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 [...]
Thames Discovery Programme (TDP)
Location: London |
Dates: April - September |
Cost: Training session £100 (£50 concessions) and free thereafter
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Cultural Tourism Ireland, Black Friary, Trim
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Blackfriary, Trim, Co. Meath, Ireland |
Dates: Check website for details |
Cost: 1-day adventure €125, 1-week adventure €550
Cultural Tourism Ireland provides the opportunity for anyone to become an archaeologist. Volunteers can participate in both day and week-long archaeology adventures at the 13th-century site of Blackfriary Dominican Abbey. Day courses are ideal for those seeking a brief taste of life as an archaeologist, while the week-long courses provide plenty of excavation experience under [...]
University of Bristol Archaeology Summer Schools
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Bristol, and Berkeley Castle, 20 miles from Bristol
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Dates: July and August
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Cost: For both field schools £250 per person per week
This year, the University of Bristol will be running a number of archaeological summer schools at both beginner and intermediate levels. The introductory course will comprise of two-and-a-half days of classroom tuition, a half-day surveying session, and two days of practical excavation experience. The advanced field school will consist of five full days of excavation, [...]
Irish Archaeological Field School
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Blackfriary Dominican Abbey in Trim, Co. Meath, Ireland
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Dates: 20 May–23 August
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Cost: €1000 for two weeks
The Irish Archaeology Field School will be hosting a fourth season of excavations at the 13th century Dominican Abbey of Blackfriary in the town of Trim, Co. Meath. This is a training excavation and students over the age of 18 will be taught excavation methods by a team of professional archaeologists. This year, the project [...]
The Lost City of Trellech Project
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: North-East Gwent, Wales |
Dates: 13 July-11 August |
Cost: Free, but donations welcome
Monmouth Archaeology Society (MAS) will be conducting their 12th year of excavations at Trellech – one of the largest medieval settlements in Wales. The project’s primary aim is to record and better understand the development of the site. This year, the project will focus on the formerly bustling main high street., with finds usually dating [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Archaeology Live!
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: City of York
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Dates: 12 weeks from 24 June-13 September
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Cost: Prices vary on duration
This summer, Archaeology Live! will be investigating the medieval church of St John in the Marsh, Hungate, York. The site could contain archaeology from the Romans through to the Victorians, but our main goal will be to see how much of the footprint of the medieval church survives. During Archaeology Live! participants excavate and record [...]
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 [...]
Scadbury Manor
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Scadbury Park |
Dates: Dates available on joining ODAS
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Cost: £10-£13 membership fee
Orpington District and Archaeological Society (ODAS) will be conducting their 27th year of excavations at Scadbury Manor, a Medieval moated manor house in Chislehurst, Kent. Membership of ODAS is required to participate in the excavation, and those wishing to dig must be over the age of 18 unless accompanied by an adult. Excavation dates are [...]
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 [...]
North Cornwall Heritage
March 12, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Slaughterbridge, Camelford, Cornwall, PL32 9TT
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Dates: 30 June-28 July, 18 August-15 September
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Cost: £25 per day (or £35 per day to include facilities, food and camping), student rate £10 per day (or £20 per day to include facilities, food and camping)
North Cornwall Heritage is offering the opportunity for volunteers to take part in their ongoing training excavations. The aim is to provide a fun, relaxed, and safe environment coupled with tuition from highly trained and experienced professional archaeologists. Participants will receive a high quality, industry-standard education in archaeological practice. North Cornwall Heritage runs multiple sites [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Stirling Council Archaeology
March 12, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Killearn, Plean, and Abbey Craig
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Dates: May, June and September
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Cost: Free
Archaeologist, Murray Cook, will be running a series of training digs on behalf of Stirling Council. For those interested in trying archaeology for a day, the council is offering a series of free digs across the year. Projects will include the exploration of a 17th Century Designed landscape and Medieval hollow ways (sunken lanes) in [...]
Bury Archaeological Group
March 11, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Gristlehurst Farm, Heywood, Manchester
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Dates: Wednesdays, April - October |
Cost: Free (£10 annual membership)
This year Bury Archaeological Group will be excavating at the site of Gristlehurst Hall near Heywood, Manchester. The project aims to identity the exact location of the original hall, and its possible relationship to surviving buildings. Investigations are at present concentrated in an area that seems to have been occupied by hall outbuildings from the [...]
