13th June 2008, 10:35 PM
I'm not sure how relevant this is but at the training dig I am on in Hartlepool we are running a children's trench, a small 4m x 4m pit where some archaeology is buried ("Sir, did you put this stuff in for us to find?"..."How could you say such a thing!") and the kids love it. I wish I could have done this when I was at school. No idea if this is a reasonable idea or not, just thought I'd let you know its working really well here. I only wish I was in that trench, they find so much more than in ours for some strange reason...