Volunteering in Odense

Six Lithuanian senior volunteers under the EU project visited Odense, Denmark from 5 to 26 of September in 2012. Together with Danish senior volunteers we did such interesting and useful work:          

Archaeological investigations in the Areskov field under supervision of archaeologist Jorgen A. Jacobsen. 

We were excavating iron production site.

Sewing an examples for Ladby tapestry which will be done in Ladby’s Viking Museum. Also carpentry works for making old Viking ship.

• Archaeological mapping in Abylund.
• Beach walking, searching for artefacts.
• Archaeological searchings in Garup.

Eigils and Leif‘s lectures about Danish prehistory and history, about what is archaeological mapping

is DK.

Introduction with project’s program .            We have nothing in common in Lithuania as here in          
                                             Pipstorn. This is Danish prehistory.     

Volunteer  work at Viking Museum  in Ladby

It was wonderfull to take part in sewing the examples for tapestry. Very friendly  and productive days were in Ladby museum with danish volunteers.

    Sewing examples made by Antanina and Valda.                     May be Robertas feels like viking?    

Rasa and Jonas prepared the material for viking ship.

      Archaeological excavating in Korinthos village.   Sometimes happened that we ought to find 
      Searching for burials.                                            „artefacts“ on the floor in Harja‘s club.

Sunny and rainy days in Areskov while excavating     Lot discussions about what we have found: iron

for iron making site.                                                     melting slag, produced in ancient bloomeries, 

                                                                                     charcoal pieces, small pieces of red clay, 

                                                                                     fragments of burned stone and ect.  

At Gerda‘s and Harald‘s home we felt a great    Discussions after we helped to put in order burial

hospitality while worked in Areskov.                    in Gerda‘s and Harald‘s yeard.

Eigils instructions before beach walking in Fyns        We saw a very rich cultural layer on this shore.

Hoved. It is very new and interesting experience
for us.

               Wonderful nature of fjords.                          Volunteers from Middelfart shared their

                                                                                     knowledge in volunteering with us.

        Rainy day during archaeological mapping in      We had a special lesson how to recognize flint

        Abylund.                                                               artifacts. But it appeared not so simple.