Field Archaeology

The emphasis of this module is on gaining or developing competence in a broad range of techniques involved in fieldwork practice.

Fieldwork and the analysis of data generated by fieldwork and other archaeological research are key research tools in the discipline and develop many skills that have extensive professional applications. Through your UCL-supported fieldwork and associated digital and post-excavation analyses, you will gain knowledge of methods and the techniques to apply in many situations. The emphasis of this module is on gaining or developing competence in a broad range of techniques involved in archaeological practice - surface exploration and excavation, environmental sampling techniques, recording, post excavation processing, museum work, archival work, study trips and outreach participation. This module requires the completion of a Fieldwork Notebook(s) – a daily log of the field and associated activities that you have undertaken as part of this module. Available to final year IoA students only.