Archaeology Award
Andante Travels is a company founded and run by archaeologists. We are passionate about the importance and value of archaeology in the modern world. Since 2006, we have offered an annual award supporting a range of worthwhile and exciting archaeological projects. The purpose of this award is to give something back from our own archaeologically-based business, and to heighten awareness of individual projects of very different natures.
Previous Award Winners
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The Stonehenge Riverside Project Awarded £2000 towards fees for a site supervisor An ambitious field work project investigating the prehistoric landscapes around Stonehenge. The excavations were conducted by Professor Mike Parker Pearson and colleagues from Sheffield and other British Universities. In 2008 the team excavated areas of Stonehenge itself, as well as the so-called "Avenue" (the ceremonial approach to Stonehenge) and the Stonehenge palisade and Cursus. More information is avaliable at the Stonehenge Riverside Website
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Via Consolare Project, Pompeii Awarded £2000 towards equipment for excavation An ongoing excavation investigating a major roadway on the western side of Pompeii. With the support of the Andante Travels Archaeological Award, the project was able to carry out its most successful field season to date in the summer of 2009. Our award helped to cover the purchase of equipment vital both for excavation and analysis - everything from cameras to trowels to drawing frames to buckets and artefact storage. The equipment was used to produce exciting, previously unknown information about the urban development of Pompeii and the processes of construction during its final days. More information is avaliable at the Via Consolare Website |
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The Lamanai Archaeological Project, Belize Awarded £2000 towards training a local person to be a pottery conservator "Of all the projects I can think of, I do feel what they are doing at Lamanai is very impressive indeed. It is an extremely interesting and important Maya site, which, almost uniquely, has seen continuous occupation here from before 1500 BC to the time of the Spanish conqudest and then right through the Colonial period... Local people are involved in the excavation, they act as guides to the ruins... The archaeology has inspired local crafts people and, of course, children in this area visit regularly and are brought up now with a keen sense of their heritage." Guide Lecturer David Drew |
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Catacombs of Anubis, Egypt Awarded £2000 to help with radiocarbon dating This project focuses on the bizarre industry of animal mummification that produced offerings for Anubis, the ancient Egyptian God of the Dead. Although animal catacombs are quite common in Egypt there have been no large scale studies of canid remains from such sites and it is estimated that millions of mummified dogs were sacrificed here. |
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Ness of Brodgar, Orkney Awarded £2000 to help with site access and interpretation A unique Neolithic site situated in the “Heart of Neolithic Orkney” World Heritage Site. Recent excavations have revealed a number of extraordinary Neolithic structures, including a large central chamber, widely regarded as one of the finest examples of Neolithic architecture in Europe. Archaeologists have also uncovered a wealth of artefacts including flint tools, a clay figurine and Neolithic pottery. More information is available at the Ness of Brodgar Website
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