Volunteer archaeology digs & field schools in France: 2026 & 2027
3 open excavations and field schools in France, including 3 free volunteer digs. Each listing shows dates, cost, minimum age, credit and how to apply.
Chapelle Saint-Pé
📍 France · 🗓 19 October – 6 November 2026
Medieval
Grand Abri aux Puces
📍 France · 🗓 10 – 31 October 2026
Prehistory
Put Blanc III
📍 France · 🗓 10 October – 2 November 2026
Protohistory (Bronze/Iron Age)
Past season (2026, ended)
80 listings whose 2026 season is over. Pages are kept for reference; check back for 2027.
Abbaye de Grandmont
📍 France · 🗓 28 June – 2 August 2026
Medieval, Early modern
Abri du Maras
📍 France · 🗓 25 April – 16 May 2026
Prehistory
Agglomération gallo-romaine
📍 France · 🗓 1 – 26 June 2026
Roman / Antiquity
Anse du Ly
📍 France · 🗓 August, date à précis selon l’ensablement and les marées 202
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Aven des Planes 1
📍 France · 🗓 27 June – 26 July 2026
Stade isotopique 2, tardiglaciaire
Basi
📍 France · 🗓 14 September – 16 October 2026
Prehistory
Blenien
📍 France · 🗓 27 July – 22 August 2026
Prehistory
Bois de la Tigne
📍 France · 🗓 31 August – 18 September 2026
Protohistory (Bronze/Iron Age)
Bourgade
📍 France · 🗓 22 June – 10 July 2026
Prehistory nature du site : grotte effondrée de la fin du pléistocène moyen, liv
Bridiers
📍 France · 🗓 12 July – 14 August 2026
Roman / Antiquity
Briou Goassélen
📍 France · 🗓 8 – 20 June 2026
Protohistory (Bronze/Iron Age)
Chapelle Saint-Martin
📍 France · 🗓 15 June – 3 July 2026
Medieval
Château de Boves
📍 France · 🗓 22 June – 25 July 2026
Medieval
Château de Montagu
📍 France · 🗓 26 July – 23 August 2026
Medieval, Early modern
Château de Saint-Germain
📍 France · 🗓 13 – 24 July 2026
Medieval
Château de la Groulais
📍 France · 🗓 8 June – 10 July 2026
Medieval, Early modern
Château d’Hyères
📍 France · 🗓 3 August – 3 October 2026
Medieval et Early modern
Château d’Orville
📍 France · 🗓 20 – 31 July 2026
Medieval
Forteresse royale
📍 France · 🗓 7 September – 9 October 2026
Medieval
Goarem ar Manec’h
📍 France · 🗓 26 May – 26 June 2026
Medieval
Grand Jardin
📍 France · 🗓 6 – 31 July 2026
Roman / Antiquity
Grotte Bouyssonie
📍 France · 🗓 31 August – 27 September 2026
Prehistory
Grotte Mandrin
📍 France · 🗓 1 July – 19 August 2026
Prehistory nature du site : grotte occupée par les derniers néandertaliens et le
Grotte Saint-Marcel
📍 France · 🗓 20 – 31 July 2026
Prehistory
Grotte de Sous Ville
📍 France · 🗓 6 – 19 July 2026
Prehistory
Grotte de la Chaise
📍 France · 🗓 17 June – 10 July 2026
Prehistory
Grotte du Portel
📍 France · 🗓 7 – 27 July 2026
Prehistory nature du site : grotte occupée au Palaeolithic moyen et supérieur
Grotte(s) de Jovelle
📍 France · 🗓 20 July – 7 August 2026
Prehistory, Neolithic, Protohistory (Bronze/Iron Age), Medieval
I Casteddi
📍 France · 🗓 6 – 31 July 2026
Protohistory (Bronze/Iron Age)
La Balutie
📍 France · 🗓 6 – 26 September 2026
Prehistory
La Basilique
📍 France · 🗓 22 June – 31 July 2026
Roman / Antiquity
La Borie del Rey
📍 France · 🗓 1 – 27 June 2026
Prehistory
La Butte Saint-Louis
📍 France · 🗓 1 – 25 June 2026
Medieval, Early modern
La Pente de Croupeton
📍 France · 🗓 13 July – 2 August 2026
Prehistory
La Regardière
📍 France · 🗓 28 June – 24 July 2026
Medieval nature du site : site élitaire agropastoral daté de l’an mil
Las Cravieros
📍 France · 🗓 31 August – 19 September 2026
Roman / Antiquity
Le Bassinet
📍 France · 🗓 27 July – 21 August 2026
Prehistory
Le Camp romain (dit aussi Le Catillon)
📍 France · 🗓 30 August – 18 September 2026
Roman / Antiquity, Medieval
Le Château
📍 France · 🗓 3 – 21 August 2026
Medieval, Early modern
Le Château
📍 France · 🗓 session 1 : 27 May – 5 June ; session 2 : 8 – 19 September 2
Medieval, Early modern
Le Grand Marais
📍 France · 🗓 31 August – 4 September 2026
Prehistory
Le Houcheton
📍 France · 🗓 13 – 31 July 2026
Protohistory (Bronze/Iron Age)
Le Küppele
📍 France · 🗓 contact la responsable 2026
Medieval
Le Pinsaud
📍 France · 🗓 15 – 27 June 2026
Prehistory, Protohistory (Bronze/Iron Age)
Le Vieux Château
📍 France · 🗓 10 – 29 August 2026
Medieval et Early modern
Les Bravets
📍 France · 🗓 29 June – 10 July 2026
Medieval
Les Machefers
📍 France · 🗓 29 June – 12 July 2026
Protohistory (Bronze/Iron Age)
Les Malnaux
📍 France · 🗓 10 – 22 August 2026
Roman / Antiquity
Les Renoncées (Confluence)
📍 France · 🗓 7 – 25 September 2026
Roman / Antiquity, Medieval
Les Sablons
📍 France · 🗓 3 – 22 August 2026
Prehistory
Mail de Lagarde
📍 France · 🗓 25 May – 12 June 2026
Protohistory (Bronze/Iron Age)
Mas Aguilhon
📍 France · 🗓 15 June – 12 July 2026
Prehistory
Montagne de Saint-Laurent
📍 France · 🗓 8 – 26 June 2026
Medieval
Monte Grosso
📍 France · 🗓 1 September – 2 October 2026
Prehistory, Protohistory (Bronze/Iron Age)
Motte du Village
📍 France · 🗓 15 June – 4 July Période : Moyen Âge Nature du site : motte
Medieval nature du site : motte castrale avec basse-cour
NORMANDIE
📍 France · 🗓 unknown
unknown
Olbia de Provence
📍 France · 🗓 7 – 28 July 2026
Roman / Antiquity
Oppidum du Bourguel
📍 France · 🗓 28 September – 16 October 2026
Protohistory (Bronze/Iron Age)
Palazzo
📍 France · 🗓 7 September – 2 October 2026
Protohistory (Bronze/Iron Age), Roman / Antiquity
Palol
📍 France · 🗓 29 June – 24 July 2026
Roman / Antiquity, Medieval
Panner
📍 France · 🗓 27 July – 14 August 2026
Medieval
Pertus II
📍 France · 🗓 1 – 30 September 2026
Prehistory
Petra Frisgiata
📍 France · 🗓 7 April – 15 May 2026
De la Prehistory à l’époque contemporaine nature du site : site d’art rupestre
Plage de l’Écuissière
📍 France · 🗓 6 – 26 September 2026
Prehistory, Protohistory (Bronze/Iron Age)
Poilhes
📍 France · 🗓 17 August – 12 September 2026
Prehistory
Prospection sur l’estran
📍 France · 🗓 6 – 26 September 2026
Diachronique
Rain
📍 France · 🗓 26 July – 28 August 2026
Prehistory
Roquemissou
📍 France · 🗓 29 June – 31 July 2026
Prehistory
Roullée et la Selle
📍 France · 🗓 6 – 31 July 2026
Roman / Antiquity, Medieval
Rue Saint-Pierre
📍 France · 🗓 8 August – 20 September 2026
Roman / Antiquity
Saint-Marc
📍 France · 🗓 6 – 31 July 2026
Medieval
Sanctuaire de la Roche d’Aujoux
📍 France · 🗓 21 June – 1 August 2026
Roman / Antiquity
Sanctuaire du Berrut
📍 France · 🗓 6 – 31 July 2026
Protohistory (Bronze/Iron Age), Roman / Antiquity
Sanctuaire du Pont des Arches
📍 France · 🗓 24 – 29 August, plus quelques jours de post-fouille selon di
Roman / Antiquity
Sanctuaire et quartiers
📍 France · 🗓 1 – 19 August 2026
Roman / Antiquity
Source de la Saône
📍 France · 🗓 1 – 20 June 2026
Roman / Antiquity
Usine du Bocard
📍 France · 🗓 6 – 24 July 2026
Early modern
Vallon Saint-Philippe
📍 France · 🗓 5 July – 1 August 2026
Medieval, Early modern
Villa du Gurtelbach
📍 France · 🗓 27 July – 28 August 2026
Roman / Antiquity
Église Saint-Félix
📍 France · 🗓 20 July – 7 August 2026
Medieval, Early modern