A few years ago, I spent 5 weeks in the Czech Republic on an archaeological dig. It was near the southern border near Austria and Slovakia. It was not something I necessarily set out to do, but the opportunity came up and I went. The area where we dug was on the outskirts of Breclav in an relatively isolated area. We had a main building with a dining room, flush toilets and showers (though more often than not COLD showers). It was a step up from tent camping. Above is a picture of our 'homes'. They were metal boxes with beds. I lucked out with only 4 of us sharing one unit. Others had up to 6 people. We spent our days digging on the site and our nights socializing or doing lab work, which included cleaning our finds. During the weekends, we visited various different cities in the Czech Republic, Austria and Slovakia.
Below is the google map of where we stayed and our site. The small white box shape on the upper corner under 'show labels' is the camp where the main building and sleeping quarters were located. The "B" is the museum that was located on the site and where we used the facilities while digging. Our actual dig site was in the rough clearing to the right of the trees there. We would walk each day to the dig site in the morning, returning to home camp for lunch and then back to the site in the afternoon.
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That gives you an idea of where I went. I will write further posts about the dig and some of our side trips. Do you have any questions? Anything you would like to know or see? Lots more to come!
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