This competency must be satisfied in order for credit to be released

Archaeological Practice

Write up of post-excavation analysis in professional report style

Post-excavation report

Write up of fieldwork: context sheets, site notebook, plans, sections, photographs, fieldwork report. Group and individual contributions.

Fieldwork Report

Topic 1: Excavation planning
Topic 2: Landscape archaeology and GIS 
Topic 3: Pre-excavation techniques
Topic 4: Excavation methods
Topic 5: Excavation sampling strategies
Topic 6: Case studies in archaeological excavation
Topic 7: Three-day training excavation
Topic 8: Sieving and flotation, Sediment analysis 
Topic 9: Micromorphology
Topic 10: Pollen, charcoal and phytolith analyses
Topic 11: Artefact materials analysis: pottery, lithics, XRF 
Topic 12: Residue analyses
Topic 13: Isotope analysis
Topic 14: Faunal analyses
Topic 15: Synthesising specialists’ analyses
Topic 16: Production of the final excavation report

Archaeological Field Skills - 7116NATSCI

Archaeological Field Skills

Conduct an excavation, produce stratigraphic report, take and accurately record finds and samples.

Perform specialist post-excavation analyses of samples collected in the field.

Evidence professional competence in archaeological excavation techniques

Produce post-excavation report suitable for funding bodies, commercial and public sector organisations.

Demonstrate the ability to set up an archaeological excavation to commercial and research standard.