First public excavation of Feldluftpark Pori announced

Feldluftpark Pori research team and Satakunta Museum are proud to announce the first public excavation of Feldluftpark Pori research project. This year the excavation is organized through Porin seudun kansalaisopisto ("Pori area adult education center") as a course centered around conflict archaeology and wartime history of Satakunta region.

The course takes place in autumn with a programme as follows:
  • Thu 27.8. 18-19.30 History of Pori airfield and Satakunta in war
  • Tue 1.9. 18-19.30 Introduction to conflict archaeology
  • Thu 3.9. 18-19.30 Archaeological methodology and techniques for excavations
  • Sat-Sun 5.-6.9. 10-16 Excavation weekend 1
  • Sat-Sun 12.-13.9. 10-16 Excavation weekend 2
  • Tue 29.9. 18-19.30 Introduction to post-excavation work and finds
  • Thu 1.10. 18-19.30 Latest results of the research project, plans for the future and comparisons to other wartime research sites
Participants not able or willing to take part in the excavation can choose to take part solely on the lectures with a guided visit to the excavation site on 12.9.

The price for the whole course is 52 euros, or 20 euros for those opting out from the excavation. More information and details on signing up are posted online later in summer.

We look forward to seeing many of you on the field and in the lecture halls!

Who knows what treasures are waiting for us!
Location: Pori, Finland

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