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Volunteers needed for archeological dig in Ukraine
The Kamianets-Podilskyi Foundation is seeking 12 student volunteers
to participate in an archeological dig in Ukraine in summer 1998.
This dig will be in the city of Kamianets-Podilskyi and will run
from June 29 to August 14. Once one of the most important late
Medieval and Renaissance citadels in Eastern Europe, Kamianets-
Podilskyi is today a city of 100,000 people located in western
Ukraine.
Volunteers will help find the remains of Medieval and Renaissance
structures, discover artifacts, and make maps of the dig sites.
This year�s excavations will include a large merchant�s house that
overlooked the city�s central square. Previous excavations of this
site yielded such artifacts as glass vessels, soup bowls from
Holland, and tea cups from China. Archeologists hope to continue
research into the city�s central square this summer. Future
excavations will determine whether the square was founded by the
Romans in the third century A.D, as many claim.
Applicants of all backgrounds, age 18 and older are invited.
Applicants need not be fluent in Ukrainian, but must be in good
health and able to do physical labor in a hot, sunny climate. A
sense of humor and a spirit of adventure are a must. No previous
archeological experience is needed, but volunteers with such
experience will be readily accepted.
The Kamianets-Podilskyi Foundation is a non-profit organization
devoted to the study and preservation of that city�s cultural
heritage. The foundation is sponsoring these excavations in
cooperation with St. John Fisher College in New York, the University
of Alberta, the Lviv Institute of Social Sciences, the Lviv
Institute of Restoration, and the Kamianets-Podilskyi Historical-
Architectural Preserve. The foundation has been leading
archeological expeditions for seven years.
Contact Information:
The Kamianets-Podilskyi Foundation
2033 Westfall Road
Rochester NY 14618
Phone: (716) 442-1597
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.frontiernet.net/~amandzy
Contact: Adrian Mandzy,
Alternate Contact:
Shannon L. Nachajko
Phone: (716) 742-3907
E-Mail: [email protected]
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