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
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 [...]
Ashtead Roman Villa and Tile Works
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Ashtead Roman Villa, Ashtead Common, Ashtead, Surrey
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Dates: 28 August-01 September, 04-08 September, 11-15 September
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Cost: £5 per day, or free to Roman Study Group members
Surrey Archaeological Society is planning an eighth season of excavation at Ashtead Roman Villa and Tileworks. Volunteers are invited to take part across three weeks in August and September. In 2012, the team developed their knowledge of the early buildings west of the Roman ‘villa’, and this work will continue in 2013. Questions raised by [...]
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 [...]
Kent Archaeological Field School (KAFS)
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Teston and Hollingbourne in Kent
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Dates: July and August
2-5 June
1-19 August |
Cost: £25 per day for non-members, £35 per day for members
This year KAFS have organised a number of excavations for students of all ability levels. For those who have no digging experience, a training course will run in August at Abbey Barns Roman Villa in Faversham. Afternoons are spent digging with KAFS experts whilst specific topics are covered in morning classes, including excavating techniques, recording, [...]
The Silchester Field School 2013
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Silchester Roman Town, near Reading, Hampshire
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Dates: 01 July- 11 August
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Cost: £75 - £275 per week depending on experience
The 2013 FieldSchool will see its 17th season of excavation at the Silchester Town Life Project. This site, located just ten miles from Reading, is unusual because it was completely abandoned during the 5th century. The excavations focus on Insula IX, an industrial and commercial district at the heart of Silchester. This season, which runs [...]
Rocky Clump
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Rocky Clump, Stanmer, Britghton |
Dates: 30 March-End of October
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Cost: £12 society membership (£6 for students)
Brighton and Hove Archaeological Society are continuing their excavation at Rocky Clump, a Romano-British farming settlement in Stanmer, near Brighton. The site is a Late Iron Age to 4th century AD Romano-British enclosure and farmstead. Features include numerous post holes and pits, and a series of very large ditches forming an earlier enclosure. One area [...]
Winchester -Guildford – London Roman Road
March 12, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Four Marks and Cheriton, Hampshire |
Dates: March-September 2013
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Cost: £10 to join society, £6 for training manual
NEHHAS Field Archaeology Branch will be digging at a site off the A31 at Four Marks, near Alton Hants. Participants will have the opportunity to experience the main tasks associated with an excavation under the supervision and guidance of a member of the society. There is also a training exercise (5-day minimum) that participants can [...]
Access Cambridge Archaeology
March 11, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: TBC |
Dates: TBC |
Cost: TBC
Volunteering opportunities often arise on community projects run by Access Cambridge Archaeology. These projects, which include the opportunity to take part in excavations, are aimed at local residents in eastern England. Follow the ACA website, blog and Facebook page to see what might be coming up in your area.
Isfield Enclosure Training Excavation 2013
March 10, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Isfield, East Sussex
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Dates: 08 July-02 August
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Cost: See Website
The Sussex School of Archaeology are looking for volunteers to take part in the excavation of a new site, Isfield Enclosure, situated to the north of Lewes in East Sussex. This will provide the main focus for both the field schools and training excavation in the summer. The site consists of a large, ditched enclosure [...]
Winchester, University College
April 17, 2011 By Filed Under: Universities
Undergraduate courses: Archaeological Practice BSc,
Archaeology BSc,
Archaeology BA,
Ancient and Medieval Archaeology and Art BA,
There are about 60 students per year taking BA Archaeology and BA Archaeological Practice at this thriving university college. Field work and practical archaeology are a particular focus. MA courses and research degrees also offered.
Oxford Brookes University
April 17, 2011 By Filed Under: Universities
Undergraduate courses: Anthropology BA, Anthropology Bsc
BA/BSc degrees in Anthropology with a selection of archaeology courses, especially in human evolution and osteology, as well as postgraduate degrees in Anthropology.
University College London, Institute of Archaeology
April 17, 2011 By Filed Under: Universities
Undergraduate courses: Archaeology BA,
Archaeology BSc,
Archaeology and Anthrpology BA,
Egyptian Archaeology BA,
Classical Archaeology and Classical Civilisation BA,
Ancient History and Egyptology BA,
UCL is the largest archaeological department in the country and offers an exceptionally wide range of topics covering both archaeological practice and cultural area studies.
Cambridge University, Dept of Archaeology
April 17, 2011 By Filed Under: Universities
Undergraduate courses: Human, Social, and Political Sciences BA,
The Main subjects taught are world archaeology, archaeological theory and archaeological science. The department and associated staff are involved in archaeological projects world-wide, ranging from Argentina to Kazakhstan.
Kent, University of, Classical and Archaeological studies department
April 17, 2011 By Filed Under: Universities
Undergraduate courses: Classical & Archaeological Studies BA,
Archaeology and Anthropology BA,
Archaeology at Kent was ranked 4th and Classics was ranked 8th for overall student satisfaction in the National Student Survey 201. Kent offers a range of courses covering Archaeology, Ancient History and Classics. Students have considerable freedom of choice over the subjects to be studied: one can exclusively study modules in Ancient History, Archaeology or [...]
Oxford University, School of Archaeology
April 17, 2011 By Filed Under: Universities
Undergraduate courses: Egyptology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies BA,
Archaeology & Anthropology BA,
Classical Archaeology and Ancient History BA,
Teaches European, Classical and World Archaeology from the Bronze Age to the post-Roman period. Excavation/projects in the UK: Danebury Environs, The Hillforts of the Ridgeway, Artefacts from Eynsham Abbey, Iron Age axe heads, Early Medieval leatherworking in England and the Wessex Hillforts Project. The Hillforts of the Ridgeway project includes a training excavation. The Institute, [...]
Oxford University, Department for Continuing Education
February 20, 2008 By Filed Under: Universities
Undergraduate courses: Certificate of Higher Education in Archaeology,
Undergraduate Diploma in British Archaeology,
Undergraduate Certificate in Archaeology,
The department offers part-time courses for general interest or leading towards a certificate, diploma or advanced diploma.
Birkbeck College, Department of History
November 30, 1999 By Filed Under: Universities
Undergraduate courses: History and Archaeology BA,
Archaeology BA,
Teaches undergraduate courses in archaeology and history from Classical Greece to Medieval Europe. Several practical training projects and excavations in Britain, Romania and Italy.
