Year 2 fieldwork and employability placements

Having completed two weeks of introductory training on the departmental field school (at the end of their first year) those students requiring a further two weeks of training for their degree are offered a two-week placement in their second year.

The following degrees require 4 weeks of practical training:

Degree programme	Requirement (no. weeks)
V400 BA Archaeology (100% / 75%)	4
V401 BA Archaeology of Ancient Civilisations (100% / 75%)	4
VZ02 BSc Archaeology (100% / 75%)	4
VZB1 BSc Evolutionary Anthropology	4
V4V6 BA Archaeology and Egyptology	4

Year 2 placements

Year 2 placements usually take place during the summer following your second year of study, although some are available during term-time.

In Semester 1, students are invited to apply for our Garstang Museum placements, and Professor Baird contacts students about our Turkey excavations.

In Semester 2, we hold a Year 2 fieldwork meeting in February to present placement options on offer that year. Students then select their 1^st and 2^nd choices. If a placement is over-subscribed, a 100-word statement may be requested, to aid the project director in their final decision.

Decisions around placements are made in advance of the Easter break.

Recent placements have included:

• Garstang Museum of Archaeology
• The British Museum
• Portable Antiquities Scheme
• University of Liverpool Heritage Collections
• Excavations at Pinarbasi and Mendik, Turkey
• Excavations at Little Crosby Hall, Liverpool (site assistant roles)
• Excavations at Wogan’s Cavern, Pembrokeshire
• Survey of the Plas Maen rock art panel
• Excavations at Olynthos, Greece.

 

Please contact our HLC Fieldwork Officer, Jane Stockley for further information.