‘Training Field School’ our flagship excavation training experiences; covering a wide variety of topics and skill-sets, including excavation, drawing, context sheets, surveying, levelling, recording, ceramics lectures and more.

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Archaeological Field Schools and Training Courses

email: info@mercian-as.co.uk

Week 1: 21st Jun- 25th  Jun 2027

Week 2: 28th Jun - 2nd Jul 2027

Week 1: 19th - 23rd Jul

Week 2: 26th - 20th Jul

Week 3: 9th - 13th Aug

Bainbridge Archaeological Training Field School , Wensleydale, Yorkshire
5 day course

Week1: 6th - 10th Sept

Week 2: 13th - 17th Sept

2027  Dates

See below

Field Schools

Specialist Training Courses

“Post-fieldwork and “Specialist Training”

The ‘Exploring Landscape Archaeology’ course, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire
5 day course

Artefact Illustration course,
Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire
3 day course

17th - 21st  May 2027

4th - 8th October 2027

14th - 16th Apr 2027

27th - 29th Oct 2027

Topographic Survey Training course in Sherwood Forest
5 day course

To be announced

Introduction to GIS in Archaeology
3 day course

17th - 19th Mar 2027

13th - 15th Oct 2027

Post-Fieldwork Training School, King John’s Palace, Nottinghamshire
5 day course

18th -22nd Oct 2027

Mercian Dig Weeks*

Excavation Weeks *

*Available to delegates who have previously attended one of Mercian’s Training Field Schools

Welby Excavation Week,
near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
5 day event
*Only available to previous field school delegates (see top of page)

The Sherwood Forest Excavation week, Nottinghamshire
5 day event
*Only available to previous field school delegates (see top of page)

Bainbridge Excavation week,
Wensleydale, Yorkshire
5 day event
*Only available to previous field school delegates (see top of page)

16th  - 20th Aug

2027

5th - 9th Jul 2027

20th - 24th  Sept 2027

Email:
info@mercian-as.co.uk
Tel:
+44 115 677 6313

Course calendar by category:

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As well as offering the very best in archaeological training and support, this training excavation is tailored towards enabling attendees to fulfil requirements of the Archaeological Skills Passport.

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Community Archaeology in Leicestershire

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Community Archaeology in Nottinghamshire

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Community Archaeology in Yorkshire