Fieldwork Opportunities
Opportunities for hands-on archaeological fieldwork in Yorkshire come in many ways: excavations, surveys, post-excavation work.
Many local societies and groups conduct their own fieldwork. Some archaeological contractors may also take volunteers. There are also field schools where you pay to learn how to carry out archaeology. When we know of any such opportunities we'll post on this page.
Yorkshire CBA Digital Festival 2020 of Archaeology Call for Images!
This year, owing to Covid-19, the Council for British Archaeology have had to revise the dates of their festival. As a result, a digital only festival…
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Romans in Sheffield: Sunday 8th July, Whirlow Hall Farm Trust, Sheffield, S11 9QF
The Time Travellers Archaeology group will be on hand to explain the Roman and Iron Age remains on view following earlier HLF funded excavations. A reconstruction…
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YAT Post Excavation Courses
If you have attended one of York Archaeological Trust's Archaeology Live! excavations, you might be interested in going on one of their post-excavation courses. Course dates…
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Humber Field Archaeology
Volunteers are always welcome for work on excavations and off-site finds processing. Longer term student placements are also possible on specific projects, by arrangement. Occasional joint…
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Archaeology Live
The Archaeology Live! training excavations are an innovative way to get a hands-on experience of the discipline and to receive expert training from full-time professional archaeologists.…
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Volunteering in Yorkshire Dales National Park
If you live within the catchment area there are often fieldwork volunteering opportunities within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. For instance, during the summer of 2017…
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