Pella in Jordan
Human occupation stretches back over half a million years
Pella is a magnificent ten-hectare site, set in beautiful surroundings beside a perennial spring in the eastern foothills of the north Jordan valley.
Over the past 45 years, excavations by the University of Sydney have unearthed many important discoveries, including:
For the past 30 years, we have provided members of the public with the opportunity to work on the University of Sydney’s excavations at Pella in Jordan.
Information about the January-February 2026 excavation season at Pella will be available in 2025. During that season we will further investigate:
Finds from the most recent season include alabaster vessels, ceramic chalices, pottery zoomorphic figurines and a complete ivory wand from Iron Age pits, and an alabaster bulls-head protome (from a ceremonial mace), a cylinder seal of a temple, and a column base, all perhaps associated with a nearby Early Bronze Age civic building.
The cost of participating in either group is $6450 (TBC)
The fee includes food and board (and, hopefully, a lot of fun!) for the three weeks you will be at the Pella site, as well as internal transport to and from the site.
We do not arrange group bookings as most volunteers tend to have travel plans before or after their time with us at Pella. If you are interested in working at the important and beautiful site of Pella, please fill in the Pella Application form.
More information
neaf.archaeology@sydney.edu.au
+61 2 9114 0921
Volunteer Coordinator,
Pella Volunteers
NEAF School of Humanities, A18
The University of Sydney 2006
Email: neaf.archaeology@sydney.edu.au
Address: Pella Volunteers, NEAF, School of Humanities, A18 University of Sydney, NSW 2006