Enrich your travel by immersing yourself in learnings from rock carvings, runestones, ancient burial grounds, prehistoric sites, hill forts and fossils.
Travel to Experience Archaeology and Palaeontology
Good conservation is based on a sound understanding of what we’re protecting.
Archaeology and palaeontology give us fascinating insight into life in all its forms. Fossils provide evidence of evolution and archaeological artefacts tell us what life was like at different stages in that evolution. They provide clues to lost civilisations such as Greenland’s Vikings and living societies alike.
The cool North of Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Scotland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden and the Faroe Islands offers a wealth of archaeological and paleontological interest. From the Rödsten of Sweden to the petroglyphs of Finland and the Jurassic ammonites of Scotland, this is one huge field trip! Search for dinosaur prints on the Scottish Island of Skye, see craftspeople work with traditional Viking methods in Trondheim or land at Segelsällskapets Fjord to experience the folded brown and white dolomite layers.
“History may be accurate, but archaeology is precise.”
Doug Scott
Introducing Archaeology and Paleontology
Archaeology
Archaeology is the study of artefacts and other physical evidence left by past societies of humans and closely related to species. It uses scientific analysis of field samples to inform historical understanding.
Palaeontology is the study of prehistoric species, mostly ones that are extinct. It focuses primarily on fossil data, using a variety of physical, chemical and biological techniques to analyse them.
Going beyond the superficial can be hard to achieve on mainstream holidays. We offer the opportunity to travel with purpose and satisfy your curiosity whilst encouraging respect and care for our natural world. All our experiences offer eco-tourism at their core.
WONDER SEEKERS scientific tourism travel adventures are designed for those who want more than scenic vistas (don’t worry, we have those too). Each trip is designed by passionate specialists who want to share their knowledge through immersive, experience-based learning in the subjects' most natural environment. It’s an exciting fusion of travel and science.
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