The York Archaeological Trust offers several ways to get involved at Hungate, York. Training excavations provide 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. Professional field archaeologists provide all the training throughout the course.

Archaeology Live! is our primary training excavation, which takes place during the summer months.

For opportunities outside of Archaeology Live!, we offer further training option's from a single 'taster' day to an entire week course, or longer.

For more information on Archaeology Live! or other courses, please use the menu to the left.

Course participants should bring the following with them:

• Functional trousers and tops (a change of clothing is recommended). Please note that SHORTS are not allowed.

• Steel toecapped footwear with a good tread

• Waterproof top

• Gloves

The following equipment will be available on site, although participants may also like to bring their own:

• WHS 4" archaeologists' trowel

• Kneeling mat

• Sunblock

• Mug for teabreaks

• Antibacterial handwash