Why do you think Community Archaeology is important? Community archaeology is important as it brings together a wide variety of people and allows them to experience and understand history in a way that a book or a television programme could never do. With regards to the Dig Greater Manchester Project, community archaeology has helped to [...]
CAT JARMAN – Encouraging potential archaeology students
March 15, 2013 By Filed Under: Q&A with Site Supervisors
How did you become passionate about archaeology? I grew up in Norway, and going to see the Viking ships in Oslo when I was very young made a great impression on me. Although I had been really interested in history it was only when I moved to the UK at the age of 18 that [...]
LAUREN MCINTYRE – Introduction to Human Osteology
March 15, 2013 By Filed Under: Q&A with Site Supervisors
Why are you interested in osteology? I remember the first time I handled an animal skull in a science class at secondary school. All the other kids thought it was disgusting, but I was fascinated by it. Later when I went to university I got interested in funerary archaeology, and my interest in osteology grew [...]
LISA WESTCOTT WILKINS – New Venture
March 15, 2013 By Filed Under: Q&A with Site Supervisors
Why did you decide to start DigVentures? Just before I left Current Archaeology, we did a special issue (CA250) about the cuts, and followed this up with a fairly intense panel discussion session at CA Live. It was clear that things were going to change quickly for archaeologists, and that this was quite a serious [...]
SHARP Day Courses
Location: Norfolk parish of Sedgeford |
Dates: 14, 18 and 27 July, 7 August |
Cost: £40.00
This Year, Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project will also be running several day courses, combining archaeological teaching with a fun day out. There are three courses to choose from which take place in July and August: Cooking up an Anglo Saxon Feast, Flint in Archaeology: a basic introduction, and Flint Knapping with John & [...]
Kent Archaeological Field School Two-Day Courses
Location: Different locations around Kent |
Dates: Throughout 2013 |
Cost: Most courses £75 for non-members, £50 for members
The Kent Archaeological Field School (KAFS) will be running several hands-on courses that do not require participation in fieldwork. Courses are open to those who wish to further their knowledge of archaeological practices. Courses include ‘Bones and Burials’ led by expert Dr Chris Deter, which will cover the onsite recording of human remains and how [...]
Introduction to Human Osteology
Location: Department of Archaeology, The University of Sheffield |
Dates: 24-28 June |
Cost: £400 (£340 for students/unwaged)
In June 2013, the University of Sheffield will be running a short course in human osteology. This hands-on course will be taught in the main osteology laboratory using the department’s human skeletal reference collection. Participants will be given an overview of human skeletal anatomy and taught a variety of osteological methods. This course is ideal [...]
Brecon Beacons National Park
Location: Various locations around the Brecon Beacons National Park |
Dates: Throughout 2013 |
Cost: Free - suggested donation for each walk is £3 per person
The Brecon Beacons National Park has volunteer opportunities in both archaeology and heritage. Those involved will work alongside park officers in on-going projects such as helping with the production of the Local List and helping to record and conserve archaeological remains. No previous experience is necessary. Projects tend to be more suitable to those aged [...]
MBArchaeology Volunteering Opportunity
Location: Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
Dates: Throughout 2013 |
Cost: Free
MBArchaeology is looking for volunteers with basic archaeological knowledge to assist in courses and projects for Adult Education and Family Learning. These are based in the Bolsover Region of North East Derbyshire. Roles will include assistance in fieldwork activities such as surveying, planning and excavation, supervising group members, support for group members involved in active [...]
Archeoscan
Location: Hanging Hill, on the edge of the Cotswold scarp between Bristol and Bath |
Dates: 01 September-01November most days |
Cost: £20 per day (reductions for longer-term attendance)
Archeoscan is planning to excavate again this year on a Roman site located between Bath and Bristol. In 2012, a combination of geophysics and an evaluation excavation revealed the presence of a series of high-status Roman buildings located close to the old Roman road to Bath, set on the stunning Cotswold scarp. The aim of [...]
Thames Discovery Programme (TDP)
Location: London |
Dates: April - September |
Cost: Training session £100 (£50 concessions) and free thereafter
The Thames Discovery Programme, now in its fifth year, aims to involve the public in recording and monitoring the fast disappearing archaeology of the Thames foreshore. Over millennia, archaeological deposits, features and finds have built up, but much of the foreshore is now eroding and the archaeology is being washed away. As there is little [...]
DigVentures 2013 Field School
Location: Leiston Abbey, Theberton, Leiston, Suffolk |
Dates: 02-21 July |
Cost: Variable – please visit website for more details
In July 2013, DigVentures field school will be undertaking the first ever large-scale archaeological investigation at Leiston Abbey, a Scheduled Ancient Monument composed of mainly 14th century remains. Located just half a mile from the beautiful Suffolk coast, it was founded in 1182 by Augustinian canons, and is one of the finest and most complete examples [...]
Burrough Hill Archaeological Field School
Location: Burrough Hill Country Park, Somerby Road, Leicestershire |
Dates: 24 June-05 July |
Cost: £200 per person, per week
This year the University of Leicester is calling for volunteers to spend a week working on the site of Burrough Hill in Leicestershire. This Iron Age site is the finest example of a large univallate (single banked) hillfort in Leicestershire and has protected status as a Scheduled Monument. Participants will receive a full programme of [...]
Bingham Digs
Location: Bingham, South Nottinghamshire |
Dates: Second half of April-July |
Cost: Free
Bingham Heritage Trails Association is currently working on an HLF-funded project called the Roots and Development of Bingham, which will finish in January 2015. One part of the project involves detailed studies of a number of old houses in Bingham, a market town in south Nottinghamshire. The other part is a programme of 1-metre test [...]
North Duffield Conservation and Local History Society
Location: Parkhouse Farm, North Duffield |
Dates: 20-26 July between 10.00 and 16.30 daily |
Cost: Free
Volunteers are invited to attend the community excavation at Parkhouse Farm, North Duffield. In 2012, the society uncovered a round feature showing up as a crop mark, cautiously identified as an Iron Age hut-circle. Excavation also revealed sections of a circular and linear ditch, both containing Iron Age pottery. In July 2013, the society plans [...]
Dig Greater Manchester
Location: Bolton, Rochdale, Manchester and Salford |
Dates: March, April, July and September |
Cost: Free
Dig Greater Manchester (DGM) is a five-year community engagement project designed to widen participation in heritage in the Greater Manchester Area. The project is funded by the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities, and run by the Centre for Applied Archaeology at the University of Salford. The project aims to provide local communities access to their [...]
Moel-y-Gaer, Bodfari
Location: Bodfari, Denbighshire, North Wales, SJ 095 708 |
Dates: 21 July-02 August |
Cost: Free
The University of Oxford are currently running a programme of archaeological research at Moel-y-Gaer, Bodfari. Moel-y-Gaer, Bodfari is one of a series of well preserved but poorly understood Iron Age hillforts on the Clwydian Range in North Wales. Building on the recent work of the Heather and Hillforts Project, the programme aims to combine survey [...]
Moel Fodig Iron Age Hillfort
Location: Moel Fodig hillfort near Corwen, Denbighshire, North-East Wales |
Dates: Not yet confirmed, but probably c.12-23 August |
Cost: Free
In collaboration with the ‘Heather and Hillforts’ project, Bangor University is conducting a programme of research on the hillforts of the Clwydian Range and Llantysilio Mountains. Since 2009, the project has been involved with numerous excavations, including at Moel y Gaer and Llanbedr Hillfort. The objective is to gain a better understanding of the development [...]
Meillionydd
Location: Meillionydd near Rhiw, Llyn Peninsula, North-West Wales |
Dates: 01-27 July |
Cost: Free
This fourth season of excavations at Meillionydd, Rhiw, will continue to explore a ‘double ringwork’ hilltop enclosure. Despite producing one of the most well-preserved, abundant, and comprehensively surveyed settlement records in Wales, the archaeology of the area remains under-researched and poorly understood: few recent excavations have been carried out, chronologies are not well defined, and [...]
Advance Archaeology
Location: Cumbernauld, and site near Stirling |
Dates: 19 August-30 August 2013 |
Cost: £550.00
This August, Advance Archaeology will be investigating and recording two conflict sites. The first is a WWII ‘Starfish’ Command Bunker located in Westfield, which was built as part of the Clyde Anti Aircraft Battery. Participants will help identify the extent of decoy defences in the local area, and establish why the bunkers were placed a [...]
