Inclusive Accessible Archaeology

Inclusive, Accessible, Archaeology was a HEFCE FDTL5 project being run in collaboration between Archaeology at the Universities at Reading and Bournemouth and the Research Group for Inclusive Environment at Reading. The project worked closely with a number of stakeholders including the Institute of Field Archaeologists, the Council for British Archaeology, Oxford Archaeology and English Heritage, as well as with the Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for History, Classics and Archaeology.This project addresses the dual issues of disability and transferable skills in the teaching of archaeological fieldwork. It aims to effect a change of emphasis from 'disability' to ability: rather than excluding or categorising individuals, students will be engaged actively in assessing their own skills.