Excavations at St. Newlyn East
Monday August 27th to Friday 7th September, 2007
Two weeks of evaluative excavations at St. Newlyn East will be undertaken by CAS in August/September 2007. The site is a crop-mark enclosure with an overall diameter of about 70m defined by a ditch with traces of an external bank, which is visible on aerial photpgraphs.
It is anticipated that the site will prove to be a henge monument dating to the Later Neolithic period (c 3000-2500 cal BC). If so, this will be the first Neolithic henge monument to be examined in Cornwall since the early 1960s when Castilly was investigated by CAS, and its investigation will therefore make a significant contribution to archaeological knowledge in the county.
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Training events are planned which will focus on topics members should find useful if taking part in field work, excavation or post-excavation work; these are open to all who are interested. Key themes will include (a) identification of artefacts (b) understanding the processes of excavation and post-excavation (c) field walking (d) surveying. The provision of events which help members participate more effectively in archaeological activities, or to understand these activities and their results, is an important aspect of the Society's work.
All day schools will start at the Royal Cornwall Museum in the Meetings Room and continue there after lunch unless otherwise stated.
Prior booking is essential as the number of participants is restricted to 20. £5 for members, £8 non-members. Please book with The Secretary, Cornwall Archaeological Society, 8, Minster Fields, Manaccan, Helston TR12 6JG, enclosing payment and the names of all those requiring places.
Learning to become an archaeologist
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Truro College offers a number of courses of interest to budding archaeologists.
These include:
FdA History, Heritage and Archaeology
The Foundation Degree (Fd) has been in existence since September 2001 and is a new Higher Education qualification which aims to bridge the gap between education and employment. Each course is designed to maximise the benefits to both students and prospective employers with work based elements within the course structure, which can lead straight into employment or into the final year of a related Degree course.
GCE Advanced Level Archaeology
GCE Advanced Level Classical Civilisation
For more information go to http://trurocollege.ac.uk/
Each summer a team of researchers commit themselves to a programme of archaeological investigation which unites the professional with the amateur, and research with training and education. These elements are brought together by a lead team of archaeologists who have a wealth of experience in the field, ably supported by the extensive resources provided by the School of Conservation Sciences at Bournemouth University.
The Knowlton Project currently resides within the Archaeological Field School developed by Bournemouth University’s School of Conservation Sciences. For over 30 years archaeology at Bournemouth has been taught with a strong emphasis on the business of vocational training as well as providing a strong academic background to the discipline. Consequently all of our archaeological students have had the opportunity of gaining extensive hands-on experience in a wide range of field techniques using some of the most sophisticated equipment that is becoming standard in the professional world of archaeology. The Field School is a compulsory unit in our undergraduate programmes that is undertaken by our students after the completion of their first year of study.
The opening up of the Field School to participants from outside of the School of Conservation Sciences at Bournemouth has allowed us to offer the experience and resources that the School has to offer in a dedicated research led programme of archaeological field work. An extra bonus to this is that the field work currently offered takes place in some of the most beautiful parts of the UK.If you would like further information on these Archaeological Field Schools please visit the web site at www.bournemouth.ac.uk/conservation
or contact Marie Dunning at archfieldschool@bournemouth.ac.uk
Marie Dunning, Information and Project Officer
School of Conservation Sciences,
Bournemouth University
Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow
Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BB
Tel: +44 (0) 1202 965160 Fax: +44 (0) 1202 965046
E-mail: archfieldschool@bournemouth.ac.uk
Saturday, June 16th, 2007. 11am to 4pm
Introduction to Archaeological Illustration, Jane Stanley
Jane is well known for her archaeological drawings, especially reconstructions. She will introduce the tools, media and conventional techniques needed to draw small archaeological items, in a variety of materials, from the museum's collection.
Beginners in drawing as well as more accomplished artists are welcome. The drawing process should help participants to develop a more detailed perception of artefacts, with an appreciation of the skill of the original craftsperson, and to realise, as a result, the limitations of the camera in this field. Advice on the next steps will be provided for those who wish to publish finds drawings.
This seminar will take place in the Meetings Room at the Royal Cornwall Museum and will include a lunch break.
Prior booking is required as numbers are limited.
Cost: £5 members, £8 non-members.
Please book with Jane Marley, Royal Cornwall Museum, River Street, Truro, TR1 2SJ. 01872-272305.