Introduction to GIS in Archaeology Course
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You can book your place for any of the weeks of the training course via a number of ways:
- You can pay for your place in full online via the ‘buy now’ option below for the required week. This includes a £120 non-refundable deposit.
- You can pay a £120 non-refundable deposit via the second ‘buy now’ option below for the required week. This will reserve your place until we receive your full payment which is required 12 weeks prior to the commencement of the course. You can pay by cheque in FULL or £120 deposit. In order to pay this way please email us first (info@mercian-as.co.uk).
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Introduction to GIS Course: 12th - 14th November 2025.
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Please note that Archaeology can be quite physically demanding, so please contact to discuss any limiting factors with regard to you undertaking fieldwork. Please contact us if you have any issues.
Please note we do not provide accommodation.
We can provide a list of local accommodation from camping to hotels- but it is the responsibility of the individual booking on to the field school to organise their own accommodation.
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This training school is designed to provide delegates with and introduction to using GIS (Geographic Information Systems) for archaeology.
Archaeological GIS training:
Delegates will work with survey data and learn how to create maps, vector layers geo-reference raster images, work with LiDAR data, create and work with 3D models, create layouts, and export data.
The course will train delegates in using QGIS Software which is free to download.
A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyse, manage, and present spatial or geographic data.
Archaeologists use GIS for many things including creating maps, analysing landscapes, understanding archaeological sites, creating 3D models, viewshed analysis, presenting survey data and more. These elements are all covered in this course.
GIS is a great way to integrate data from projects and can be used to analyse that data as well as present it in the form of maps for publication.
The images to the below include GIS being used in building analysis, surveying, map work, and the displaying of geophysical survey data.
Take your skills to the next level by joining our 3 day
Introduction to GIS in Archaeology 2025
at King’s Clipstone.
Price £250 per person
3 Day Course
As well as offering the best in archaeological training and support, the 2021 Post-fieldwork training school is tailored towards enabling attendees to fulfil the requirements of the Archaeological Skills Passport.
All training will take place at the Tin Tabernacle, King John’s Palace, Kings Clipstone, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England.
2025 Dates:
Week of
12th - 14th November
*Please note delegates will be required to bring a laptop to the course to undertake GIS work*
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