Admission requirements
BA degree (or equivalent) in Archaeology or a relevant discipline.
Experience in archaeological fieldwork
Knowledge of the Dutch Quality Norm (KNA)
SAP and exchange students: admission after approval by the Graduate School of Archaeology.
Description
One of the best ways to gain experience in fieldwork is to simple do it, but even better is to teach others how to do it and to learn them how to interpret (‘read’) the soil and features, how to structure fieldwork, how to document features, etc. That will be the task of students following this seminar. They will partake in the field school for first year archaeology students organised each year by the Faculty. Each participant gets responsibility (under responsibility of a senior archaeologist) for a small part of the excavation and a small team of students.
Method of instruction
Students have an internship of three week at the archaeology field school after instruction sessions.
Examination
Assessment is based practical work and an evaluation of the fieldwork period including day notes and all relevant documentation
Goals:
Gaining knowledge of field methods.
Learning how to interpret features.
Learning how to structure field work.
Working in a team.
Coaching a team of junior students.
Learning how to document features according to the Dutch Quality Norm (KNA).