Curating the Palaeolithic: approaches to desk-based assessment and field evaluation

Stonehenge Room, The Engine House, Swindon, SN2 2EH

Friday March 23rd 2018

Who should attend?

This course is aimed at heritage professionals, in particular planning authority curators, consultants and contractors, and those who aspire to become involved in this sector. It would also be of benefit to anyone with an interest in the Palaeolithic who wants to learn better how to recognise, assess and investigate potentially important sites.

Outcomes

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Consider from desk-based information whether there may be important Palaeolithic remains at a proposed development location.
  • Implement a "deposit-centred" approach for considering the likely nature and potential of any Palaeolithic remains.
  • Know when a Palaeolithic field evaluation is required, the range of methods to investigate for Palaeolithic remains, and when different methods would be most appropriate.
  • Interpret the results of a Palaeolithic field evaluation, namely how to decide whether or not important Palaeolithic remains have either been shown to be present, or been shown to be likely to be present.
  • Recognise the importance of palaeo-environmental remains and Pleistocene deposit sequences as important aspects of the Palaeolithic heritage.

Course fee

The course fee for one day is £160, to include all tuition, lunch and daily refreshments.

Please note that payment is by credit or debit card and we will require this payment within one week of receiving your completed form. If this is not received your place will be given away. Once we have received your completed form our payments team will phone you for payment of the course fees which is due in advance of the course; your place will then be confirmed.

If you choose to cancel your place within 28 days of the event we will not refund any costs. If cancelled earlier than this we will provide a full refund of £160.

Data Protection

Historic England needs to collect some limited personal data in order to meet your needs at this training course. We will use your details to provide the training you have asked for, which includes sharing your name, job title and organisation with course tutors and other delegates. For more information about Historic England's responsibilities under the Data Protection Act 1998, please see our information charter

This CPD course is aimed at professionals and only those over 18 are eligible to register. By registering, you are confirming that you are over 18.

How to book

To reserve your place on this course please email your completed formto: and await a telephone call from our finance department in the week following. Your place will not be confirmed until we have received payment.

Curating the Palaeolithic
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