Showing posts with label field work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label field work. Show all posts

Tuesday, 11 June 2013

NEW EVENT: Risky Business? Risk Management in Development-Led Archaeology

As a key decision maker in your organisation are you aware of the legal responsibilities you carry when conducting your business or the penalties that may apply when something goes wrong? Do you, for instance, know whether or not archaeological fieldwork is covered by CDM Regulations? Whether your insurance policy covers you for staff working at depths over 2m? Whether as a Director or officer of a private business you are covered by appropriate liability insurance? Do you believe that better procurement methods should be used in commissioning archaeological practices? That Measured Contracts in archaeology would benefit the archaeological profession? Do you want to know how the sector is performing?

Given the risk can you afford not to attend this year’s FAME Forum?

We have put together a varied programme which we believe will help businesses to run more effectively and to work more safely with less individual and corporate risk by applying more sophisticated criteria to the selection process.

Topping it off will be the public launch of the annual State of the Market survey and quinquennial Profiling the Profession survey.
 
 
Places will be restricted so book early at gbrown@pre-construct.com. 
 
FAME members are entitled to two free tickets and tickets for non-members are £50 each with lunch and refreshments are provided. If you are not currently a FAME member, but would like details of how to join contact Hester Cooper-Reade at Hester.Cooper-Reade@albion-arch.com

Monday, 20 May 2013

NEW EVENT: Underwater Archaeology Summer School in Malta

3rd - 23rd June 2013

This twenty-day summer school is based on a balanced mix of practical experience, lectures, site visits and seminars. Excavation and survey work will be carried out on the site of a Roman shipwreck first excavated by Honor Frost in 1967. It is situated in shallow (-12 meters), clear and sheltered waters. Experts from the University of Malta and other professional agencies involved in heritage management an protection will contribute to this intensive and rewarding course.

Day to day Programme:

Day 1 Arrival

Day 2 Orientation Day

Day 3 Preparation of site - Frost's 1967 excavation

Day 4 Orientation dives - Work since 1967

Day 5 Laying of baselines-work on 'ELBOW' - Posidonoa Oceanica

Day 6 Elbow Conservation I

Day 7 Site Visit Maritime Museum - Afternoon off

Day 8 Elbow Conservation II

Day 9 Elbow - Underwater photography

Day 10 Setting up of grid on Area K, survey and searches underwater

Day 11 Area K - Harbour reconstruction

Day 12 Area K - Technical diving

Day 13 Site Visit Ancient Pottery Burmarrad

Day 14 Area K - Drawing artifacts

Day 15 Area K - Remote sensing I

Day 16 Area K - Remote sensing II

Day 17 Area K - Conservation III

Day 18 Demobilization of grid/raft-Student presentations

Day 19 Swim searches - Student presentations

Day 20 Site Visit Gozo: Xlendi Bay and Museum

Day 21 Farewell Dinner

Day 22 Depart

The summer school will be led by Dr Timmy Gambin from the University of Malta with the participation of Professor Jeremy Green. For further details about the summer school please consult the website.

Please send you enquiries to Mario Cassar at mario.l.cassar@um.edu.mt