The Tel Rehov Excavations - 2008

Time Schedule


 

The excavation schedule runs Monday through Friday, from 05:15 to 12:30 (the heavier work is scheduled to avoid the worst of the heat). During the afternoons, volunteers will help in pottery washing and analysis. Free time is available for recreational activities such as swimming, socializing and visiting nearby attractions.

  4:30  Wake-up.  Light breakfast in your rooms.
 

  5:00  Buses leave for Tel Rehov 5 am sharp.  Don’t be late!
 

  5:30  Begin work on the tel.
 

  8:30  Breakfast on site from 8:30-9 am.
 

10:45  Second break from 10:45-11 am.
 

12:15  Quit work.
 

12:30  Buses leave Tel Rehov for Nir David.
 

13:00  Lunch in the kibbutz dining hall.

 

FREE TIME until 16:30 pm

 

16:30  Pottery washing and sorting.
 

19:00  Dinner at kibbutz dining hall.
 

20:00  Lectures two times a week.
 

22:00  Bedtime. You need your sleep!
 

For those of you who would like to hear more about our dig goals and procedures, you are welcome to read our VOLUNTEER GUIDE.


Waiting for the bus! (Short video clip)

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A healthy breakfast!
A healthy breakfast!

Our toilet
Our toilet

“Does anyone need a pen?” – the field registrar’s table
“Does anyone need a pen?” – the field registrar’s table

 

Relaxation in the afternoon on the front porch
Relaxation in the afternoon on the front porch

This is really like gardening back home…
This is really like gardening back home…

Anyone need the ladder?
Anyone need the ladder?

 

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