Following the great success of Archaeology Live! training excavations from 2001 to 2006 at various sites in the City of York, Archaeology Live! became part of the Hungate excavations from the summer of 2007.

The 2010 Archaeology Live! Training dig will concentrate on investigating Roman, Viking and medieval archaeology at the eastern extent  of the site. Spring dates: 12th - 23rd April Summer dates:  28th June - 17th September

Summer dates - 28th June - 17th September

The excavation hopes to answer a number of questions about the Hungate site, which has already been shown to contain deeply stratified archaeology from the Roman period onwards. Small-scale excavations in 2000 and 2002 revealed a complex sequence of burials, structures, occupation deposits and road surfaces dating from as early as the 3rd century AD. Significant archaeology lay relatively close to the modern ground surface and was generally well preserved.

The training excavation provides a way to learn about and participate in excavation, recording, planning, finds processing, environmental sampling, and processing. Depending on the progress made on site, there may also be opportunities for additional training in the excavation and processing of human remains, waterlogged deposits, preserved timber structures and historical archaeology. Any other specific requests for training may also be available on application. Professional field archaeologists provide all the training throughout the course.

During Archaeology Live!, the archaeology will be excavated and recorded by the trainees; the trainers teach and assist when required. It is a field-based training programme where people learn by doing the excavation, and by discovering and recording the archaeology themselves, rather than by classroom-based tuition.

For more information contact:

Training Dig, York Archaeological Trust, 47 Aldwark, YORK, YO1 7BX, ENGLAND

E-mail trainingdig@yorkat.co.uk

Mobile: +44 (0) 7908 210026

Fax: +44 (0) 1904 663024