COURSE DETAILS AND APPLICATION FORM

Please note: there will be discounts of 10% on course fees for former trainees upgrading to a longer course and for Friends of YAT.

TASTERS

A quick introduction to archaeology. All tasters include free admission to JORVIK and the Archaeological Resource Centre.

1 day taster
A brief guide to archaeology and excavation.
Activities: excavation.
Days available: any day Wednesday-Sunday (and August Bank Holiday Monday) during the training excavation.
Cost….£60

NEW!
1 day tasters in Finds work and Finds conservation.
A brief introduction to finds processing and analysis
Days available 28 and 30 August
A brief introduction to finds conservation
Available 29 August only
Cost....£60, £110 for both tasters

2 day taster
A more in-depth guide to archaeology and excavation.
Activities: excavation, site recording and finds processing.
Courses available: any two consecutive days, Wednesday-Sunday (and August Bank Holiday Monday) during the training excavation.
Cost…£110

LONGER COURSES

A more in-depth look at archaeology. In addition to the free admission to JORVIK and the ARC, these courses include lectures, tours and other visits.

1 week excavation module
An introduction to archaeological excavation techniques.
Courses available: Any five day week (Wednesday to Sunday) during the training excavation.
Cost…£210
or £295 with accommodation provided (from 9 July)

2 week fieldwork course
A more in-depth introduction to archaeological fieldwork techniques.
Activities: excavation, building and site recording, surveying, finds processing and environmental sampling.
Additional visit to the YAT Conservation laboratories, a guided archaeological tour of York and lectures.
Courses available: 12-23 June, 26 June-7 July, 10-21 July, 24 July- 4 August, 7-18 August, 21 August-1 September. Site open Wednesdays-Sundays (Monday and Tuesday, free time).
Cost…. £375
or £495 with accommodation provided (from 9 July)

NEW!
1 week artefact study and environmental sampling module
An introduction to finds processing, conservation and analysis; environmental sample processing and analysis; and the presentation of the results in reports and museum displays. This is primarily a practical course, which will deal with the material being recovered from the St Leonard's excavations.
Courses available: (Wednesday-Sunday) 3-7 July, 24-28 July, 7-11 August.
Cost….£210
With accommodation…£295 (from 24 July)

NEW!
1 week building recording module
These courses will consider the recording and interpretation of standing buildings. The emphasis will be on the basic recording techniques and the identification of building materials and building methods. These courses are primarily practical, involving study of the standing remains of the medieval hospital and city wall which form part of the St Leonard's Hospital site
Courses available: (Wednesday-Sunday) 26-30 June, 17-21 July, 31 July-4 August, 21-25 August.
Cost….£210
With accommodation….£295 (from 17 July)

NEW!
Module packages
The 1 week excavation, finds and building recording modules can be taken singly. Alternatively, you can take any combination of these modules.
Courses available: mix and match your choice from the dates listed above.
Cost: any two 1 week modules….£375
With accommodation….£495 (from 9 July)
All three 1 week modules….£525
With accommodation.…£695 (from 9 July)

3-4 week placements
There are no more placements available.

Excavation schedule

The 2001 backfill will be removed from the trenches before the training excavation begins. In addition, the trenches will not be backfilled until after the end of the training excavation. Consequently, the excavations will be dealing with important archaeological deposits throughout, from Week 1.

Accommodation

PLEASE NOTE THAT UNIVERSITY ACCOMMODATION IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM 9TH JULY.

Self catering accommodation is at University of York campus, Heslington, York in a self contained 12 bedded house. Single rooms are available with wash hand basins (all bedding is supplied but bring your own towels), shared toilets, bath and shower rooms and fully fitted kitchen with dining area. On-site car parking is available next to the accommodation.

There is an on-site shop, laundrette, bar and fast-food outlet. You also have the use of University facilities including the cafeteria in the Halls of Residence. The accommodation is a 5 minute walk from Heslington village with shops, banks, pubs and buses to York. There is a regular bus service from campus to the excavation site.

Alternatively, there is a wide range of hotels, university campus rooms, bed and breakfast establishments and hotels for your accommodation in York. They have a correspondingly wide range of prices; the cheapest, in a 2-4 bedded, shared, youth-hostel, is about £14 per night; single university rooms, about 1 mile from the town centre, are about £20 per night/£120 per 7 day week; and bed & breakfast/small hotels start at about £25.00 per person per night. York Archaeological Trust will help you to make arrangements if you indicate which style/price of accommodation you want; confirming these provisional bookings and making payment will be your responsibility.

For further information please telephone 01904 663000 or fax 01904 663024.

Email hdawson@yorkarchaeology.co.uk

Address bookings to:

H. Dawson,
Cromwell House,
13 Ogleforth,
York
YO1 7FG

Or please see our booking form.

The York Archaeological Trust is a Registered Charity, number 509060