"Worldwide there are more and more excavations annually, but Cambustica and the region it is geographically situated in standout, specifically for classical archaeologists studying the ancient Greco-Roman World and its civilization(s). What was special about working at Cambustica was that the area this Roman fortress is situated in is home to a group or series of archaeological sites that form a rich and relatively untouched archaeological region that forms the last known great and unexcavated remains of the once might Roman Empire. Rataria and the renown site of Gamzigrad or Felix Romuliana, just inside the Serbian border, are both parts of this archaeological region and its rich heritage. This is what made doing excavation work at Cambustica, situated near these other historic and archaeological sites and remains, a real pleasure and privilege."

The Bulgarian Archaeological Association (BAA) is pleased to announce the next season of the Cambustica fieldwork. The BAA Archaeological Field School was founded in 2003 as a Training School for students of archaeology and is based in Northwest Bulgaria. The Field School is involved in a study of the Roman culture in the region, incorporating a research excavation at a number of sites.

Our practical courses:

- Acquaint participants with the fundamentals of Roman material cultures of south-eastern Europe.

- Offer a crash-course in the methods and practices of modern archeology.

- Introduce participants to the technical side of keeping archeological record, conducting field surveys, keeping trench notebooks, organizing and inventorying finds, conservation on site, and filing field reports out of field journals.

- Introduce participants to the strategies for historical conservation of the material remains of the past, the methods of their incorporation in the living communities of the present.

The project will include also additional courses focused on the professional development of the participants (Illustration, Field Survey, Ceramic and Metal restoration) provided by highly skilled artists.

The field school takes between July 2 and July 29, 2012. More information here.

The cost of the Field School is 1183 EUR. For more information go to our Price list here

The project is directed by Krassimira Luka and is funded by Bulgarian Archaeological Association