Excavation Opportunities

Archeoscan is offering the opportunity to excavate at various interesting archaeological sites throughout the year.  We have recently surveyed a number of sites in Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire. We currently have a number of sites for excavation generally from April to October each year.

Please see the Digging Dates page for those sites that are open for booking

Dig for a Day (or more)

£37.50/person/day

We will normally be on site from Sunday to Thursday each week of the dig weather permitting (check individual site details)

DIGS FOR 2022

Guiting Power (June/July 2022)

Our next dig is at Guiting Power, Gloucestershire (near Bourton-on-the-Water) on selected dates between June 26^th  to 21^st July 2022. We conducted an initial evaluation on this site in 2021 and uncovered the remains of a Medieval manor and its associated outbuilding complex and we are returning to this site this year to conduct a larger scale excavation on the footprint of the main manor house building.

The dates that we will be on site are:

Sunday 26^th to Thursday 30^th June

Sunday 03^rd to Thursday 07^th July

Sunday 10^th to Thursday 14^th July

Sunday 17^th to Thursday 21^st  July

We still have places on most days.  Let me know if any date suits you and we can book you in and send you details.

Slimbridge, Gloucestershire (August/September 2022)

We are pleased and excited to announce that bookings are now being taken for our excavation at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire on selected dates between  16th August to 08th September 2022. You may recall that we conducted an initial evaluation on this site in 2020 and then a more extensive excavation on 2021.  We uncovered evidence for a large Roman stone building with further evidence of underfloor heating and a possible bath suite.  This was all superimposed on a background of an Iron Age settlement.  This year we intend to carry on from where we left off last year and continue to explore the Roman

buildings on the site.

The dates that we are on this site are:

Tuesday 16^th to Thursday 18^th August

Sunday 21^st   to Thursday 25^th August

Sunday 28^th August to Thursday 01^st September

Sunday 04^th to Thursday 08^th September

To be placed on the mailing list email us.

We notify the mailing list of dig opportunities before they are relased on the website so contact us to hear of the digs at the earliest opportunity

There may be some short notice opportunities that will be notified to the mailing list first

Digs are very popular and places sell very quickly

Please contact us on archeoscan@hotmail.co.uk or digenquiries@archeoscan.com.

Provisional bookings for digs will be confirmed by email along with a Participant's Charter detailing where the dig is and what to expect on the day.

Places will be confirmed on the dig on receipt of advance payment.

Excavations are subject to the vagaries of the weather and agricultural regimes.  We will attempt to give plenty of notice in the event of any variation to the planned digging dates.  In the event of poor weather refunds will be made in accordance with the cancellation policy that will be sent with your booking.