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 field school is ideal for people who want to get a proper introduction to professional excavation techniques. Excavation will take place on the foundations of an ornamental gateway at [...]
Rufford Abbey Field School
May 14, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Rufford Abbey, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire |
Dates: 1-5 July 2013 |
Cost: Free
SHARP Day Courses
Location: Norfolk parish of Sedgeford |
Dates: 14, 18 and 27 July, 7 August |
Cost: £40.00
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 & [...]
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 [...]
Archeoscan
Location: Hanging Hill, on the edge of the Cotswold scarp between Bristol and Bath |
Dates: 01 September-01November most days |
Cost: £20 per day (reductions for longer-term attendance)
Archeoscan is planning to excavate again this year on a Roman site located between Bath and Bristol. In 2012, a combination of geophysics and an evaluation excavation revealed the presence of a series of high-status Roman buildings located close to the old Roman road to Bath, set on the stunning Cotswold scarp. The aim of [...]
North Duffield Conservation and Local History Society
Location: Parkhouse Farm, North Duffield |
Dates: 20-26 July between 10.00 and 16.30 daily |
Cost: Free
Volunteers are invited to attend the community excavation at Parkhouse Farm, North Duffield. In 2012, the society uncovered a round feature showing up as a crop mark, cautiously identified as an Iron Age hut-circle. Excavation also revealed sections of a circular and linear ditch, both containing Iron Age pottery. In July 2013, the society plans [...]
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 [...]
Meillionydd
Location: Meillionydd near Rhiw, Llyn Peninsula, North-West Wales |
Dates: 01-27 July |
Cost: Free
This fourth season of excavations at Meillionydd, Rhiw, will continue to explore a ‘double ringwork’ hilltop enclosure. Despite producing one of the most well-preserved, abundant, and comprehensively surveyed settlement records in Wales, the archaeology of the area remains under-researched and poorly understood: few recent excavations have been carried out, chronologies are not well defined, and [...]
Fort Arbeia and the Roman Empire in Britain
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: South Shields, Tyne & Wear
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Dates: Various, June - August |
Cost: Contributions range from £525 - £1450 depending on expedition length
Students are invited to take part in the permanent excavation site of South Shields Roman Fort, a Roman military and civilian settlement that lies within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hadrian’s Wall. For over a decade, Earthwatch teams have helped meticulously map more than 1,000 square meters of pre-Roman and Roman settlement here, with [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tamnafalloch, Rampart Scotland
March 13, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: The Trossachs, Scotland |
Dates: 25-26 May
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Cost: £50 per day
This year Rampart Scotland will be hosting a fun two-day taster dig on a 3,000 year-old hillfort at Tamnafalloch in Callander. Participants will be given an introduction into Scotland’s hillforts, as well as a learning some of the basic methods of archaeology. Cost includes training, but participants should bring their own food. Anyone below the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Marks Hall Jacobean Mansion
March 12, 2013 By Filed Under: Fieldwork
Location: Colchester, Essex
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Dates: Spring-October
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Cost: Free
Colchester Archaeological Group are conducting their final excavation at Marks Hall Estate in Essex. As part of the Historical Research Project run by Essex University, and at the request of the Trustees of Marks Hall Estate, the excavation hopes to identify the location of the footprint of a lost Jacobean Mansion, and to seek evidence [...]
