Summer Season 2010
Sunday 4th July - Friday 13th August
The story continues...
2010 will be the 15th season of SHARP’s excavations at Sedgeford.
Our earlier focus has been centred around the Middle Saxon cemetery.
However, since 2007 we have been concentrating our efforts on understanding
the nearby Middle to Late Saxon settlement in Chalkpit field.
It is here where we are starting to develop a picture of the extent and
status of the settlement, along with its land usage and associated activity.
This season we will be continuing our excavations of the structures
and land boundaries that are already giving us tantalising glimpses
of the importance of the site.
However, in keeping with SHARP’s objective of investigating the
entire range of human settlement and land use within the parish of
Sedgeford, this season will also see us exploring a site from the
more recent past. An evaluation excavation was undertaken during the
2009 season at the First World War airfield at Sedgeford. It is
our intention to spend more time here during the summer of 2010 to
better understand this fascinating site and the impact of its
establishment within the community.
There are several ways to participate in one of Britain's most
exciting and leading research and training opportunities.
Experienced excavators can join us as volunteers and we are also
happy to take volunteers who do not want to dig, to help with such
area as finds processing and environmental archaeology.
Both day, weekend and week long courses will run throughout the season,
including the excellent Basic Excavation and Recording
Techniques, which enables those with no excavation experience
to participate in the dig.
Details of all the courses running in the summer season are below.
There will also be fieldwalking taking place over the Easter period.
Detail to be published closer to the time.
Week-long Courses
All courses run from Sunday 8.20 a.m. to Friday 5.00 p.m.
Click on the course name, where underlined, for additional information.
| Basic Excavation and Recording Techniques | 4th July - 9th July |
| 11th July - 16th July | |
| 18th July - 23th July | |
| 25th July - 30st July | |
| 1st Aug. - 6th Aug. | |
| Landscape Archaeology | 4th July - 9th July |
| Archaeology of Human Remains 1: Introductory | 11th July - 16th July |
| Zeppelins, Fighters and Ack-ack: An Introduction to Modern Conflict Archaeology | 18th July - 23rd July |
| Studying Bones - An Introduction to Osteoarchaeology | 25th July - 30th July |
Day and Weekend Courses
Weekday courses run from 8.20 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Weekend courses
run from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Click on the course name where underlined for additional information.
| Animal Bones in Archaeology | Sunday 4th July |
| Studying Standing Building | Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th July |
| Church Archaeology | Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th July |
| An Introduction to Environmental Archaeology | Sunday 18th July |
| Cooking up an Anglo-Saxon Feast | Saturday 24th July |
| An Introduction to Pottery Analysis | Tuesday 27th July |
| Small Finds | Sunday 1st August |
How to Apply
I have tried to create a Word document that can be typed into.
It may work for you. If not please access the PDF version below, print it and
complete it by hand. In either case please return to
Brenda Stibbons, 4 Alfred Road, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9AN.
Any questions can be directed to Bren.
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Application Form (Word) |
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Application Form (PDF) |
Evening Activities on site
After the day's excavations are done the fun isn't over. Most nights there is something going on for those who wish to participate.
| Saturday | Arrival/Departure Day. Walking tour of the village followed by a barbeque supper. |
| Monday | Pub Quiz Night at the King William, Sedgeford or in the Marquee. |
| Tuesday | Guest lecture at St. Mary's Church, Sedgeford. |
| Wednesday | Sports Night, weather permitting, on the beach or the village sports field. Otherwise a cinema trip is usually organised. |
| Thursday | Site meeting and debate. Any suggestions or issues are aired, followed by the proposal of a topic for discussion. |
| Friday | Themed Party Night. |
Guest Lectures
The project also runs guest lectures in St Mary’s Church, Sedgeford,
7.30 to 9p.m. on Tuesdays during the 6 weeks of Summer Excavation – all
welcome.
Programme to follow soon.
SHARP Open Day
10a.m. to 4p.m. Sunday, 25th July. Click here for more information on this fun day out for all the family.
Visitors are also welcome to view our excavations between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. throughout the season, on any day of the week except Saturday.
Annual General Meeting
Date to follow.