Study Days

The Community Archaeologist runs a series of free training study days for people who want to find out more about the historic environment. These run from April through to March. All study days are FREE to attend. To find out where they are taking place and to book places, please contact Jon Kenny, Community Archaeologist, on 01904 663020 or email jkenny@yorkarchaeology.co.uk

Study Days 2008 - 9

Where do we begin? Investigating and Recording the Archaeology on your Door Step
Saturday 26th April 2008

Church Archaeology
Saturday 24th May 2008

Recording Landscape Features
Saturday 28th June 2008

Recording Vernacular Buildings
Saturday 19th July 2008

Recording Gardens Archaeology
Saturday 23rd August 2008

Domestic Victorian Architecture
Saturday 27th Sept 2008

Geophysical Survey
Saturday 25th Oct 2008

Fieldwalking in Archaeology
Saturday 22nd Nov 2008

Battlefield Archaeology
Saturday 13th Dec 2008

2009
The Role of the Museum
Saturday 24th Jan 2009

Technology of Medieval and Post Medieval Ceramics
Saturday 21st Feb 2009

 

Previous Study Days

You can read more about the previous study days here. These reports are in PDF format.

2005–6 programme
Workshop 1: Identifying finds
Workshop 2 Starting a Project
Workshop 3 Reading Old Documents
Workshop 4: Using Archives and Reading Old Maps
Workshop 5: Interpreting Landscapes
Workshop 6: Approaching Fieldwork (Geophysical Survey)
Workshop 7: Excavation and Recording
Workshop 8: First Aid for Finds Conservation Day
Workshop 9: Understanding Historic Buildings
Workshop 10: Environmental Archaeology
Workshop 11: Archives, Publications and Websites
2006-7 programme
Study Day 12: Investigating Ancient Woodland
Study Day 13: Interpreting Landscapes
Study Day 14: Recording Historic Buildings - 1
Study Day 15: How to do an Oral History project
Study Day 16: Recording Historic Buildings - 2
Study Day 17: How to Store, Archive and Display material
Study Day 18: Computers in Archaeology
Study Day 19: An Introduction to the York City Archives  
     
     

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