We have just launched a crowdsourcing effort on RocketHub, which has allowed numerous projects to "launch, fund and fly!" Currently, RocketHub is home of the #SciFund Challenge, but we didn't find out about this project until it was too late. Hopefully, people looking to support science projects will support ours as well.
The first archaeology project to be funded via crowdsourcing was The Meander Project by Colleen Morgan. It successfully reached its goal of $5,000 and more, but was sadly cancelled due to permitting reasons (?) in Turkey. Kudos to Colleen for paving the way, bringing archaeology to the global stage and proving that people around the world care about history and heritage.
The second archaeology project to achieve crowdsourcing funds is The Roman DNA Project by Kristina Kilgrove. They have achieved above and beyond their goal of $6,000 and there is still time left to support them! Thanks to the support of 149 "rocketfuelers" and counting, they are going to do some amazing things with Roman DNA. I supported this program and am looking forward to getting my Roman skull postcards!
Thanks to these previous efforts, and personal tips from various special people, we have launched our own RocketHub, hoping to raise enough rocket fuel to make SVG Digs an astounding success. Being volunteer based, we could certainly use some rocket fuel to get some new tools and supplies, and help offset some of our costs. In return, you will get some great rewards! Go on, be a rocket fueler...
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