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UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX
Training Courses, May-August 2010
5-, 4-, 2- or 1-day training courses in: An Introduction to Field
Archaeology (4 Saturdays); Excavation Techniques; Planning and
Section Drawing; Site Photography; On-site Archaeological
Conservation; Geo-archaeology (n.b. all at Barcombe); and Ancient
Crafts and Technologies (ie archaeology by experiment).
Continuing Education Programme in Buildings Archaeology
This new one year p/t programme of study for 2010/11 entry will
increase your knowledge of the fabric, form and context of historic
buildings in Sussex and teach you how to record and interpret them.
Building recording skills are taught to English Heritage Levels 2 and
3. The Programme comprises three courses: Understanding Historic
Vernacular Buildings (tutor: Mike Standing); Recording Historic
Vernacular Buildings in South-East England (6 Saturday sessions;
tutor: David Martin); and The Archaeological Investigation of a
Church (4 Saturday sessions; tutor: Robert Hutchinson). Two of the
courses can be taken as stand-alone/CPD modules. 60 credits at
undergraduate level 1 or 2.
Continuing Education Programme in Practical Archaeology
Hands-on fieldwork and workshop exercises combine with more
traditional classroom teaching to enable you to develop a working
knowledge of modern archaeology and its methods. This two year p/t
programme of study comprises: Archaeological Survey (tutor: David
Rudling); Archaeological Excavation and Post-Excavation (Chris
Butler); The Archaeology of Past Societies (Caroline Wells); The
Recording and Analysis of Artefacts and Pottery (various tutors) and
an Option course. 120 credits at undergraduate level 1 or 2. Ideal
CPD training for commercial site assistants, amateurs, etc, and this
programme will enable participants to gather much of the evidence
needed for the National Occupational Standards Level 3 Qualification
in Archaeological Practice.
Applications for F/T or P/T MPhil or DPhil archaeology research
degrees are welcome.
Contact: Centre for Community Engagement, University of Sussex,
Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RF; T 01273 678300; E cce@sussex.ac.uk; www.sussex.ac.uk/cce/archaeology |