Post-Fieldwork Training School 2025

Location: 3 Waterworks Dr, Clipstone, Mansfield NG21 9BL, UK

Season: October 20, 2025 to October 24, 2025

Session Dates: 20th - 24th October, 2025.

Application Deadline: October 19, 2025

Deadline Type: Rolling

Website: https://mercian-as.co.uk/postexcavation_fieldschool.html

Program Type:
Field School

RPA Certified:
No

Affiliation:
Mercian Archaeological Services CIC

Project Director:
Andy Gaunt

Project Description:

This training school is designed to provide training and experience in various aspects of the post excavation process. All tuition and training will be carried out under the supervision of experienced tutors, with finds training lead by Mercian’s ceramic specialist David Budge.

 The course is designed to give delegates an understanding of what is involved in the post excavation process for finds, ranging from initial cleaning and processing of the finds as they come out of the ground, through to some of the specialist analysis that finds are subject to, through to illustration and preparation of the finds for publication.

The course is designed to allow delegates to gain experience of handling finds and to develop the ability to look at artefacts critically with a view to recognising the clues that give evidence of what they were used for and that can help to identify them.

The course also provides training in archaeological drawing techniques including preparing plans and /or sections for publication, and training in working with site archives to create site matrices.

Delegates will also learn archaeological GIS (Geographic Information Systems) including working with survey data, preparing maps, working with historic mapping, creating and working with 3D models.

Period(s) of Occupation: All periods

Project Size: 1-24 participants

Minimum Length of Stay for Volunteers: 1 week

Minimum Age: 15

Experience Required: No Experience Required

Room and Board Arrangements:
Accommodation not provided