Community archaeology projects

We can help organise, direct, supervise or lend advice to community groups setting up archaeological projects, including excavation, survey and workshops. Our community/volunteer services can lend vital professional archaeological support to any community venture, ensuring that the projects are correctly undertaken from setup to final publication. When providing support to community groups, our approach can differ depending on the group’s needs and requirements, but we aim on the whole to provide the following guidance as standard:

Good practice in archaeological excavation techniques;
Good practice in recording techniques;
Good practice in building recording techniques;
Good practice in landscape survey techniques;
Advice on health and safety on archaeological excavations;
Advice on media involvement;
Good practice in archaeological publication techniques;
An insight into upcoming methodologies/processes.

Community projects in 2024

We are currently in the process of fully taking over the community project at The Hagg Romano-British farmstead site, Swaledale, on behalf of the Swaledale and Arkengarthdale Archaeology Group. This year the plan is to put together a project plan for the next couple of years, as well as potentially dig the odd test-pit or two…

We’re also hoping to be lending professional support to an upcoming project at East Tanfield railway, County Durham.

More information on both projects will be published when details are available.

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Community archaeology projects