Training for the Future

With the blustery winter season bringing sites to a close and archaeologists indoors, Wessex Archaeology is investing their time in the office to train their field staff, adding yet more strings to our bows.

 

My day has been filled with courses including photography, CAD and even metal detection! Being given the chance to better myself and establish a clear understanding of the professional standard expected of us is not only crucial, but also inspiring. The metal detection course, run by Mike Dinwiddy, has given me practical skills that are rarely used with other professional archaeological companies, and has moved me to question well-established conceptions of metal detection. We learnt that in the correct professional hands, it could be a useful addition to our archaeological tool kit. 

 

The CAD training for me was also particularly useful. Ruth Panes and Benjamin Cullen kindly took the time to teach the basics of how to correct and map out data collected in the field. Establishing skills like this not only creates a better appreciation of the process and painstaking significance of surveying mistakes, but it has also armed me with skills for my future progression within Wessex Archaeology.