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TarracoCircusand Amphitheater(excavations throughout 1988).Tarragona
wasthe
The
capitaloftheProvincia
HispaniaCiterions.
sitefeaturesmanyimportant
Roman
monuments,
suchas a theater,circus,forumandtemple.Severalmuseums
andbeachesinthevicinity.
Getting
there:Locatedin the centerof the cityof Tarragona.Noappointment
necessaryforadmission,
butrequiredforguide;accommodations,
campingandrestaurantsnearby;site is wheelchairaccessible.Contact:XavierDupré-Raventós,
TallerEscoladÄrqueologia
(TEDA),C/Escorxadors/n., 43003Tarragona,Spain(tel.)
977-23-24-48.
SWEDEN
Eketorp (May-September1988). Excavations here have revealedevidenceof three
phasesoffortifiedsettlementsdatingfromA.D.
300to the 13thcentury.The on-sitemuseum
housesa selectionofthe 26,000artifactsexcavatedfromthesiteandfeaturesexhibitsillustratingwhatlifewaslikefor the peoplewholived
here.Visitors
ofthe
mayviewthereconstruction
settlementoccupied
betweenA.D.400and700.
Thesiteis oneof 16knownprehistoric
fortson
theisland.Getting
there:Locatedontheislandof
Olandin the southeast;cross the mainland
bridgeandproceedsouth,following
signsto the
site.Noappointment
or
necessaryforadmission
guide;accessible
bytrainto Kalmarandbybus
(fromJune 15 to August15 only);hoteland
20kilometers
camping
away; youthhosteleight
kilometersaway;restaurantsnearby;site is
wheelchair-accessible.
Contact:BengtEdgren,
Box 5405,Stockholm,
Riksantikvariëambetet,
SwedenS-114
84 (tel.)08-783-9000.

WALES
Bersham (April-June 1988) and Caergwile (July-August1988).TheBershamironworkswillbethesceneofexcavations
scheduled
forthe spring.Thiswillbe followed
by excavations at anothersite, Caergwile,a late 13thcenturyEnglishandWelshcastle.The country
parksof Clwydand the townof Chesterare
there:Writeorcallcontactfordenearby.Getting
tailsanddirections.Noappointment
necessary
foradmission,
butrequiredforguide;accessible
bybusor taxi;hotel,bedandbreakfast,andrestaurantsnearby.Volunteers
accepted.Contact:
ChiefExec.Dept.,Clwyd
CounJ. Mariey,
County
cil,ShireHall,Mold,Clwyd,Wales,GreatBritainCH76NB(tel.)0352-2121,
ext. 2325.

Bersham Ironworks (April 4-June 24,
thissitewas
1988).Inusefromca. 1670to 1810,
ofironmaster
JohnWilkinpartofthe ironworks
son,whichproducedcannonsforthe American
CivilWarand cylindersfor Boultonand Watt
steamengines.The surviving
include
buildings
twoblastfurnacesanda cannonfoundry.BershamIndustrial
HeritageCentreandErddigNationalTrustare nearby.Gettingthere:Bersham
is situatedsometwomilesto the southVillage
westofWresham
viathe B5099road;goto the
BershamIndustrialHeritageCentre,locatedin
thecenterofthevillage,
fordirections
to site.No
appointment
necessaryfor admission;guided
tourson weekdaysonly;accessiblebybus;acandrestaurantsnearby;
commodations,
camping
site is wheelchair-accessible.
Volunteersac&Leisure
cepted.Contact:S. Grenter,Tourism
Division,ClwydCountyCouncil,Shire Hall,
Mold,Clwyd,Wales,GreatBritainCH76N4
(tel.)Mold2121,ext. 2745.

BrawdyHillFort (year-round;excavations,
July 30-September 9, 1988). This inland
Iron
promontoryfort featureswell-stratified
Agedepositsinthe interiorandpossiblya Dark
Medieval
manorhouse
Agesecularoccupation.
lies adjacentto the site. ScoltonManorand
Haverfordwest
Museum,RochMedieval
Castle,
castleandprioryandthe PemHaverfordwest
brokeshire
coastalpathareinthevicinity.
Getting
there:Locatednear BrawdyFarm,near Newgate; travelone milenortheastof A487road
to St. DavidsRoad,Dyfed.No
Haverfordwest
or guide;
appointment
necessaryforadmission
andthen
accessibleby trainto Haverfordwest
eight miles by bus to Pen-Y-Cwm
(Brawdy
turnoff)
; fromherebyfootonemilealongroadto
BrawdyFarm;site is about1/4milefromfarm;
hotelandmotelinRoch;caravanparkadjacent
to
site; restaurantsnearby.Volunteers
accepted.
Contact:K. R. Dark,324NorburyAve.,Lon3RL(tel.)01-679-7727.
don,EnglandSW16
Castell Henllys (Easter and May-September 1988;excavationsJuly-August1988).
Locatedin the Pembrokeshire
coast national
park,thisIronAgehillfortfeaturesa RomanoBritishannex.Excavations
beganin 1981,and
the siteis beingreconstructed
withthe original
foundations.
Thisyearwillsee thecompletion
of
the thirdroundhouse.
PentreIfan-a Neolithic
burialchamber,Cilgerran
castle,ScoltanManor
Museum,and Neverachurchand castle are
nearby.Gettingthere:HirnleftontoA487road
fromFishguard
to Cardigan;
passthroughNewport (Dyfed)andthen FelindreFarchog;climb
hillto signpostedsite. No appointment
necesbut requiredfortourguide;
saryforadmission,
andrestauaccessible
bybus;accommodations
rants nearby.Volunteersaccepted.Contact:
J.H.B.Foster,Texodus
Ltd.,TheCoppice,Bath
SL6
Road,Littlewick
Green,Berkshire,
England
or 023-979319.
3QR(tel.)062-882-4793;
Celts, Druids and Conquerors (July-August 1988). Participants
mayjoina weekend
tourto the IsleofAnglesey
to examinethe last
refugeofthe Druids.Themysteryofthe area's
of prehistoric
pastis symbolized
by a profusion
stoneburialtombsandby the remainsof early
there:ForfurtherinforChristian
Getting
activity.
mation,contactFresco,36 GreatRussellSt.,
WC1B
3PP(tel.)01-323-4690.
London,England
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