Strata Florida Archeology Field School

With bookings coming in already for our 2025 field school, we can't wait for next year's excavations. Here are some of our favourite photos of 2024. To find out more, or to book, visit our website here:strataflorida.org.uk/archaeo… #archaeology #WelshArchaeology #medievalarchaeology

We are now open for bookings for our 2025 archaeology field school! 1-4 week courses and digger days, residential and non-residential options available. To find out more and register, please visit our website:strataflorida.org.uk/archaeo…

Our 2024 season begins! We welcomed participants from across the globe to Strata Florida yesterday, and after an introduction to the site and abbey by Quentin this morning, everyone got to work on weeding the site, ready to begin excavations. Very excited to see what we discover!

Today is #internationalwomensday so we're celebrating the fantastic women who work on our team to deliver our annual archaeology field school! Can't wait to work with you all again in 2024! @heritageadvUK @YstradFflur @KingsFdn @UWTSDLampeter

Have you heard about our 2024 mental health and wellbeing bursary? For more information, please visit our website strataflorida.org.uk/archaeo… or contact us at info@strataflorida.org.uk

Fantastic to see our archaeology field school listed as one of Britain's 12 best archaeological sites and events in @guardian this weekend. We definitely agree! The last few places are booking up quickly, so register today! theguardian.com/travel/2024/…

We have a very exciting announcement following radiocarbon dating... Check your inbox if you're on our mailing list, if not, we'll be announcing the results and what this means about the history of the site on social media very soon! @UWTSDLampeter @heritageadvUK @YstradFflur

Mental health and Wellbeing Support - New Bursary Available Improving mental health and wellbeing is at the core of our archaeology field school. To hear more about our bursaries or how we might be able to support you, please email us at info@strataflorida.org.uk

Just a dusting of snow at Strata Florida today ❄️🌨️ I think this is the only type of weather we haven't had during our archaeology field school! @heritageadvUK @KingsFdn @UWTSD

Since today is #BlueMonday, what better way to boost your mood than some smiley archaeologists!

Want to try something new in 2024? Join us for our 2024 archaeology field school and learn new skills, gain new experiences, meet new people, make new discoveries... although as archaeologists, its always the old things we get the most excited about! strataflorida.org.uk/archaeo…

Over 50% of all places booked! We're so excited to meet (and welcome back) so many of you to our excavations in 2024. If you haven't booked your place yet, visit our website strataflorida.org.uk/archaeo… or email us at info@strataflorida.org.uk

Are you looking for the perfect Christmas gift? Why not give a gift voucher for one of our digger days? All training and equipment provided and no previous experience needed! It's a great way to try something new. Contact us at info@strataflorida.org.uk to find out more.

Where are you from? Take a look at this map showing where our participants have travelled from in the past few years. From France to Florida, and even as far as Australia, our participants have travelled from far and wide to excavate at Strata Florida in West Wales.

#FindsFriday Lead window cames found on site in 2019. Came glasswork uses cames made of lead, copper, brass or zinc to join together smaller pieces of glass into a larger piece. This technique was popular during medieval times for creating intricate stained glasswork

#ThrowbackThursday Why not join our excavation in 2024 to check off some skills and techniques on your skills passport? @UWTSDLampeter @PrincesFound

#FindsFriday This is a copper alloy thimble found in 2019 just on the cobbles in front of the Mynachlog Fawr farmhouse at Strata Florida. Thimbles are a common object to be found in your everyday sewing kit to protect against unwanted piercings with your sewing needles

We've had a flurry of bookings for our 2024 archaeology field school in the past few weeks, and we are already looking forward to welcoming some new and returning faces in June/ July next year! Visit our website to find out more about our courses: strataflorida.org.uk/archaeo…

#ThrowbackThursday to a visit to the Dolaucothi Goldmines during our SFAFS2023. On Sunday's we like to take a break from the dig to explore the local heritage and landscape to better understand the site @UWTSDLampeter @PrincesFound