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 [...]
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Dyfed Archaeological Trust
Location: South and West Wales |
Dates: Throughout 2013 |
Cost: Free
Dyfed Archaeological Trust has many exciting opportunities to get involved with throughout the year. The CALCH project, for example, is investigating the forgotten history of the lime industry on the Black Mountain, located in south-east Wales. There are all sorts of ways to take part, from excavation to research, with no experience necessary. There is [...]
Fort Arbeia and the Roman Empire in Britain
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: South Shields, Tyne & Wear
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Dates: Various, June - August |
Cost: Contributions range from £525 - £1450 depending on expedition length
Students are invited to take part in the permanent excavation site of South Shields Roman Fort, a Roman military and civilian settlement that lies within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hadrian’s Wall. For over a decade, Earthwatch teams have helped meticulously map more than 1,000 square meters of pre-Roman and Roman settlement here, with [...]
Green Farm Neolithic Settlement, Isle of Eday
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Orkney |
Dates: 18th May – 30th June, 13th July – 24th August
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Cost: £230 for one week, up to £500 for four weeks or more
The excavation of Green Farm, an artefact-rich Neolithic settlement site on the Isle of Eday in Orkney, has been ongoing for the last six years. Previous excavations have revealed several stone buildings, at least one of which had a complex sequence of occupation with interlinked hearths and runnels (narrow channels in the ground for liquid [...]
Strathearn Environs and Royal Forteviot
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland |
Dates: 15 June – 05 July
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Cost: £1400 inc travel, food, and accommodation (Undergraduate credits are available for an additional charge of £216)
For over six years, the Strathearn Environs and Royal Forteviot (SERF) project has been investigating a rich archaeological landscape in the heart of Scotland. The project has uncovered over 4,000 years of occupation, from the creation of large ritual monuments during the early prehistoric period, through the emergence of a Pictish royal centre, to post-Medieval [...]
Bamburgh Castle
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland
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Dates: 03 June – 28 July
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Cost: £235 per person per week (4% surcharge if paying by Paypal)
Bamburgh Research Project runs a summer field school at BamburghCastle in Northumberland, and another excavation at the nearby Bradford Kaims wetlands. Participants get to excavate on both sites, experiencing the very different styles of excavation and investigation that each site demands. Bamburgh was the capital of Saxon Northumbria and has been continuously occupied for well [...]
Caerleon Samian Group
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon |
Dates: Tuesday mornings, October to December |
Cost: Free - but participants must enrol as a volunteer with the National Museum of Wales
This year, the Caerleon Samian Group will be running a course at the National Roman Legion Museum in Caerleon. The project aims to record all the Samian ware (a type of luxury pottery from the Roman period) from Wales and look for chronological and other patterns. This season there will be an emphasis on plain [...]
Isle of Man Archaeological Training Excavation
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Ballacagen, Isle of Man |
Dates: 15 June – 13 July
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Cost: £165 per week for UK and EU students
The University of Liverpool Centre for Manx Studies will be running a summer training excavation at Ballacagen, Isle of Man. Students will take part in excavation and surface and geophysical survey at settlement sites dating from the late prehistoric to historic periods. There are opportunities to visit museums and sites of all periods from the [...]
Bexley Archaeological Group
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Bexley, South East London
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Dates: 29 July-02 August
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Cost: £100, includes annual membership
Bexley Archaeological Group (BAG) will be running their annual summer training excavation week at their on-going site in Bexley, Kent. Novice excavators from all over the country are invited to participate. All excavators will have the opportunity to experience the main tasks associated with an excavation, under the supervision and guidance of the Field Officers [...]
The Durotriges Big Dig
March 12, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Dorset |
Dates: 03-28 June
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Cost: TBC
In June 2013, Bournemouth University will be running their final year of excavations. The site is a late Iron Age ‘banjo’ settlement containing round houses, work surfaces, storage pits and the footings of a Roman masonry building. The site is located in the beautiful county of Dorset, which has one of the best-preserved archaeological landscapes [...]
Saveock Water Archaeology
March 12, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Saveock Water |
Dates: 07-11 April, 14-18 April, main dig season is 02 June-29 August
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Cost: £200 per week (non-refundable), optional lunch an extra £25 per week
Saveock Water is a multi-period excavation site dating from the Mesolithic to the 17th century. A new area was opened at the end of last season, which dates from early Bronze Age and features a prehistoric hearth and furnace. During the first week students will be taught basic excavation techniques, planning, section drawing, context sheets [...]
Marks Hall Jacobean Mansion
March 12, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Colchester, Essex
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Dates: Spring-October
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Cost: Free
Colchester Archaeological Group are conducting their final excavation at Marks Hall Estate in Essex. As part of the Historical Research Project run by Essex University, and at the request of the Trustees of Marks Hall Estate, the excavation hopes to identify the location of the footprint of a lost Jacobean Mansion, and to seek evidence [...]
