12 January 2007
PROJECT NAME: International Summer Camp for Volunteers: „Bosnian Pyramids 2010"
INVESTOR AND ORGANIZER: Non-profit NGO „Archaeological park: Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun" Foundation, registered for archaeological research and cultural heritage protection by the Ministry of Justice of Bosnia-Herzegovina
PARTNER: Town of Visoko, NGO „Citizen's Forum" Visoko, Tourism Board of regional Government from Zenica
DESCRIPTION: Foundation will organize first International Summer Camp in Bosnia after the war (1992-1995)
LOCATIONS: (1) Archaeological locations of the Bosnian Valley of the Pyramids where the permmits have been issued: foothill of the northern side of the Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun, western sections of the Bosnian Pyramid of the Moon, tunnel that will lead in the center of the tumulus in Vratnica, KTK tunnels and Ravne tunnels; (2) Other sections important for the touristic infrastructure (access to the pyramid sites, stairways, wooden handrails, parking lots, etc.)
GOALS: (1) Speed up the archaeological work; (2) Improve the touristic infrastructure in order to get it rerady for the archaeological tourism
DURATION: Summer camp will start on June 1, 2010 and will end on September 30, 2010 (122 days)
SHIFTS: There will be four shifts: June 1 - June 30, July 1 - July 31, August 1 - August 31, September 1 - September 30
NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS: It will be up to 200 volunteers per shift. Summer Camp will be open for volunteers who want to come for a less than 30 days (for example, weekend, one week, 10 days, etc.)
WHERE THE VOLONTEERS WILL BE COMING FROM: Judging the interest already shown, the volunteers will be coming from several countries: Croatia, Serbia, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Malaysia, Bosnia, Holland, etc.
AGE: Minimum age is 18 years.
SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP: General manager dr. Sam Osmanagich, leading archaeologist M.Sc. Mislav Hollos (Croatia);
SCIENTIFIC BOARD: Egyptologist dr. Nabil Swelim (Egypt), archaeologist dr. Mona Haggag (Egypt), chemical engineer dr. Muhamed Pasic (Bosnia), geophysicist dr. Oleg Khavroshkin (Russia), historian dr. Hassan Saady (Egypt).
SUMMER CAMP MANAGEMENT: Experienced Summer Camp leader and Advisory Board
ACCOMMODATION: Army baracks in Visoko (one building and several tents).
APPLICATIONS: Starting December 1st, 2009 via e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
HYMN:
All interested individuals who want to take part in International Summer Camp for Volunteers "Bosnian Pyramids 2010" in Visoko, Bosnia should fill up the provided application form and send to e-mail:
mrav@piramidasunca.ba
See you in summer of 2010 at the most exciting archaeological site in the world :)