Greater York Community Archaeology Project

Study Days

The 2009 – 10 programme is themed to cover research, archives and archaeological processes.

April 25^th 2009        Research: Researching York and its Hinterland

                              With John Oxley, City of York Archaeologist. 

May 30^th 2009         Archives: Archiving digital material

                              With Catherine Hardman, Archaeology Data Service, University of York.

June 27^th 2009        Research: Industrial Archaeology

                              With Pete Connelly, York Archaeological Trust.

July 25^th 2009         Research: Medieval Houses.

                              With Alison Sinclair

Aug 22^nd 2009        Research: Castles

                              With Erik Matthews

Sept 26^th 2009        Research: Urban Landscapes

Oct 24^th 2009         Processing: Analysing and writing up data from surveys and excavations.

                              With Kurt Hunter-Mann, York Archaeological Trust.

Nov 21^st 2009         Processing: Identifying finds and the role of the Portable Antiquities Scheme

Dec 12^th 2009         Processing: Researching Finds, What do they tell us?

Jan 23^rd 2010         Research: Textiles

Feb 20^th 2010         Archives: Archiving documents, photographs and finds

The Community Archaeologist runs a series of free training study days for people who want to find out more about the historic environment. These run from April through to March. All study days are FREE to attend. To find out where they are taking place and to book places, please contact Jon Kenny, Community Archaeologist, on 01904 663020 or email Jon Kenny