11 February 2021
The first of two sessions exploring the principles of modern excavation to get us thinking ahead of this year’s fieldwork.
About this Event
This session is about the significance of excavation and considers all that must be done before a trench can be opened. There will be a talk from our Community Archaeologist, Jane Harrison, followed by questions and discussion.
We will consider the following questions, amongst others:
- Excavation – and what follows – is an expensive, destructive and time-consuming process. Why do we excavate?
- What research and investigation should or could happen before excavation is undertaken?
- What has to happen practically and administratively before excavation can begin?
- What principles and questions decide where exactly we put our trenches?
An exercise in choosing trench locations will be emailed after this session with a discussion about the ‘answers’ on Tuesday 16 February at 7-7.30pm!
The session will be live and held online via Zoom. We will email you with the Zoom joining details by 3pm the day before the event.