The University of Reading has run a Field School for its undergraduates since 1997. Currently, students can chose between places at the Anglo-Saxon monastery site at Cookham and the Hebridean Island of Islay. The field school offers students the opportunity to experience up to four weeks of practical archaeology in the field. The field school offers hands-on experience introducing the techniques of an excavation, from recognising archaeological contexts and features on the site through to cleaning, excavating and recording them. Students will gain direct experience in all aspects of the excavation, from recognising ancient artefacts to learning how to read the wider landscape. As well as technical expertise, fieldwork helps to develop transferable skills including observation and understanding, problem solving, team work and communication skills.<\/p>\n
You can find out more about the field school and the practical skills you can learn at the University of Reading by clicking here<\/a><\/p>\n For over 20 years the field school was held at Silchester. Here’s what the students got up to at the bathhouse in 2018<\/p>\n