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What it is like to be on an excavation? These people can tell you all about it! They are not archaeologists but people who have gone and worked as volunteers on digs in many parts of the world. See what they say about the experience, the work, and the excitement of discovering ancient civilizations one trowel-ful at a time.

Dig Volunteers

Hal Bonnette

Andrew Bradshaw

Gordon Govier

Kevin McGeough

Donald Mook

Barbara Pilcher

Kim Rolling

Volunteer Stories

A Few Thoughts for the Novice Dig Volunteer
by Donald Mook

Archaeology as a Hobby and a Passion
by Gordon Gouvier

Expedition to the Early Bronze Age
by Paul Holdorf

Digging Archaeology
by Kim Rolling

Fifteen Years as a Volunteer
by Barbara Pilcher