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York Minster Dean's Park - Archaeology Live 2006

Application Deadline: 9th September 2006
School Dates: 20th June - 9th September 2006

University, College, Institution


York Archaeological Trust
York, England

Field School Overview

  • Field School Type: Excavation
  • Time Period(s) Roman - post -medieval
  • Field School Setting: City centre School
  • Field School Access: Short walk
  • Number of years for field school: Archaeology Live has run since 2001, this is a new site.

    Project Directors

    Toby Kendall
    York Archaeological Trust

    Field School Description

    Following on from the great success of the St Leonard s Hospital (2001 2004) and the St Mary s Abbey Precinct (2005) training excavations, York Archaeological Trust has access to a fantastic new site and will be running a training excavation throughout the summer of 2006.

    York Archaeological Trust, in partnership with the Dean and Chapter of York Minster, will be excavating in the Deans Park to the north of the nave of York Minster. The excavation will be looking to answer a number of questions about the archaeology on the site, which dates from the Roman period onwards. The main research objectives relate to the probable presence of a medieval chapel, part of the archbishops palace and a post-medieval mansion. This is a unique opportunity to excavate an urban archaeological site in York that has not been excavated under controlled archaeological conditions.

    The training excavation will run from the 20th of June until the 9th of September 2006 and is open to anybody over the age of 16 (1 6 as a lower age limit is negotiable, please contact below). People can come for as long as they want, be it for a one-day taster or a module over several weeks.

    The training will include excavation, recording, planning, finds processing and drawing. Any specific requests for training can be made (contact below). Professional field archaeologists, who routinely run and excavate archaeological sites, give all of the training that is offered.

    It is important to mention that the archaeology will be excavated and recorded by the trainees; the trainers are there purely to teach and assist when required. It is a field-based training programme where people learn by doing the excavation, discovering and recording the archaeology themselves, rather than by taking classroom based tuition.

    Costs depend on how long you want to stay, but range from as little as £50 per day for taster courses and £200 for a one-week module (please contact below for more details). Accommodation is available from the 9th July onwards (at a very reasonable rate for York in the summer time), otherwise there are countless other places to stay very close to the site.

    Field school web site: www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk School Size: 16-25
    Minimum age: 16 (negotiable)
    Is prior experience required?: No
    Recommended experience: All skill levels will be suitable.

    Specialized skills you will have the opportunity to learn


    Manual Mapping/drawing (plan views, profiles): Yes
    Total Station EDM mapping: Yes
    Manual Transit: Yes
    Traditional Photography: Yes
    Digital Photography: Yes
    Excavation Survey Techniques: Yes
    Interpreting stratigraphy: Yes
    Soils: Yes
    Restoration and conservation of artifact: Yes
    Artifact analysis: Yes
    Evening Lectures: Along with a busy social aspect there are weekly evening tours of York

    Is travel during free time restricted?: No

    Additional information for students: All trenches will have a cover so excavation can take place if it is raining.

    Academic, Credit Room and Board, & Tuition


    Academic Credit: No
    Room and Board Information: Contact us for more details.

    Web sites with additional information:


    www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/live2005/liveframeset2.htm


    www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/yordig/

    http://yorkdig.proboards21.com/

    Archaeology field school contact

    Training Dig
    York Archaeological Trust
    Cromwell House
    13 Ogleforth, YORK, YO1 7FG, ENGLAND

    E-mail trainingdig@yorkarchaeology.co.uk
    Tel: +44 (0) 1904 663029
    Mobile: +44 (0) 7908 210026
    Fax: +44 (0) 1904 663024

    Check out the website as we will go live with more details very soon.
    Web: www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk

    Summary

    You, the trainee, will dig and record the site. All training is provided by people who are professional field archaeologists, so these people know how to dig archaeology.

    Along with the excavation there is a busy social scene and plenty to do when not on the excavation.
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