MUN Students Take Part in Archaeological Dig in Germany
In the summer of 2016, a group of five students from MUN headed to Germany to take part in an archaeology project in northern Germany. The excavation was part of the section “Medieval North Sea Coast Harbours” of the project “Harbours from the Roman Period to the Middle Ages” (http://www.spp-haefen.de/en/projects/nordseekueste/). One of the participants, Tomoya Boehm, describes his experience:
“Studying in Cuxhaven, Germany, last summer has been an unforgettable experience. The field director, Dr. Ingo Eichfeld, and everyone else on the site were extremely helpful. They guided me along, since it was my first excavation, as a first-year archaeology student. It also was a fantastic way of building connections for future job opportunities. I was able to learn many new skills on the field that I have not heard about before in class. Also, being able to practice the skills in real life, rather than simply reading about it has been extremely helpful. I would recommend anyone to take this field school, or at least ask for more information. Throughout the excavation, we were able to uncover countless pieces of pottery, some bone fragments, along with some features belonging to longhouses from the Roman Iron Age. The excavation that took place right next to ours uncovered a grave site dating close to 1000 years ago!”
The excavation in Cuxhaven was organized and directed by Dr. Ingo Eichfeld from the Lower Saxony Institute for Historical Coastal Research. The participation of MUN students was coordinated by Dr. Sébastien Rossignol (History).