Medieval History
Joe Flatman, author of the award-winning book ?Becoming an archaeologist: a guide to professional pathways?, tell us his 10 top tips for getting into archaeology.
Archaeology offers tremendous opportunities for involvement, whether a lifelong interest alongside another career, or a career in itself. It is never too early or too late to become involved in archaeology, and archaeology transcends borders, cultures, languages and social and economic divisions. Anyone anywhere can become involved in archaeology if they wish, and the opportunities to become involved improve all the time.
The best way to get involved in archaeology is to find out what opportunities for participation are available in your own neighbourhood, through your local archaeology or history society or club, national organisations or local government, schools or universities.There are talks, walks, guides and events on nearly every week around the world; there are also hundreds of opportunities every year to go on more formal training in archaeological techniques and so become involved in actual fieldwork. Many of these events are free; even the ones that charge are rarely all that expensive. Archaeologists are well aware that people don?t have that much money to spare and fight to keep costs of events down. Almost all events are advertised online.Membership of local or national archaeology organizations is similarly cheap and extremely good value. Membership brings you into contact with likeminded people in your neighbourhood and provides access to information and resources like newsletters and magazines, events and even library facilities.
Click here to read this article from Current Archaeology
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Medieval History
Ten top tips for getting into archaeology
Archaeology offers tremendous opportunities for involvement, whether a lifelong interest alongside another career, or a career in itself. It is never too early or too late to become involved in archaeology, and archaeology transcends borders, cultures, languages and social and economic divisions. Anyone anywhere can become involved in archaeology if they wish, and the opportunities to become involved improve all the time.
The best way to get involved in archaeology is to find out what opportunities for participation are available in your own neighbourhood, through your local archaeology or history society or club, national organisations or local government, schools or universities.There are talks, walks, guides and events on nearly every week around the world; there are also hundreds of opportunities every year to go on more formal training in archaeological techniques and so become involved in actual fieldwork. Many of these events are free; even the ones that charge are rarely all that expensive. Archaeologists are well aware that people don?t have that much money to spare and fight to keep costs of events down. Almost all events are advertised online.Membership of local or national archaeology organizations is similarly cheap and extremely good value. Membership brings you into contact with likeminded people in your neighbourhood and provides access to information and resources like newsletters and magazines, events and even library facilities.
Click here to read this article from Current Archaeology
- Medieval Mill To Be Excavated In Northumberland National Park
Lottery funding of almost £10,000 has enabled a local archaeology group to plan a summer excavation of a site in Northumberland National Park. Thanks to a grant of £9,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), members of the Coquetdale Community Archaeology...
- Archaeological Dig In Kent Discovers Ancient And Medieval Sites
An archaeological dig covering over six kilometres of land in England has come up with discoveries from the medieval, Roman and Bronze age eras. The work is now being filmed by the BBC for a documentary Digging for Britain, which will be broadcast in...
- York Archaeological Trust Launches Book About Community Archaeologists
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Putting Humpty Together Again A call for papers for a session at the forthcoming Theoretical Archaeology Conference 2008 (University of Southampton), entitled: Putting Humpty Together Again: Overcoming the Fragmentation of the Middle Ages. The session...
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Please follow this link for the call for papers for a session at the forthcoming Theoretical Archaeology Conference 2008 (University of Southampton), entitled: Putting Humpty Together Again: Overcoming the Fragmentation of the Middle Ages The session...