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Post-Excavation Taster Week<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Dates: to be confirmed<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Bookings will soon be OPEN for one 1-week post-excavation taster. <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PLEASE NOTE:<\/strong> this is subject to the BRP receiving enough bookings to make the week viable (more information on this below).<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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What is post-excavation?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Archaeology is not all about digging. In order to turn the data gathered through excavations or surveys (for example) into information that can be used to interpret a site and\/or plan further investigations, archaeologists must process this data during the ‘post-ex’ phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This includes recording the artefacts recovered, processing the environmental samples taken, digitising the drawings and survey information, for example. This work generates a physical and digital archive, which connects all the pieces of information together. It takes far longer (in most cases) than the actual field work and often takes place in the lab or at the desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Post-Ex at the Bamburgh Research Project<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here at the BRP we have generated a lot of post-excavation work in the last 20 years. We undertake much of the initial post-ex on site, where we wash and process the small and bulk finds, we process our environmental samples and we catalogue much of the records and photographs we take. However, there is still much work that is undertaken during the off-season by our staff and more that is sent away for specialist analysis. We thought this year we might bring some of this ‘behind the scenes’ work back to the Castle and share it with a small cohort of interested individuals. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the Post-Excavation Taster Week?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We offer quality training in archaeology with an emphasis on practical hands-on experience. The post-excavation taster week will use the BRP’s extensive archive, which consists of material from the prehistoric to the medieval periods, as the basis for an introduction to the different post-excavation techniques and research methodologies employed by the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are still planning the daily schedule but the week will include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n