So, if you plan on being out of town for several weeks after an application deadline, please provide the clearinghouse with contact information. We will make sure the project leader is kept up to date. Selecting volunteers is a very difficult task. In many cases, there are more volunteers applying to a project than there are spaces available. All applications received by the application deadline are considered equally.
Project leaders look for a balance.
They try to bring people to the project from the local area and from across the country. They like a balance of men and women. If children are accepted, they look for families as well as individuals. They accept people with experience and those who have never worked on an archaeological project in their lives. And they look for past PIT volunteers as well as new people.