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:
Battlefield
Walks
Throughout the summer YAT will be offering
a series of guided walks over the historic battlefields
of Yorkshire. Discover more about the battles of the past
and how they affected the course of history. Click
here for details of this summer's timetable.
Annual Archaeology and History
Fair
Saturday October 18th 2008, The Guildhall,
York
A chance to find out about archaeology in and around York, with displays from local societies and community groups. Specialist booksellers will present a range of new and second-hand books with plenty of bargains.
Free admission
St Wilfrid 1300th Anniversary Conference
On 10th and 11th September 2009 a group of historians, art historians and archaeologists will assess the life and legacy of Wilfrid, Bishop of York and Abbot of Ripon and Hexham.
Among the speakers will be Richard Bailey, Paul Bidwell, Katy Cubitt, Richard Hall, Jane Hawkes, Eamonn O’Carragain and Ian Wood.
The conference will take place in St William’s College, beside York Minster.
It is hoped to visit Ripon and Hexham on 12th September.
Further details will be posted here as they become available.
Volunteers
Jobs
