fee
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Post by fee on May 13, 2006 10:09:13 GMT 1
Rick, I'll be there all summer; slowly bankrupting myself and losing my sanity to city walls.
Will, after work 'socialising' is always popular; it generally involves a pub. During the day we dig and people attend seminars/lectures about aspects of archaeology, but then that rather goes without saying. Have a look at the web pages (link futher up the thread).
Really must get more sleep.
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Post by mandy on May 14, 2006 12:11:05 GMT 1
Hello
I went on my first dig last year with no experience. i really enjoyed it and i'm going back this year for two weeks!
You don't need lots of cash while your there, just for food and drink (lots of!) but that's about it.
You may want to get booking if you plan on going this year coz i think places are going fast.
it's great fun and you'll love it, everyone's really nice.
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Post by Toby on May 14, 2006 15:01:37 GMT 1
Will have a look at the web pages... prices for stuff are on the booking form.
Remember to check the spaces thread before you send a form in.
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Post by Claire on May 14, 2006 18:39:32 GMT 1
Hi Will,
I'm booked onto a weeks' digging with YAT in July this year, it'll be my first dig and I can't wait!
I'm just coming to the end of my arts and humanities access course, with the hope of going to uni next year.
Perhaps I'll meet you over the summer! I'm also making a career change - the lack of money doesn't bother me if I get to work in archaeology for a living!
All the best to you,
Claire
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wire
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Post by wire on May 16, 2006 11:17:45 GMT 1
Hey guys and girls,
just a quick update, i got invited to an open day and the uni of london, so i can speak to the mature students that have been there and are attending at the moment. also talk to the tutors about fees and trips and things we would cover in that year, also im going to get a recommended reading list for that course. i go on May the 23rd i believe it is, when i get back from it i will put a little post here about how it went and what i learned and spoke about.
just some more thing, toby i dont get paid till the middle of June now, i really really wanna come on a two week course at YAT is there any way you can hold a place for me, i would really appricate it if you could cause this is something i really want to get my hand and heart into, and if i was unable to be there, well i really want to come. If you would like to talk to me about this you can add me to msn will_law@hotmail.com and that also goes for any of you ;D
Thanks and take care
Will
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Post by Toby on May 16, 2006 13:41:35 GMT 1
Will
(I will send you an e-mail re booking in a few minutes).
It would be really good to hear about your visit... i look forward to it.
- Toby
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wire
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Post by wire on May 19, 2006 16:08:21 GMT 1
Hey everyone,
Just a quick update really, i got called into the office today for a meeting had no idea why, so anyway i ment in to the office and the tld me they are giving me more hours so im doing about 34 hours a week and this is the best part, they gave me a pay rise to 14 ph LMAO, they really wanna keep me and for me not to goto college and uni to study archeaology, but they said if i had made my mind up which i have, then they will let me work around college on the hourly rate, how AWSOME is that LOL
take it easy
Will
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fee
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Post by fee on May 19, 2006 16:51:16 GMT 1
I think it's generally recommended to not work more that 15 hours per week when studying at university (or at least that's what Edinburgh say). Take care not to take on more than you can reasonably cope with studying- and work-wise.
From the gist of this thread I think I'll be seeing you this summer; I look forward to it.
Take care, Fee
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Post by Pam on May 19, 2006 18:27:59 GMT 1
Will,
The part-time route is worth considering if you want to work/earn good money and study at the same time. The career change takes longer to achieve but you get there eventually and don't end up in loads of debt !
I did my degree over 6 years of evening classes so I could keep my job. Having a flexible employer was a bonus as I was able to cut my contract down to 4 days a week so I had an extra day free to due reading/essays etc. Most people on my course worked full time though. Classes were designed with mature students in mind and were based on tutor-led, discussion fuelled seminars and assessments were mainly essays and seminar papers with only a few exams. Even though I missed out on the 'student' lifestyle I still had a brilliant time and made some really good friends. I used a lot of my work annual leave to go on training digs and was therefore able to get a reasonable amount of practical experience for my CV. I quit my job and graduated last year age 38 and am now working in archaeology as and when.
Being in the London area you are lucky as Birkbeck at UOL is one of the best places in the UK for part-time evening courses in archaeology / history / egyptology etc. You can choose to start at Cert HE level and work towards the degree in stages if you don't want to commit to the full thing straight away and don't usually have to do an access course first and go straight into getting credits towards the degree.
Just a bit more food for thought anyway. Good luck and see you at the dig.
Pam
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wire
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Post by wire on May 19, 2006 19:33:03 GMT 1
hey everyone, Thanks for the great advice. ;D I have a set plan of how im going to achieve my degree in archeaology and this is it. Goto full time college and work the day off i have once a week and an extra half day, thats weekly just enought to bring in money for books, digs, car and rent, continue doing that through college. Then when i get to uni i will be going full time, reason been is i like to put my full attention in to what ever skill i am learning, and i would like to experince the uni life style, even been classed as a mature student i will 24 when i get there LOL. I maybe able to do a day or half days worth of work with the company i am with at uni, but i wont know untill i get that far and know what time table is. just to let you know i am trying to book to come up to york in August, so i cant wait to meet you all and have a most excellent time and a few beers . Take care Will
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wire
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Post by wire on May 19, 2006 19:51:24 GMT 1
hi again,
as i mentioned earlyer in this thread i am reading a archeaology book, i have read parts they say you have to do drawing of the digs and what we find and so forth, but what if im not all that good at drawing, but i am better at say photography and digging and other thing.
also in this book it asks me to read and paper of a completed dig and then answer some questions, does any one have one of these paper i could possibly be sent and post my answers here and see what people think, if i am understanding the matarial right?
Thanks guys and girls ;D
Will
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Post by Pam on May 19, 2006 22:23:57 GMT 1
On the web pages for the training dig www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/live2006/liveframeset2.htm you can download a pdf of the report of a previous excavation at the training dig site (see "about the site"). Maybe you could use that for the exercise suggested in your book. As for archaeological drawing - there are 2 main types 1) Planning - is when you draw specific features in your trench during the excavation process. It basically involves taking measurements and transfering them at a reduced scale (normally 1:10 or 1:20) onto transparent drafting film stuck onto a graphed/gridded planning board. You end up with a line drawing 'in plan' ie. as if you were looking vertically down on your feature from above. It is not as difficult as it sounds - honest ! I can't draw anything freehand but I can plan reasonably well and quite enjoy it too ! You will learn how to do planning on the training dig. 2) Illustration - more specialised as it involves drawing artefacts for inclusion in reports or other publications. Normally done by suitably skilled 'post-excavation' people. Although it is still based on measuring and drawing to scale (and often with the aid of CAD software) a certain amount of artistic input is required to achieve the best results. I would be hopeless ! Hope this helps ! Pam
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fee
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Post by fee on May 20, 2006 13:05:58 GMT 1
Pam is much cleverer and clearer than me and has essentially said what I was going to. You really don't need to worry about your drawing abilities. I can't draw freehand but can produce a decent plan; you just draw what you see in a planning grid. Sorry; I'm going to confuse you by being to technical; it will all make sense this summer, I promise. Illustration is a closed book to me; I'll not even pretend that I can do it, or for that matter know much about it.
Don't worry too much about what you read; the doing of the task generally makes it much cleared and is easier to understand.
Take care, Fee
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wire
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Post by wire on Jun 1, 2006 22:29:27 GMT 1
Hey dudes,
got an update from my open day at the london uni, Met with some of the students that are there and some that have completed and gone on to other courses and work.
the bug has turned into a virus and i seriously need to get on a dig as soon as i can. it sucks that i gotta do a year at college of humanities, but its woth it if i can get on to the course.
The people said it would help loads if i got on the dig with you guys and kept a diary and got as much help on understanding the basics and everything i could and if possible got a ref from one of you for when i apply which will be november timeish.
Between you guys and the uni, you have given me the confidence to follow my heart and dreams, so im going to do everything i can. i would like to talk to some of you on msn or something if thats kool and toby if you wanna get hold of me about the dig i can send you my contact number.
can wait till august if there is still space for me
take it easy guys
Will
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Post by Toby on Jun 1, 2006 23:43:23 GMT 1
Will,
You will find the year before you start of great use when you start the course. Is it a foundation/access course? If so I know a number of people who are glad that they did it.
The diary thing is advisable for all people on the course. I am hoping to get some sort of work log set up so that people who need to track what they have done can do it a bit easier.
Of course you can get a reference if you have been on the dig. I have to fill in all sorts of things for different unis and such like during and after the summer (some before as well!).
For the summer dig you will better off sending me e-mails as I have a feeling I will be a little bit busy. If you follow the thread on spaces it will give you an idea of what is left - I will try to update it on a regular basis.
....... and yes it does get to be a bit addictive.
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