Working closely with University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS), we have produced a number of fieldwork guides to aid community archaeology groups. All our guides are free to download and use. They are all pdfs and will each open in a new tab. If you have comments on these or know of other guides that you would find useful please let us know via our Contact Us page and we’ll see what we can do.
This page is a work in progress, we hope you will bear with us while we update the content.
Setting up an archaeological project
- Fieldwork Guide 1 – How to plan an archaeological project (pdf, 394kb)
- Written Scheme of Investigation template (coming soon)
- Fieldwalking Field Access Form (word, 39kb)
- Test-Pit & Excavation Access Form (word, 39kb)
- Volunteer Agreement Form (word, 49kb)
- Fieldwork Guide 3 – Desk-Based Research (coming soon)
How to carry out archaeological fieldwork
- Fieldwork Guide 4 – How to carry out archaeological field walking (pdf, 735kb)
- Fieldwalking Field Access Form (word, 39kb)
- Fieldwalking Field Record Form (print friendly, pdf, 196kb)
- Fieldwalking Analysis Sheets (print friendly, pdf, 420kb)
- Fieldwalking Layout Sheets (print friendly, pdf, 323kb)
- Notes on completing fieldwalking recording documents (pdf, 110kb)
- Fieldwalking Digital Recording Sheet v4 (GIS compatible, excel, 469kb)
- Fieldwork Guide 6 – A quick guide to archaeological excavation (pdf, 602kb)
- Fieldwork Guide 7 – How to process archaeological finds (pdf, 378kb)
- Fieldwork Guide 8 – Structure from Motion (SfM) Photogrammetry (pdf, 380kb)
How to carry out post-excavation work
- Fieldwork Guide 9 – How to write an archaeological report (coming soon)
- Fieldwork Guide 10 – An introduction to interpreting field walking and test-pitting data (coming soon)
Leicestershire County Council Guides
- What to do if you Encounter Human Remains (pdf, 25kb)
- Guidelines for Community Archaeology Groups Undertaking Archaeological Projects (pdf, 495kb)