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 & [...]
SHARP Day Courses
Location: Norfolk parish of Sedgeford |
Dates: 14, 18 and 27 July, 7 August |
Cost: £40.00
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 [...]
The Sussex School of Archaeology
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Different locations in Sussex |
Dates: March-December
8 October
15 October |
Cost: Most courses £30
The Sussex School of Archaeology is a new and exciting venture providing archaeology courses to the general public, as well as more specialised training courses for amateur and professional archaeologists. They will run a series of day schools, evening classes and trips, together with practical training courses to suit the interested armchair archaeologist as 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 [...]
Nautical Archaeology Society
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Along the British Coastline
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Dates: From March 2013 |
Cost: See website for details
The Nautical Archaeology Society offers award winning training in archaeology along the British coastline, and in our lakes, rivers and waterways. The training programme is open to students of all ages, backgrounds and levels of expertise. From March 2013 you can undertake the first two levels of the programme via the society’s ELearning programme in [...]
Osteoarchaeology Initiatives
March 11, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Stockwood Discovery Centre, Luton
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Dates: May and June |
Cost: £97 per day
This year Stockwood Discovery Centre has announced a new and updated program of osteoarchaeology courses. All courses are aimed at increasing knowledge of human skeletal remains, providing thorough hands-on access and teaching people how to identify sex, age, and pathologies on skeletons that are over 1500 years old. Luton Culture is hosting one or two-day [...]
