Training and tasks
Volunteers involved in the Prestongrange Community Archaeology Project are taught all aspects of archaeological fieldwork from learning how to excavate, clean sections, recognise stratigraphy, record and plan trenches, take soil samples, recognise artefacts and how to use surveying equipment.
Volunteers are additionally taught how to undertake basic desk based research such as how to appraise historic maps, where to find archaeological information on the web etc. and how to undertake historic building recording.
There are also opportunities for volunteers to get involved with specific aspects of the project, for example, artefact archiving, historical research, exhibition design, reminiscence gathering and web site maintenance.
So if wielding a spade is not exactley your cup of tea, the
n that's fine, there might be something else you could help with. If you think you are interested in a certain aspect of the project, just get in touch.
Lectures
Over the course of the project workshops and lectures by specialist archaeologists have been organised so that volunteers and staff could get up-to-date information about current theories and what they should be expecting to find.
