ARCH8002: Vanuatu (July)
https://anu-au-sa.terradotta.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=11068
ASIA2220/6620: Indonesia (July)
https://anu-au-sa.terradotta.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=12233
ASIA6220: Papua New Guinea (September)
https://anu-au-sa.terradotta.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=12202
Anthropology
ENVS2017: Vietnam (July) https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2023/course/ENVS2017
Biological Anthropology
None available
Culture and Heritage
ASIA2084: Mongolia (June-July) https://anu-au-sa.terradotta.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=11030
HUMN2021: Rome (October, date TBC) https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2023/course/HUMN2021
PASI3005: Pacific Islands (October, TBC) https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2023/course/PASI3005
Field trips
ARCH2004 Australian Archaeology: ACT (2nd & 3rd March)
https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2023/course/ARCH2004/First%20Semester/4083
ENVS3029/ENVS6529 Paleo-environmental Reconstruction: Bega Swamp (Glenbog State Forest - edge of escarpment near Nimmitabel) (3rd-5th March)
https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2023/course/ENVS3029/First%20Semester/3346
ENVS2025/INDG2001 Indigenous Cultural and Natural Resource Management (TBC)
https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2023/course/INDG2001
BIAN3127 Primate Behaviour and Conservation: National Zoo and Aquarium, ACT (October, date TBC)
https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2023/course/BIAN3127
2022
Archaeology
ASIA2220: Mornington Point, Vic (February).
ASIA2220: Kakadu Papua New Guinea (September).
ASIA2220/ARCH8002: Vanuatu (September).
ARCH8029: Supervised Field School Project in Archaeological Science, Blue Mountains (10th-23rd July).
Anthropology
None available
Biological Anthropology
None available
Field Trips
ARCH3006: Millpost Stone Axe Quarry, Wamboin, NSW (June)
https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2022/course/ARCH3006
External field schools for students
Register your external short programs with ANU Global Programs to be covered by ANU Travel Insurance: https://anu-au-sa.terradotta.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=12193
University of Sydney Paphos Theatre Archaeological Project: Cyprus (April 2023)
http://www.paphostheatre.org/join-as-a-student-team-member.html
Melite Civitas Romana Project: Malta (June 2023)
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100056363268303
Everick Foundation Archaeological Field School: Queensland (June-July 2023)
https://www.foundation.everick.com.au/field-school
University of Bristol Archaeology Field School: United Kingdom (June - July 2023)
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/global-opportunities/at-bristol/summer-school/undergraduate/archaeology/
Blackfriary Archaeology Field School Dundalk Institute of Technology: Ireland
- Certificate in Archaeological Excavation and Recording (May and June 2023)
https://www.dkit.ie/courses/school-of-business-and-humanities/humanities/certificate-in-archaeological-excavation-and-recording.html
- Certificate in Archaeological Excavation and Recording with Osteology (July 2023)
https://www.dkit.ie/courses/school-of-business-and-humanities/humanities/certificate-in-archaeological-excavation-and-recording-with-osteology.html
Achill Archaeological Field School National University of Ireland Galway: Ireland (June-August 2023)
https://achill-fieldschool.com/accredited-excavation-courses-in-archaeology/
CAMNES & LdM Etruscan Archaeology Field School: Italy (June-July 2023)
https://camnes.org/uploads/kcFinder/files/Archaeology_fieldschool_CAMNES_A5_2022_web%281%29.pdf
Università di Pisa Field School Pozzeveri in Archaeology and Bioarchaeology: Italy (July 2023)
https://www.unipi.it/index.php/humanities/item/3892-field-school-pozzeveri-in-medieval-archaeology-and-bioarchaeology
Bamburgh Research Project Archaeology Field School: United Kingdom (July 2023)
https://bamburghresearchproject.co.uk/index.php/archaeology-field-school-2/
Castelo de Cuncos Archaeological Project: Portugal (July - August 2023)
http://www.castelodecuncosproject.com/
Balkan Heritage Field School. See current projects and fieldwork in archaeology and historic preservation:
https://www.bhfieldschool.org/program
Other ANU local and international field schools (CASS): https://cass.anu.edu.au/study/overseas-study-tours-and-field-trip-courses
Volunteering
AAIA Digital Horizons Project:
Project run by University of Sydney in conjunction with Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens, Archaeological Society of Athens and GML Heritage.
The Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens (AAIA) Digital Horizons Project (DHP) run by the University of Sydney is offering volunteer positions for ANU students.
Positions for Semester 1:
- Record Documentation (3 roles available) Mondays 10am-12pm or Fridays 3-5pm
- Digital Illustration (1 role available) Mondays 10am-12pm
The DHP provides industry-oriented training to student volunteers, with several roles offered that consists of working with archaeological and archival materials.
Volunteers have analysed and processed close to 40,000 records from the AAIA Zagora Excavations from the 1960s-1980s. The DHP is now moving towards processing data from Torone, another site that was excavated by the AAIA in the 1980s-1990s.
ANU students have been involved with the DHP over the past year, including members of ABACUS's executive team. We highly recommend this volunteer opportunity to students wishing to build on their professional skills in digital archaeology and to experience working with student volunteers from universities across Australia. There are also workshops and social events run throughout the semester for volunteers working in-person and online.
Email Thomas Romanis for more info: trom5525@uni.sydney.edu.au
Visit the website for more details on the project: https://aaia.sydney.edu.au/digital-horizons-project/
Honours Research Assistance (2022):
Calling all nature lovers,
We are looking for volunteers to help us track greater gliders back to their hollows at night, and also to help deploy nest boxes to support greater glider populations with post-fire recovery.
You are welcome to come out with us for one day or one night or more if your schedule allows. The fieldwork is in Tallaganda (about 1 hour from Canberra). Transport provided.
All activities require walking around out bush on uneven ground and in the case of tracking greater gliders, you’ll be walking in the dark with a torch. You don’t have to be Olympic fit, but you’ll need to be comfortable with this kind of activity and in good health. We have a volunteer form that volunteers need to sign and we will run through OHS on the day. We have an epirb for emergencies and satellite phones. We haven’t lost anyone yet and we look forward to keeping it that way!
Let me know if anyone is interested in joining us for a day or night of fieldwork (no consecutive days and nights for safety though—we all need sleep!).
Please send an email to (kara.youngentob@anu.edu.au) with the date(s) available and activity (nest box or glider tracking), and any dietary restrictions.
ASIA2220: Mornington Point, Vic (February).
ASIA2220: Kakadu Papua New Guinea (September).
ASIA2220/ARCH8002: Vanuatu (September).
ARCH8029: Supervised Field School Project in Archaeological Science, Blue Mountains (10th-23rd July).
Anthropology
None available
Biological Anthropology
None available
Field Trips
ARCH3006: Millpost Stone Axe Quarry, Wamboin, NSW (June)
https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2022/course/ARCH3006
External field schools for students
Register your external short programs with ANU Global Programs to be covered by ANU Travel Insurance: https://anu-au-sa.terradotta.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=12193
University of Sydney Paphos Theatre Archaeological Project: Cyprus (April 2023)
http://www.paphostheatre.org/join-as-a-student-team-member.html
Melite Civitas Romana Project: Malta (June 2023)
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100056363268303
Everick Foundation Archaeological Field School: Queensland (June-July 2023)
https://www.foundation.everick.com.au/field-school
University of Bristol Archaeology Field School: United Kingdom (June - July 2023)
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/global-opportunities/at-bristol/summer-school/undergraduate/archaeology/
Blackfriary Archaeology Field School Dundalk Institute of Technology: Ireland
- Certificate in Archaeological Excavation and Recording (May and June 2023)
https://www.dkit.ie/courses/school-of-business-and-humanities/humanities/certificate-in-archaeological-excavation-and-recording.html
- Certificate in Archaeological Excavation and Recording with Osteology (July 2023)
https://www.dkit.ie/courses/school-of-business-and-humanities/humanities/certificate-in-archaeological-excavation-and-recording-with-osteology.html
Achill Archaeological Field School National University of Ireland Galway: Ireland (June-August 2023)
https://achill-fieldschool.com/accredited-excavation-courses-in-archaeology/
CAMNES & LdM Etruscan Archaeology Field School: Italy (June-July 2023)
https://camnes.org/uploads/kcFinder/files/Archaeology_fieldschool_CAMNES_A5_2022_web%281%29.pdf
Università di Pisa Field School Pozzeveri in Archaeology and Bioarchaeology: Italy (July 2023)
https://www.unipi.it/index.php/humanities/item/3892-field-school-pozzeveri-in-medieval-archaeology-and-bioarchaeology
Bamburgh Research Project Archaeology Field School: United Kingdom (July 2023)
https://bamburghresearchproject.co.uk/index.php/archaeology-field-school-2/
Castelo de Cuncos Archaeological Project: Portugal (July - August 2023)
http://www.castelodecuncosproject.com/
Balkan Heritage Field School. See current projects and fieldwork in archaeology and historic preservation:
https://www.bhfieldschool.org/program
Other ANU local and international field schools (CASS): https://cass.anu.edu.au/study/overseas-study-tours-and-field-trip-courses
Volunteering
AAIA Digital Horizons Project:
Project run by University of Sydney in conjunction with Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens, Archaeological Society of Athens and GML Heritage.
The Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens (AAIA) Digital Horizons Project (DHP) run by the University of Sydney is offering volunteer positions for ANU students.
Positions for Semester 1:
- Record Documentation (3 roles available) Mondays 10am-12pm or Fridays 3-5pm
- Digital Illustration (1 role available) Mondays 10am-12pm
The DHP provides industry-oriented training to student volunteers, with several roles offered that consists of working with archaeological and archival materials.
Volunteers have analysed and processed close to 40,000 records from the AAIA Zagora Excavations from the 1960s-1980s. The DHP is now moving towards processing data from Torone, another site that was excavated by the AAIA in the 1980s-1990s.
ANU students have been involved with the DHP over the past year, including members of ABACUS's executive team. We highly recommend this volunteer opportunity to students wishing to build on their professional skills in digital archaeology and to experience working with student volunteers from universities across Australia. There are also workshops and social events run throughout the semester for volunteers working in-person and online.
Email Thomas Romanis for more info: trom5525@uni.sydney.edu.au
Visit the website for more details on the project: https://aaia.sydney.edu.au/digital-horizons-project/
Honours Research Assistance (2022):
Calling all nature lovers,
We are looking for volunteers to help us track greater gliders back to their hollows at night, and also to help deploy nest boxes to support greater glider populations with post-fire recovery.
You are welcome to come out with us for one day or one night or more if your schedule allows. The fieldwork is in Tallaganda (about 1 hour from Canberra). Transport provided.
All activities require walking around out bush on uneven ground and in the case of tracking greater gliders, you’ll be walking in the dark with a torch. You don’t have to be Olympic fit, but you’ll need to be comfortable with this kind of activity and in good health. We have a volunteer form that volunteers need to sign and we will run through OHS on the day. We have an epirb for emergencies and satellite phones. We haven’t lost anyone yet and we look forward to keeping it that way!
Let me know if anyone is interested in joining us for a day or night of fieldwork (no consecutive days and nights for safety though—we all need sleep!).
Please send an email to (kara.youngentob@anu.edu.au) with the date(s) available and activity (nest box or glider tracking), and any dietary restrictions.
2021
Archaeology
ASIA2220: Kakadu National Park, NT.
ASIA2220: Mornington Point, Vic.
Anthropology
None available
Biological Anthropology
None available
ASIA2220: Kakadu National Park, NT.
ASIA2220: Mornington Point, Vic.
Anthropology
None available
Biological Anthropology
None available
2019
Archaeology
ARCH2022 (*now ASIA2022*): Study Tour Cultural Landscapes and Environmental Change (January)
https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2020/course/ARCH2022.
ARCH2055: Ribchester, U.K,
ARCH2055: Nienburg Wolpe Castle, Germany.
ASIA2220: Vanuatu.
ARCH2059: Phillipines (January-February)
https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2019/course/ARCH2059.
Anthropology
ANTH3014: Indonesia
Biological Anthropology
None available
ARCH2022 (*now ASIA2022*): Study Tour Cultural Landscapes and Environmental Change (January)
https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2020/course/ARCH2022.
ARCH2055: Ribchester, U.K,
ARCH2055: Nienburg Wolpe Castle, Germany.
ASIA2220: Vanuatu.
ARCH2059: Phillipines (January-February)
https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2019/course/ARCH2059.
Anthropology
ANTH3014: Indonesia
Biological Anthropology
None available
