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As part of the society's activities is a commitment to offer training on all aspects of Archaeology.

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

 

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