York Archaeological Trust offers
a number of ways for you to get involved with archaeology
in York and beyond.
Friends
of York Archaeological Trust
Join the Friends – help to support
our work and receive our regular magazine,
Yorkshire Archaeology Today, and also gain free entry to
JORVIK and DIG, as well as a programme of lectures, site
tours and other activities.
Community
Archaeology
Get involved with community archaeology
in Greater York. Find out more about the Greater York Community
Archaeology project and the community archaeology and history
groups near you.
Training Excavations
Join archaeologists from the Trust for
a unique opportunity to explore York's past. Courses range
from one day to two weeks or more, and can be suited to
all ages and abilities, with special activities available
for under 16s.
From 2007, York Archaeological Trust's training
excavation, Archaeology Live!, will be part
of the Hungate project: Click
here for more information
For site diaries of previous training excavations,
click below:
13th - 14th February 2010:
JORVIK 25th Anniversary Conference
The 2010 JORVIK Viking Festival will begin with a 25th anniversary conference, celebrating some of the most important developments and iconic artefacts uncovered in the last quarter-century of research into the Viking era. Academics from around the Viking world will gather in York on Saturday 13th February for an entertaining and illuminating look at the past, present and future of Viking studies. With a conference dinner on Saturday evening and a Festival coach tour to see some of Yorkshire's finest Viking-age artefacts on Sunday 14th February.
Speakers already confirmed include Peter Addyman, Richard Hall (Deputy Director, York Archaeological Trust), Patrick Wallace (Director, National Museum of Ireland), Anne-Christine Larsen (Vikingeborgen Trelleborg, Sydvestsjællands Museum, Denmark), Ellen Marie Næss (Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo) and Anne Brundle(The Orkney Museum).
16th February 2010:
HUNGATE DIG UPDATE
A talk by Peter Connelly at Barley Hall
Hear from the director of the Hungate dig as he outlines some of the discoveries made in the course of the last twelve months.
Event starts 2:30pm.
Normal Barley Hall admission prices apply.
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