The Silchester Field School
Field School Information
Applications for the 2010 season will open in January 2010.
Apply online here but please read the application pack first.
The Silchester Field School takes place every summer for six weeks during which time all first year archaeology students at Reading attend along with external participants from all over the world. The fourteenth season of work on Insula IX at the Roman town of Silchester will take place between 28th June and 8th August 2010. The excavation, which investigates Insula IX of one of Britain's most enigmatic Roman cities, has gradually increased in numbers participating year by year since its beginning in 1997.
This section of the website looks at the work of the Silchester Field School.
Training Excavation
The Training section gives an overview of the training Field Schools participants will receive at the Field School, as an introduction to the basics of archaeological field techniques.
Read about the training...
Field School Activities
The Activities section looks at the various activites that field school attendees get involved in, from excavation techniques, guided tours, finds processing, to washing up!
Find out more about the activities...
Site Diaries and Finds
Every year we have an online diary so that anyone can follow the progress
of the excavation from anywhere in the world. If you would like to gain
a good idea of what happens day to day at Silchester, then visit this section. There are diaries and finds catalogues dating back
to 2000!
Go to the Site Diaries....
Frequently Asked Questions
Additional information about the dig can be found on our F.A.Q (Frequently Asked Questions) page which answers a whole host of common queries received over the years about the excavation.
Read the FAQs ...
Logistics
The Logistics page covers other information for potential participants, such as Field School dates, transport to the site, accreditation, and costs.
Find out more about the logistics...
If you have not been able to get a place on the excavation this year, we do hope that you will still come to visit us on site during the dig and/or follow our progress on the website.