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The excavation hoped to answer a number
of questions about the Hungate site, which has already
been shown to contain deeply stratified archaeology
from the Roman period onwards. Small-scale excavations
in 2000 and 2002 revealed a complex sequence of burials,
structures, occupation deposits and road surfaces
dating from as early as the 3rd century AD. Significant
archaeology lay relatively close to the modern ground
surface and was generally well preserved.
The 2009 season concentrated on the medieval and Viking-age archaeology along the line of Hungate. This involved the excavation of the rear sections of any buildings and structures which once faced onto the street.
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| Excavation of the plank-lined cellar of a Viking-age building facing onto Hungate, discovered winter 2008 |
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Other training courses outside the summer season
of Archaeology Live! will also be available,
so please enquire via the address below.
The training excavation includes the chance to
learn about and participate in excavation, recording,
planning, finds processing, environmental sampling,
and processing. Depending on the progress made on
site there may also be opportunities for additional
training in the excavation and processing of human
remains, waterlogged deposits, preserved timber structures
and historical archaeology. Any other specific requests
for training may also be be available on application.
Professional field archaeologists provide all the
training throughout the course.
During Archaeology Live! the archaeology will
be excavated and recorded by the trainees; the trainers
teach and assist when required. It is a field-based
training programme where people learn by doing the
excavation, and by discovering and recording the archaeology
themselves, rather than by classroom based tuition.
For more information contact:
Training Dig, York Archaeological Trust, 47 Aldwark,
YORK, YO1 7BX, ENGLAND
e-mail trainingdig@yorkat.co.uk
Mobile: +44 (0) 7908 210026
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 663024
Training opportunities will still be available after
September via our autumn to spring courses.
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