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Archaeological Opportunities in Portugal |
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PortAnta is an organization dedicated to facilitating/sponsoring archaeological opportunities in Portugal. Being a foreigner and having excavated and lived in Portugal for several years now, my desire is to help foreign students and researchers to have the same life-shaping experiences as I did...and still do. PortAnta is managed by Maia Langley and Rui Boaventura . A research cooperative was initiated by us to unite Portuguese archaeologists and researchers, who had viable and worthwhile projects and who were willing to educate and inform participants, to utilize foreign students at their excavations and in research projects. Knowing that many students of archaeology and museum studies never get an opportunity to work in-depth and hands on with archaeological material from European Prehistoric and Classical sources, the invitation of foreign students to work with these professionals seemed like a relationship that could be beneficial to both the researcher and the student. Unlike many study abroad programs, these opportunities are directed, or co-directed, and instructed by people who are native to their country and are specialized in their fields. All instructors and directors are fluent in several languages - English included. The amount of submersion in Portuguese culture and language, that any participant wants, is dependent upon that individual. These are not opportunities, however, that are meant to “hand-hold” foreign students. They are meant to challenge and involve participants in real archaeological experiences and research opportunities. The wealth of research and opportunities in a country of incredibly hospitable and inviting people is abundant and my hopes are to encourage foreigners to engage, in a real and meaningful way, the history, people and modern culture of Portugal. In short, PortAnta aims to encourage personal growth, educate, stimulate and enrich the lives of the participants who truly want to learn and have fun while dedicating themselves to a worthwhile academic pursuit.
PortAnta logo conceived by Rui Boaventura and Maia Langley; designed by John Willinghurst
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Programs for 2007 |
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Torre de Palma Osteology Project Iron Age Excavation of Sapatoa
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