Nottinghamshire County Council’s Community Archaeology Team will be running an Archaeological Field School in the grounds of Rufford Abbey from Monday 1st to Friday 5th July. The medieval Cistercian abbey at Rufford was closed during the Dissolution and the land was granted to the Earl of Shrewsbury, who started to build a grand country house on the [...]
Rufford Abbey Field School
May 14, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Rufford Abbey, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire |
Dates: 1-5 July 2013 |
Cost: Free
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 [...]
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 [...]
Thornton Abbey Field School
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Thornton Abbey, Ulceby, North Lincolnshire
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Dates: 30 June – 26 July
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Cost: £195 per week
Since 2011 The University of Sheffield has been undertaking a long-term research programme at the monastic site of Thornton Abbey, including a topographical and geophysical survey of the entire precinct. In its third year, the field school includes targeted excavation of Medieval and post-dissolution features in order to gain a better understanding of the site’s [...]
Piddington Excavation
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Piddington, Northamptonshire
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Dates: 28 July-27 August |
Cost: Check the website for more details
The Upper Nene Archaeological Society (UNAS) will be undertaking their 35th season of excavation at Piddington Villa in Northamptonshire. This fascinating multi-period site features a Romano-British villa complex, as well as a late Iron Age settlement. The excavation will run from the end of July to the end of August. Preference is given to applicants [...]
