Posted in Conservation Projects on April 30, 2008 | No Comments »
Tutor: Brigid Gallagher code X9268
Learn techniques to excavate and lift fragile objects from archaeological sites, understand why materials decay in different ways in different burial environments, and how to best look after your objects once they are out of the ground. Practical sessions will be a big focus of this course.
Credits: 18
Length: 4 sessions
Time: Monday [...]
Posted in Volunteer & Work Experience on April 30, 2008 | No Comments »
Excavation on Iron Age and Romano-British Settlement. This is a training excavation, volunteers welcome, pre-booking required.
Attendance is free and anybody over 18 is welcome to take part.
Dates: 2 - 27th June 2008
Please contact Ian Jones at Tees Archaeology for further information.
Tel:01429 523455 (mornings only)
There are also other volunteer opportunities. Take a look at their website:
Webpage: [...]
Posted in Conferences on April 30, 2008 | No Comments »
A Day Conference on Water in Roman Britain
Organised by the Surrey Roman Studies Group of Surrey Archaeological Society
Throughout prehistory water was of critical importance to life and society in the British Isles. With the coming of the Romans, however, demand for water increased rapidly. The Romans introduced new technologies into its handling and distribution, as [...]
Posted in Workshops and Courses on April 30, 2008 | No Comments »
The objective will be to create a number of representative samian collections suitable for teaching purposes. This will give participants the opportunity to sort quantities of samian and get an understanding of what it is that they are dealing with. The course is by prior enrolment only.
Starts: 6 May 2008
Fee £16
Webpage for further details and [...]
Posted in News and Articles on April 30, 2008 | No Comments »
A mass Roman grave, discovered in Gloucester in 2005, may have contained the victims of an acute disease of epidemic proportions, possibly plague.
This is the startling conclusion to a new report by Oxford Archaeology and archaelogical consultancy CgMs, who have been conducting an 18-month programme of scientific study on the grave, which contained around 91 [...]
Posted in New Opportunities on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »
The remains of the most sophisticated prehistoric native civilization north of Mexico are preserved at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site. Within the 2,200-acre tract, located a few miles west of Collinsville, Illinois, lie the archaeological remnants of the central section of the ancient settlement that is today known as Cahokia.
Cahokia Mounds has been recognized as [...]
Posted in News and Articles on April 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Archaeologists are hoping to unearth evidence of what they believe to have been one of Bronze Age Britain’s largest axe-making “factories”.
Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust (CPAT) said the axes, made from a distinctive type rock - known as picrite - had been found throughout the country.
Read more…..
Posted in Workshops and Courses on April 28, 2008 | No Comments »
The University of Birmingham are now taking applications for our two new Distance Learning Programmes:
“MA/PGDip in Practical Archaeology”
“MA/PGDip in Landscape Archaeology, GIS and Virtual Environments”.
These programmes run on a two-year part time basis and are designed to work around those in full-time employment. They are ideal for students preparing for further research or as a [...]
Posted in Workshops and Courses on April 25, 2008 | No Comments »
CAMBRIAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECTS
Introduction to Thatching
Weekend course at Old Chapel Farm (mid-Wales)
By Master Thatcher Alan Jones.
7th and 8th June 2008
A mixture of illustrated presentation and hands-on experience, this course will not only give an insight into the techniques, styles and practicalities of thatching, but will contain latest experimental results in growing longstraw and managing reed [...]
Posted in Volunteer & Work Experience on April 25, 2008 | No Comments »
AFS Intercultural Programs Tunisia, a non-profit non-governmental volunteer-based association in Tunisia dedicated to intercultural understanding through exchange programs, is organizing in collaboration with the Tunisian Institute of Heritage Preservation, an international summer archaeological camp for young adults (18+).
The camp is a regular yearly activity of the association. This summer’s camp will be on a dig [...]
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