Help save an almost forgotten treasure trove of ancient Roman culture and enrich Tuscany's archaeological heritage as you join Dr. Andrea Camilli, Dr. Giandomenico De Tommaso, Dr. Carolina Megale, Dr. Francesco Ghizzani Marcia, and Luciano Giannoni.

You'll excavate the Roman maritime settlement of Poggio del Molino, collect organic samples with a palaeobotanist, document all finds and survey the area surrounding the dig site to clean, collect and document artifacts such as pottery shards, fresco, metal, mosaic, and coins.

Your accommodation will be in simple-but-comfortable apartments in the quiet village of Populonia Station, about 5km from the site. The apartments feature modern furnishings, electricity, gas heat, kitchen facilities, beds, flush toilets, hot showers and internet access. Project staff and volunteers will help themselves to breakfast. Project staff will prepare lunches and dinner every day and volunteers will be asked to help cleaning up.

You will have many opportunities to enjoy local wines, desserts and other culinary treats as well as traditional cultural events and festivals, depending on the season. The site is located in lush green landscape overlooking the sea where the Mediterranean vegetation is particularly diverse in species, form and colour. You will also be near to the wood-covered Natural Park of Montioni's Hills as well as the Coastal Park of Sterpaia, which has a highly-prized and rare humid forest, once typical of the landscape of the ancient coast of the Maremma. An important bird and amphibian reserve, Orti Bottagone, is also in close proximity. In Populonia's own Parco Archeologico di Baratti, there is a famous Etruscan necropolis of monumental tomb mounds, with acropolis temples and a sacred complex, probably dedicated to Venus.

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