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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Poulton Research Project
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Poulton, Cheshire |
Dates: 25 March-26 April, 24 June-30 August
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Cost: Ranges from £80-£125 per week depending on dates and duration
Poulton is a multi-period rural site located three miles south of Chester. It has yielded evidence of almost 9,500 years of human activity. This season (running from March-August), the project will be concentrating on the Medieval chapel graveyard so participants will be excavating and recording human remains. Past excavations in the area have uncovered 650 [...]
Newbarns Project
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Newbarns, between Colvend and Sandyhills
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Dates: 1–28 July, 2–29 September
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Cost: £45 per week up to 2 weeks then free (booking Fee £20 when accepted)
In the months of July and September, the Newbarns Excavation in Scotland will be investigating a prehistoric cemetery area comprising three Kerb Cairns set into the end of a drained loch. Among other features, cremation deposits inserted into the cairns and shrines are led into by apparent cobbled pathways and beautifully constructed Portal Ways leading [...]
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 [...]
Dales Heritage Field School
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Chapel House Wood, Kilnsey, North Yorkshire
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Dates: 07-26 July
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Cost: £15 per day, minimum 3 days
The Yorkshire Dales Landscape Research Trust will be carrying out further archaeological investigation at Chapel House Wood, a complex multi-period landscape in the YorkshireDalesNational Park. The excavation, which will commence in July, will focus on a Roman Iron Age farmstead with iron and lead working. Training will be provided in earthwork survey, geophysics and excavation. [...]
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 [...]
Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project (SHARP)
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Sedgeford, Norfolk |
Dates: 07 July-16 August
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Cost: From £80-£290 per week
This long-term, multi-period, multi-disciplinary research project is one of the largest independent archaeological projects in Britain. Its primary objective is to work with the local community to investigate the entire range of human settlement and land use in the Norfolk parish of Sedgeford. Although only a relatively small village, Sedgeford has an incredibly rich heritage [...]
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 [...]
Copped Hall Trust Archaeological Project
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: By M25, between Epping and Waltham Abbey, Essex |
Dates: July (beginners), August (those who have learned the basics) |
Cost: £90 per week (£50 for taster weekends)
This year, CHTAP will be running a series of three Taster Weekends at Copped Hall, a ruined country house located near Epping in Essex. It is an important archaeological site with a complex sequence of building phases. Its recorded history starts in the 12th century. The Taster Weekends will be open to beginners in July [...]
Caherconnell Archaeological Field School
March 12, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Caherconnell, Clare, Ireland |
Dates: Throughout June and July
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Cost: From €1950 for 2 week course (includes accommodation, tuition, and meals)
Caherconnell Archaeological Field School (CAFS) was set up in 2010 with a vision for providing unforgettable archaeological experiences in the picturesque Burren region. In partnership with the National University of Ireland in Galway, the aim is to provide the very best archaeological education as well as a cultural element that sees students interact with local [...]
Achill Archaeological Field School
March 12, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Dooagh, Achill Island, Co Mayo, Ireland
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Dates: 15 April-30 August
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Cost: Fees vary from £450 per week
The field school will be running a number of courses including introductory and specialist programmes. From April to June, students will work at the deserted post-Medieval village at Slievemore to begin excavating at House 6, one of the many structures now standing empty on the southern slopes of the island’s largest mountain. The settlement grew [...]
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 [...]
Heritage Writtle
March 11, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Writtle, Essex
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Dates: Throughout the year one morning a week
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Cost: Free, membership required (£10 annual membership)
Heritage Writtle is a group of local enthusiasts who first united in 2003 to investigate the historic village and parish of Writtle in Essex. The club meets one morning a week throughout the course of the year to examine, interpret and record aspects of the area’s history through field walking, metal-detecting, excavation, and post-excavation work. [...]
