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Posted by goofie roofie (U3876241) on Thursday, 11th May 2006
I am from Northern Ireland and looking for some experience at archaeological fieldwork in the summer before applying to university (where I hope do to a cousre in ancient history and archaeology). Does any one know of any upcoming digs in NI which I could attend?
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Posted by an ex-nordmann - it has ceased to exist (U3472955) on Thursday, 11th May 2006
Best bet is to ring the Ulster Archaeological Society (their web presence is rather broken I'm afraid) and enquire about summer digs. It costs only 15 to 20 quid to join and they are enthusiastic about encouraging raw recruits. In my experience (admittedly some years ago now) there were no societies openly inviting 'amateur' participation in digs but through an organisation like the UAS one could find out where such a contribution to a dig could be used. If you're prepared to travel throughout the island to participate then you will always find a choice during summer.
You could also try looking at the Current Archaeology website. They have details of volunteer digs all over the uk and Eire. Good luck.
Thanks - I'll try those although the Current Archaeology site doesnt seem to have been updated yet.
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Posted by Laura-and-her-trowel (U3665494) on Monday, 15th May 2006
Yeah I know, I emailed them in February and they told me that it would be updated for about mid april but obviously they haven't got round to it yet. It is a good job I have got this years handbook. Ahh that gives me an idea, I will post some of the excavation's websites for you from the book.
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Posted by Laura-and-her-trowel (U3665494) on Monday, 15th May 2006
I have just had a look and there is hardly anything listed for Ireland. This is all there is in the handbook and the second link doesn't even work:
Hope the first link is of use.
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