How the expedition works
The expedition currently operates as a professional research excavation, which involves archaeological training for both international and Georgian archaeology students.
AGEN is a ‘not for profit’ organisation that administers the British end of the annual fieldwork at Nokalakevi. Its directors work closely with the Georgian staff of the National Museum to organise and help fund the ongoing, annual fieldwork at the site and related pre- and post-excavation work.

Our practice
The expedition is headed predominantly by archaeologists who collectively have over 35 years of rural and urban fieldwork experience; They have excavated nationally (UK) and internationally so covering a diverse number of cultures within a wide chronological frame. Our single context recording methodology has been carefully constructed to maximise the amount of information though excavation and can be seen in the orientation pack (which can be downloaded from the volunteering page).

With each subsequent season, we aim to draw upon as many specialisations available to us in order to more effectively study the site of Nokalakevi. Our goal is to attract specialists and expand research interest in the area and employ the expertise to carry out a wide variety of science and arts based archaeological disciplines. We have addressed, topographical, archaeological and GPS surveys and we are conducting a full ceramic analysis, paleobotanical and zoological analyses and even experimental archaeology.

The experience
When participating on the expedition, your experience will not just be about the archaeology. Although your archaeological erudition will benefit from highly trained field archaeologists, specialists and academics, you will also learn about the Georgian culture and its history.