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6.4.12–9.4.12
A cropmark enclosure at Sheriffside, Gifford in East Lothian (NMRS NT56NE 43), was first identified in 1981 as a double ditched enclosure. It was unclear how Sheriffside related to the various other enclosures across the northern edge of the Lammermuir hills. Given this, the site was targeted for research. In May 2011, Rampart Scotland undertook a programme of geophysical survey and evaluation to characterise and date the enclosure. In the event, excavation revealed that the site did not comprise an enclosure but rather a platform settlement dating to the closing centuries BC and early 1st century AD. From the limited excavations in 2011 it is still not clear if there is in fact an enclosure on the site, and if there is, it may have been superseded by the platform settlement. However, the only way to determine this is to continue the investigations. No accommodation is provided and you will have to make your own way to site. However, the landowner has kindly agreed to allow camping in the field near the site, although there will be no facilities except a portaloo. Please bring a packed lunch. Advance booking is necessary as places are strictly limited. Day fees 10GBP.
For more information contact David Connolly at Past Horizons, Old Schoolrooms, Luggate Burn, East Lothian EH41 4QA, tel 01620 861643, email info@bajr.org, web www.rampartscotland.co.uk.
. The cost is £30.
Alresford, Hampshire
6.4.12–9.4.12
Continuing training excavations on the Winchester-London Roman Road. All participants required to join the society at 10GBP per year for insurance purposes, and beginner's must also purchase the training manual at 6GBP. All welcome for any length of time, min unaccompanied age 16. Accommodation leads on request. Note this is NOT the main NE Hants Society website and this field group is not affiliated.
For more information contact Richard Whaley at Fieldschool and Works Director, 2 Rotherwick Court, Alexandra Road, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 6DD, tel 01252 548115, email pcil.bt@ukonline.co.uk, web www.nehhas.org.uk/.
Training details: included in fee. The cost is £70 training per season.
Alresford, Hampshire
4.5.12–7.5.12
Continuing training excavations on the Winchester-London Roman Road. All participants required to join the society at 10GBP per year for insurance purposes, and beginner's must also purchase the training manual at 6GBP. All welcome for any length of time, min unaccompanied age 16. Accommodation leads on request. Note this is NOT the main NE Hants Society website and this field group is not affiliated.
For more information contact Richard Whaley at Fieldschool and Works Director, 2 Rotherwick Court, Alexandra Road, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 6DD, tel 01252 548115, email pcil.bt@ukonline.co.uk, web www.nehhas.org.uk/.
Training details: included in fee. The cost is £70 training per season.
Alresford, Hampshire
1.6.12–4.6.12
Continuing training excavations on the Winchester-London Roman Road. All participants required to join the society at 10GBP per year for insurance purposes, and beginner's must also purchase the training manual at 6GBP. All welcome for any length of time, min unaccompanied age 16. Accommodation leads on request. Note this is NOT the main NE Hants Society website and this field group is not affiliated.
For more information contact Richard Whaley at Fieldschool and Works Director, 2 Rotherwick Court, Alexandra Road, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 6DD, tel 01252 548115, email pcil.bt@ukonline.co.uk, web www.nehhas.org.uk/.
Training details: included in fee. The cost is £70 training per season.
Manx Field School
2.6.12–14.7.12
This fieldschool, by SACE Liverpool and the Centre for Manx Studies, is based in two beautiful Celtic countries: Ireland and the Isle of Man. Directed by Harold Mytum. This course is credit bearing, with a value of 30 credits at level 1 in the UK system. A programme of training in all aspects of graveyard survey will take place in Ireland at a variety of historic burial grounds. Students will then be transferred to the Isle of Man where excavation and geophysical survey training will take place on prehistoric and historic sites. There are also visits to museums and sites of all periods from the Neolithic to historic. The field school consists of three two-week parts: 1. Data capture: survey (Ireland)Training in surface survey on historic church sites, and recording historic gravestones at burial grounds using forms, measurements, rubbings and photographs; 2. Data capture: excavation (Isle of Man) Training in basic excavation, recording, preliminary processing of finds and environmental samples on a multi-period late prehistoric and early medieval settlement site; 3. Data analysis (Isle of Man) Students continue fieldwork, but concentrate on a project of their choice, using data from survey or excavation, on which they produce a report. Non-EU fee 2,150GBP, and fees include tuition, administration, accommodation, all meals (Ireland: shared house, Isle of Man: camp site, individual tents provided), on-site insurance, travel between Ireland and Isle of Man. So, only spending money is required.
For more information contact Kate Chapman (Administrator) at Archaeological Field School, Centre for Manx Studies, University of Liverpool, The Stable Building, The University Centre, Old Castletown Road, Douglas, Isle of Man IM2 1QB, tel 01624 695777, email kchapman@liv.ac.uk, web www.liv.ac.uk/manxstudies/archaeology_field_school/fieldschool.htm.
Training details: included in fee. Accommodation details: shared house/campsite. Food details: included in fee. The cost is £1950.
Saveock Water, Cornwall
3.6.12–30.8.12
Training excavation at a multi-period site. From the mesolithic to C17th deposits. All welcome. A list of local accommodation is available on request. Bookings now being taken for 2012 season, the 12th. Free internet access available. Payment with Paypal online via website. Also open for one week in April, for students needing additional days.
For more information contact Jacqui Wood at Site Director, Saveock Mill, Greenbottom, Truro, Cornwall TR4 8QQ, tel 01872 560351, email jacqui@archaeologyonline.org, web www.archaeologyonline.org.
Training details: included in fee. Accommodation details: leads given. Food details: lunch for extra fee. The cost is £195 per week + lunches.
Bamburgh, Northumberland
4.6.12–29.7.12
Continuing training excavations at this multi-period coastal site, in the shadow of the magnificant medieval castle. Camping fees at 214GBP per week.
For more information contact Graeme Young at 23 Kingsdale Avenue, Blyth, Northumberland NE24 4EN, tel 07711 187 651, email graemeyoung@bamburghresearchproject.co.uk, web www.bamburghresearchproject.co.uk/.
Training details: included in fee. Accommodation details: camping option available. The cost is £165 non-residential per week.
Durotriges Big Dig, Dorset
10.6.12–29.6.12
An archaeological investigation studying the transition from the late Iron Age to the early Roman period in southern England. No formal qualifications are required to attend the Field School; which has been designed for students and volunteers (aged 16 years or over) who wish to gain experience in archaeological field practice. The fieldwork takes place within Dorset, a county of outstanding natural beauty and one of the best preserved archaeological landscapes in Britain. The project is run as a Bournemouth University summer field school. The Project is reconsidering the Iron Age to Roman transition through a detailed programme of field survey, geophysical investigation and targeted excavation. In 2009 and continuing into this season, it commenced with the excavation of an enclosed late Iron Age 'banjo' settlement containing round houses, work surfaces, storage pits and the footings of a Roman masonry building.
For more information contact askBU Enquiries , tel 01202 961916, email askBUenquiries@bournemouth.ac.uk, web www.bournemouth.ac.uk/courses/PSCAFS.
Training details: included in fee. The cost is £250 per week.
Lincoln Archaeological Field School
25.6.12–20.7.12
Annual training/research excavation run by Bishop Grosseteste University College. This year's activity will focus on the medieval and Roman buildings fronting the main road running north out of Lincoln: Ermine Street. Volunteers are welcome to join the project for a minimum of 5 days. No previous experience is required as on-site training and supervision will be provided. 12 places only. Week of 16.7.12 reserved for16-18-year-olds wanting to take part in an excavation prior to studying archaeology at university, cost 100GBP.
For more information contact Craig Spence at Senior Lecturer, History and Heritage Studies, Department of Culture and Creative Arts, Bishop Grosseteste University College, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN1 3DY, tel 01522 583775, email craig.spence@bishopg.ac.uk, web www.bishopg.ac.uk/field-school.
Training details: included in fee. Accommodation details: for additional fee. Food details: on-site lunch and refreshments. The cost is £160 per week.
Barcombe, East Sussex
25.6.12–10.8.12
Continuing research and training excavations at a Roman bath house and a nearby site with waterlogged Bronze Age wood. eekly 5-day Excavation Training Courses; one 5-day Surveying Training Course; one 5-day Geoarchaeology Course; various 2-day weekend courses (Geoarchaeology; Planning and Section Drawing; Photography) and one Saturday Day School (On-site Conservation). Volunteering opportunities (in 5-day blocks). Accommodation list via website.
For more information contact David Rudling at Centre for Community Engagement, Mantell Building, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RF, tel 01273 678300, email cce@sussex.ac.uk, web www.sussex.ac.uk/cce/barcombe.
Training details: on request. The cost is £50-230.
Thornton Abbey, Lincolnshire
1.7.12–28.7.12
Second season of long-term survey and training excavation project. Continuing work within the area of the Scheduled Ancient Monument, focusing on features from both the late medieval and post-medieval periods. Residential (camping) fees 195GBP per week.
For more information contact Hugh Willmott at Department of Archaeology, University of Sheffield, Northgate House, West Street, Sheffield S1 4ET, tel 0114 2222 940, email h.willmott@sheffield.ac.uk, web www.sheffield.ac.uk/archaeology/field-schools-index/thornton/.
Training details: full training provided. Accommodation details: camping. The cost is £120 non-residential per week.
Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire
2.7.12–27.7.12
NOTE: dates not exact are are for database purposes only, please check with organiser. Training excavation from the University of Oxford looking at a small Roman town and post-Roman phase, plus a Neolithic and Bronze Age complex to the north of the modern village. The project is open to all, and no prior experience is necessary, as we provide extensive training in all areas of excavation finds processing and recording, as well as on-site lectures. The fees cover training and a certificate of completion, as well as daily tea/coffee and biscuits. Applications are considered on a first come first serve basis and are limited to 15 places.
For more information contact Wendy Morrison at Assistant Director, tel 07506 300520, email wendy.morrison@arch.ox.ac.uk, web www.arch.ox.ac.uk/DOT1.html.
Training details: included in fee. The cost is £250 per week.
Silchester, Hampshire
2.7.12–12.8.12
Annual fieldschool from the University of Reading at this late iron age major Roman town. Applications open for 2012 in January, but names can be added to the waiting list.
For more information contact Amanda Clarke at Fieldschool Director, email a.s.clarke@reading.ac.uk, web www.silchester.reading.ac.uk/field_school_index.
Training details: details to follow. The cost is £tba.
Sedgeford, Norfolk
3.7.12–18.8.12
The Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project (SHARP), located near King's Lynn, was founded in 1996 as a long-term, multi-period, multi-disciplinary research project set up to investigate the entire range of human settlement and land-use in a typical north-west Norfolk parish, from the earliest times to the present day. Currently one of the largest archaeological projects in Britain on-going work encompasses multiple sites and a wide range of historical and archaeological techniques, from large-scale open area excavation and exploratory test pitting to map regression and standing building survey. The Project is an exercise in democratic archaeology, believing that all those who participate have an equal say how the project is run, and we are strongly rooted in the local community, whose heritage we are engaged in studying and whose participation we encourage. Archaeological fieldwork is concentrated in a six week summer season but additional activities such as field walking take place at other times of the year. Volunteers are welcome and often no previous experience of archaeology is necessary as on-site training courses are run every week during the excavation as well as a wide array of other specialised training courses. The only charges made are for the use of campsite facilities, meals and taught courses, and prices are kept to a minimum. Non residential fees 70GBP/week. More short course and dayschools also available. Application form online.
For more information contact Brenda Stibbons at 4 Alfred Road, Cromer, Norfolk NR27 9AN, email bookings@sharp.org.uk, web www.sharp.org.uk/.
Training details: . The cost is £varied.
White Castle, East Lothian
9.7.12–20.7.12
Fun ongoing research and training excavation on the Iron Age hillfort of White Castle, East Lothian, 20 miles to the East of Edinburgh. All levels of experience welcomed and there are a limited number of free non-residential places. The programme includes training and lectures in general archaeological fieldwork, topographic, erosion and geophysical survey and tours of local sites. Optional additional courses are available in dendrochronology. Weekly fee includes all accomodation (bunk
house style), food and travel to and from site.
For more information contact Murray Cook , email info@rampartscotland.co.uk, web www.rampartscotland.co.uk/.
Training details: included in fee. Accommodation details: included in fee. Food details: included in fee. The cost is £287.50 all inc per week.
Green, Isle of Eday, Orkney
21.7.12–3.9.12
New start date. Work by BEVARS (British Excavation Volunteers and Archaeological Research Society) continues on the excavation of two early Neolithic stone buildings and their complex arrangement of hearths, scoops and runnels. Further work will examine another Neolithic structure containing a pit and other features. Some experience is preferred, however there are also places available for beginners. Self-catering accommodation on Eday, food and transport to and from site is provided within the price, with reduced rates for subsequent weeks.
For more information contact Mick Miles , email bevars@hotmail.co.uk, web www.bevars.org.uk.
Training details: some beginner places available. Accommodation details: for additional fee. Food details: included in fee. The cost is £varied 210-1200.
Piddington, Northamptonshire
28.7.12–27.8.12
Annual training excavations by Upper Nene Archaeological Society at this iron age farm and Roman villa complex. Reduced fee for members, daily and weekly fees also available - see online for full costs. Please enclose SAE for reply and further details. 50th birthday celebrations held during dig on 18.8.12 for current members and alumni, to mark 33 1/3 years of digging! Contact Roy or Liz Friendship Taylor via Piddington Museum for more on this event.
For more information contact Marion Wells at 36 Botley Road, Chesham, Buckinghamshire HP5 1XG, tel 01494 772650, email digadmin@unas.org.uk, web www.unas.org.uk.
Training details: by arrangement. Accommodation details: for additional fee. Food details: on-site lunches. The cost is £90 4-week dig.
Piddington, Northamptonshire
4.8.12–3.9.12
Annual excavation of a late Iron Age settlement and Romano-British villa complex will continue under the direction of RM and Mrs DE (Liz) Friendship-Taylor, for the Upper Nene Archaeological Society (UNAS). Local BandB can be arranged. Camping, with basic facilities (toilets and fresh water), next to the site. Minimum 2 weeks stay preferred. Minimum age usually 16. If using Royal Mail, please include SAE or 2 IRCs. Details and applications online soon. Also ‘a third of a century’ celebratory reunion event 18.8.12.
For more information contact Liz or Roy Friendship-Taylor at 'Toad Hall', 86 Main Road, Hackleton, Northampton, Northamptonshire NN7 2AD, tel 01604 870312, email Piddington.museum@tiscali.co.uk, web www.unas.org.uk.
Training details: on request. Accommodation details: site camping and local B&Bs. The cost is £tba.
Kintore, Aberdeenshire
6.8.12–17.8.12
The Balbithan Prehistoric Landscape Project is a fun ongoing research and training excavation on 3500 year old upstanding house. All levels of experience welcomed and there are a limited number of free non-residential places. The programme includes training and lectures in general archaeological fieldwork, topographic and erosion survey and tours of local sites. Weekly fee includes all accommodation (bunk house style), food and travel to and from site.
For more information contact Murray Cook , email info@rampartscotland.co.uk, web www.rampartscotland.co.uk/.
Training details: included in fee. Accommodation details: included in fee. Food details: included in fee. The cost is £287.50 all inc per week.
Alresford, Hampshire
24.8.12–27.8.12
Continuing training excavations on the Winchester-London Roman Road. All participants required to join the society at 10GBP per year for insurance purposes, and beginner's must also purchase the training manual at 6GBP. All welcome for any length of time, min unaccompanied age 16. Accommodation leads on request. Note this is NOT the main NE Hants Society website and this field group is not affiliated.
For more information contact Richard Whaley at Fieldschool and Works Director, 2 Rotherwick Court, Alexandra Road, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 6DD, tel 01252 548115, email pcil.bt@ukonline.co.uk, web www.nehhas.org.uk/.
Training details: included in fee. The cost is £70 training per season.
Archaeology Abroad provides information about archaeological excavation and field school opportunities outside the UK suitable for all pockets and levels of experience. The Archaeology Abroad bulletin is published annually in spring on CD-ROM, an interactive format which enables readers to access additional information about projects and other information listed via live email and web links. The annual bulletin is supplemented throughout the year by Email Updates, keeping subscribers fully up to date with all the latest opportunities. An annual subscription can be obtained from the Honorary Secretary, Archaeology Abroad, 31–34 Gordon Square, London WC1H OPY, fax 020 8537 0849, or via the CBA Online Shop at: www.britach.ac.uk/shop, email arch.abroad@ucl.ac.uk, web www.britarch.ac.uk/archabroad.
The Archaeological Institute of America annual bulletin of worldwide archaeological fieldwork opportunities is also searchable online at www.archaeological.org. The current 'AFOB' issue is priced c£14.95 and can be obtained from Oxbow Books Ltd, 10 Hythe Bridge Street, Oxford, OX1 2EW, tel 01865 241249, fax 01865 794449, email oxbow@oxbowbooks.com, web www.oxbowbooks.com (UK &Europe) or David Brown Books for elsewhere in the world.
From BAJR (British Archaeological Jobs Resource) comes Past Horizons – bringing free access to all and over 400 sites across the world, from training to paid. It is updated weekly, and has additional expert information and a blog which highlights current conferences, funding and volunteer opportunities. Contact via email info@pasthorizons.com, web www.pasthorizons.com.
A nationwide and multidisciplinary organisation offering Archaeology, History and other Heritage-based courses at a selection of its various field centres. Contact Head Office, Preston Montford, Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 1HW, tel 0845 3454071 or 01743 852100, email enquiries@field-studies-council.org, web www.field-studies-council.org.
There is a similar fieldwork service by Current Archaeology Magazine which can be found through their own website. They also list ones outside the UK via I Love the Past.
This popular online tool lists fieldwork opportunities worldwide, including the UK and Ireland: see web archaeology.about.com
Another worldwide fieldwork opportunities listing, based in Europe. See www.shovelbums.org.
Deadline for inclusion into British Archaeology issue 124 is 9pm Sunday 11 March 2012, on sale 6 April. Please email Briefing with details or updates of your event for the next magazine as soon as possible. Submissions are accepted at any time for online entries. Plain text electronic submission is always preferred, ie in the main body of an email. Please do NOT send 'docx' format attachments.
Database last updated 3 February 2012 by Seren Langley.
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