Archaeology, School of History Classics and Archaeology
Certification of Practical Archaeological work
All Single and Joint Honours students in Archaeology are required to undertake practical
archaeological work as part of their curriculum. Consisting of:
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A minimum of three weeks approved fieldwork in first year, in the summer.
Submit a written report of c.1000 words on the fieldwork project they attend.
In addition,
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Students intending to take ‘Archaeological Fieldwork’ as a fourth year honours option, are
required to take a further ten weeks of field/or other practical archaeological. In the
Summer Vacation of second year and/or the Easter and Summer Vacations of third year.
Hand in two portfolios in final year based on the practical work they have undertaken in the
vacations of their second and third years
Students are responsible for asking their field supervisors to complete a Certification of Practical
Archaeological Work Form for each project they attend, whether this project forms part of their
compulsory fieldwork or is in addition to it.
(This enables Archaeology staff both to check that the requirement has been fulfilled and to write
references for students at a future date in the full knowledge of their practical work experience.)
Forms should reach the Archaeology Secretary no later than the first Monday, of the first week of
Semester one.
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To be completed by field supervisor:
Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Project Attended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
From/date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to/date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
He/she undertook the following activities (please tick and add any relevant additional information):Field Work
excavation
archaeological field survey
standing monument/building survey
environmental survey
environmental sampling (on- or off-site)
non-invasive investigation (e.g. resistivity and magnetometry)
site recording
planning and section drawing
finds processing
photography
trench or site supervision (management experience)
Laboratory Work
post-excavation work
artefact analysis
environmental analysis
laboratory supervision (management experience)
Museum and
Archive Work
curation /cataloguing of archaeological records (e.g. SMR)
curation/cataloguing of archaeological materials (artefacts or ecofacts)
archival research for nominated projects (give details)
preparation of displays
preparation of publication materials
Public Archaeology planning and heritage management (e.g. with HS, Local Authorities, etc)
design of interpretative displays or materials
public understanding of archaeology (e.g. work as guide/interpretation
officer)
Other: (e.g. experimental archaeology – please be as specific as possible
General Comments by Supervisor:
For office use only:
Supervisor's Name: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supervisor’s Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
For First Year Students - report received by . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Read by: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brief comments on the report by reader:
(Full comments should be written on the report, for the information of the student, to whom the
report will be returned.)
Thank you for completing this form, which may either be returned to the student or forwarded direct
to: The Secretary, Archaeology, S.H.C.A., William Robertson Wing, Old Medical School, Teviot
Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG. Email: archaeology@ed.ac.uk