Mediterranean Archaeology in Menorca
These are some of the reasons why we think you would love Sa Cudia Cremada Field School in Menorca: 1. This is going to be our 3rd year conducting the excavation in the taula sanctuary at Sa Cudia Cremada, a type of Iron Age monumental religious building which is exclusive to Menorca…And you will have […]
In 2016 Sa Cudia Cremada Field School carried out its second excavation campaign, which took place in two sessions in August and September. Students from different countries, such as USA, Canada, Australia and Switzerland, attended our three-week courses, where they dug in Sa Cudia Cremada’s sanctuary (taula enclosure), which dates from the Late Talayotic period […]
Peter Hochsieder is an archaeoastronomer who has studied Menorcan taula sanctuaries and their relation to sky phenomena for over 40 years. He is co-author of the book Les Taules de Menorca: un Estudi Arqueo-Astronòmic (The Taules of Menorca: an Archaeoastronomical Study). Since we started our project in 2015, he has collaborated in Sa Cudia Cremada Field […]
Our tasks at the field school run every week day and imply both physical and mental work, whereas on Saturdays students go on guided field trips to discover several archaeological sites and museums on the island. But what about your free time? Many of you might not have been in Menorca before and, consequently, you […]
Even though Menorcan Taula sanctuaries can present different variations in their components and organization, there are certain elements and characteristics which are constant in all of them. The first one is the building’s layout, which usually has a horseshoe shape. This means that the façade, where the main entrance is located, is rectilinear or slightly […]
Are you an individual, company or any type of institution interested in finding a cultural project to fund/ sponsor or just help a bit with a contribution? Sa Cudia Cremada Field School is a non-profit organization that runs the archaeological research project at the site called in the same way: Sa Cudia Cremada, which is […]
We are very excited to announce that this year we include a new activity in our summer courses: workshops in EXPERIMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY! During two afternoons, students will be explained how Prehistoric Menorcans carried out different activities which were related to their everyday life, such as weaving, making flour and making and using the slingshot, just […]
The building under archaeological research at Sa Cudia Cremada is a Taula sanctuary from the Late Talayotic period (Late Iron Age). But, how can we be so sure about it? Since we started our project we thought that the building we intended to dig was a taula sanctuary, due to its main layout (a horseshoe-shaped […]
On May 30th Sa Cudia Cremada Field School goes back to the field to keep uncovering an amazing Iron Age Sanctuary and to deliver high-quality archaeological training to our students. This year we offer several sessions, both of our Fieldwork course and Laboratory course, where students will gain experience in different fields and will be […]
Let’s admit it: there are many Archaeology field schools all around the world, which offer many different types of programs, many of them in beautiful locations and giving students the opportunity to dig in amazing sites and enroll in exciting activities. There’s also a wide variety of types of lodgings they offer, as well as […]