Council for British Archaeology
@archaeologyuk.bsky.social
We are a UK-wide educational charity that helps champion and promote participation in archaeology. We run the Young Archaeologists’ Clubs and the annual Festival of Archaeology. Join us to help shape the future of archaeology.
https://www.archaeologyuk.org
https://www.archaeologyuk.org
Working to repair or reuse a listed building in Wales? This grant scheme could help!
Cadw’s Listed Building Regeneration Grant Scheme is now open, offering funding for up to 50% of eligible works (up to £250,000) to support the repair & reuse of listed buildings across Wales 👉 shorturl.at/51nqM
Cadw’s Listed Building Regeneration Grant Scheme is now open, offering funding for up to 50% of eligible works (up to £250,000) to support the repair & reuse of listed buildings across Wales 👉 shorturl.at/51nqM
November 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Working to repair or reuse a listed building in Wales? This grant scheme could help!
Cadw’s Listed Building Regeneration Grant Scheme is now open, offering funding for up to 50% of eligible works (up to £250,000) to support the repair & reuse of listed buildings across Wales 👉 shorturl.at/51nqM
Cadw’s Listed Building Regeneration Grant Scheme is now open, offering funding for up to 50% of eligible works (up to £250,000) to support the repair & reuse of listed buildings across Wales 👉 shorturl.at/51nqM
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The newest branch to the #YAC network: The #Cornwall Young Archaeologists’ Club! @archaeologyuk.bsky.social www.yac-uk.org/news/introdu...
November 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The newest branch to the #YAC network: The #Cornwall Young Archaeologists’ Club! @archaeologyuk.bsky.social www.yac-uk.org/news/introdu...
No Stone Left Unturned: Archaeogaming, Archives, Audiences
By blending archives, interactive gameplay, and social media, Louise Bedford explores how archaeology can connect with younger audiences, spark curiosity, and make the past feel alive.
Watch the talk here 👉 youtu.be/pkso3uaEU5Q?...
By blending archives, interactive gameplay, and social media, Louise Bedford explores how archaeology can connect with younger audiences, spark curiosity, and make the past feel alive.
Watch the talk here 👉 youtu.be/pkso3uaEU5Q?...
November 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
No Stone Left Unturned: Archaeogaming, Archives, Audiences
By blending archives, interactive gameplay, and social media, Louise Bedford explores how archaeology can connect with younger audiences, spark curiosity, and make the past feel alive.
Watch the talk here 👉 youtu.be/pkso3uaEU5Q?...
By blending archives, interactive gameplay, and social media, Louise Bedford explores how archaeology can connect with younger audiences, spark curiosity, and make the past feel alive.
Watch the talk here 👉 youtu.be/pkso3uaEU5Q?...
🖥️ Can digital spaces be archaeology too?
In this talk from our Early Careers Conference, Riley Finnigan explores how archaeology is moving beyond the field and into the digital world.
What happens when we treat digital spaces themselves as archaeological sites? 👉
In this talk from our Early Careers Conference, Riley Finnigan explores how archaeology is moving beyond the field and into the digital world.
What happens when we treat digital spaces themselves as archaeological sites? 👉
Signs, Simulation, and Cyborgs: Digital Spaces as Archaeology
In 2025 The Council for British Archaeology and CIfA's Early Careers Special Interest Group ran an online conference for early career archaeologists and heritage specialists to share their interests…
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November 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🖥️ Can digital spaces be archaeology too?
In this talk from our Early Careers Conference, Riley Finnigan explores how archaeology is moving beyond the field and into the digital world.
What happens when we treat digital spaces themselves as archaeological sites? 👉
In this talk from our Early Careers Conference, Riley Finnigan explores how archaeology is moving beyond the field and into the digital world.
What happens when we treat digital spaces themselves as archaeological sites? 👉
New video from our Student & Early Careers Conference!
In 'The Politics of Clay', Arin Edwards explores how Protocorinthian pottery reveals the cultural connections, artistic influences, and political lenses that have shaped how we understand the ancient world. 🏺✨
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In 'The Politics of Clay', Arin Edwards explores how Protocorinthian pottery reveals the cultural connections, artistic influences, and political lenses that have shaped how we understand the ancient world. 🏺✨
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The Politics of Clay: Historical and Postcolonial interpretations of Protocorinthian Earthenware.
In 2025 The Council for British Archaeology and CIfA's Early Careers Special Interest Group ran an online conference for early career archaeologists and heritage specialists to share their interests…
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
New video from our Student & Early Careers Conference!
In 'The Politics of Clay', Arin Edwards explores how Protocorinthian pottery reveals the cultural connections, artistic influences, and political lenses that have shaped how we understand the ancient world. 🏺✨
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In 'The Politics of Clay', Arin Edwards explores how Protocorinthian pottery reveals the cultural connections, artistic influences, and political lenses that have shaped how we understand the ancient world. 🏺✨
👉
The Community Archaeology Radiocarbon Dating (CARD) Fund is now open for applications. ⏳
Funded by Archaeological Research Services Ltd and the SUERC Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory, the fund covers the full cost of radiocarbon dating for community projects across the UK.👉
Funded by Archaeological Research Services Ltd and the SUERC Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory, the fund covers the full cost of radiocarbon dating for community projects across the UK.👉
Community Archaeology Radiocarbon Dating (CARD) Fund
www.cardfund.org
October 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The Community Archaeology Radiocarbon Dating (CARD) Fund is now open for applications. ⏳
Funded by Archaeological Research Services Ltd and the SUERC Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory, the fund covers the full cost of radiocarbon dating for community projects across the UK.👉
Funded by Archaeological Research Services Ltd and the SUERC Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory, the fund covers the full cost of radiocarbon dating for community projects across the UK.👉
🎓 We’re at @uniarchday.bsky.social today at The British Academy!
It’s a fantastic day for anyone curious about studying archaeology, with talks, careers advice, and a chance to meet archaeologists from universities all across the UK.
Come and chat to us, or find out more here!👉
It’s a fantastic day for anyone curious about studying archaeology, with talks, careers advice, and a chance to meet archaeologists from universities all across the UK.
Come and chat to us, or find out more here!👉
University Archaeology Day 2024 – UAUK
University Archaeology Day 2025 – the future of our past is in YOUR hands!
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October 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🎓 We’re at @uniarchday.bsky.social today at The British Academy!
It’s a fantastic day for anyone curious about studying archaeology, with talks, careers advice, and a chance to meet archaeologists from universities all across the UK.
Come and chat to us, or find out more here!👉
It’s a fantastic day for anyone curious about studying archaeology, with talks, careers advice, and a chance to meet archaeologists from universities all across the UK.
Come and chat to us, or find out more here!👉
The first recording from our Student & Early Careers Conference is live!
Esmé Haigh & Amy Vaughan explore how co-creation shaped the new YAC website, bringing archaeology & the public closer together.
Watch here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=znUc...
Esmé Haigh & Amy Vaughan explore how co-creation shaped the new YAC website, bringing archaeology & the public closer together.
Watch here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=znUc...
October 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The first recording from our Student & Early Careers Conference is live!
Esmé Haigh & Amy Vaughan explore how co-creation shaped the new YAC website, bringing archaeology & the public closer together.
Watch here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=znUc...
Esmé Haigh & Amy Vaughan explore how co-creation shaped the new YAC website, bringing archaeology & the public closer together.
Watch here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=znUc...
We’re looking for new trustees!
If you’ve got experience in comms, marketing, or safeguarding, we’d love to hear from you. These voluntary roles are a great way to make a difference, help shape our work, & champion archaeology that connects people and places.
Find out more 👉 shorturl.at/ZpleV
If you’ve got experience in comms, marketing, or safeguarding, we’d love to hear from you. These voluntary roles are a great way to make a difference, help shape our work, & champion archaeology that connects people and places.
Find out more 👉 shorturl.at/ZpleV
October 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We’re looking for new trustees!
If you’ve got experience in comms, marketing, or safeguarding, we’d love to hear from you. These voluntary roles are a great way to make a difference, help shape our work, & champion archaeology that connects people and places.
Find out more 👉 shorturl.at/ZpleV
If you’ve got experience in comms, marketing, or safeguarding, we’d love to hear from you. These voluntary roles are a great way to make a difference, help shape our work, & champion archaeology that connects people and places.
Find out more 👉 shorturl.at/ZpleV
Demolishing 1 Silk Street would waste carbon and damage local character. A retrofit could save both.
We’ve objected to the plans, now it’s time to rethink how we treat our existing buildings. Why demolish when we can refurbish?
Reuse saves heritage, carbon, & character. 👉 shorturl.at/VjnpU
We’ve objected to the plans, now it’s time to rethink how we treat our existing buildings. Why demolish when we can refurbish?
Reuse saves heritage, carbon, & character. 👉 shorturl.at/VjnpU
October 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Demolishing 1 Silk Street would waste carbon and damage local character. A retrofit could save both.
We’ve objected to the plans, now it’s time to rethink how we treat our existing buildings. Why demolish when we can refurbish?
Reuse saves heritage, carbon, & character. 👉 shorturl.at/VjnpU
We’ve objected to the plans, now it’s time to rethink how we treat our existing buildings. Why demolish when we can refurbish?
Reuse saves heritage, carbon, & character. 👉 shorturl.at/VjnpU
Join us today for our free online drop-in sessions ☕
Hear directly from CBA staff about how and why we’re updating our Articles of Association, and what these changes mean for you ahead of the February AGM.
Open to Members only
12-1 pm👉 tinyurl.com/229w97td
6-7 pm👉 tinyurl.com/2uhhnj46
Hear directly from CBA staff about how and why we’re updating our Articles of Association, and what these changes mean for you ahead of the February AGM.
Open to Members only
12-1 pm👉 tinyurl.com/229w97td
6-7 pm👉 tinyurl.com/2uhhnj46
Updating our Governing Document: Changes for the benefit of our Members
AFTERNOON SESSION: An opportunity for CBA Members to come and hear about how and why we are updating our Articles of Association and what it means for you.
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October 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Join us today for our free online drop-in sessions ☕
Hear directly from CBA staff about how and why we’re updating our Articles of Association, and what these changes mean for you ahead of the February AGM.
Open to Members only
12-1 pm👉 tinyurl.com/229w97td
6-7 pm👉 tinyurl.com/2uhhnj46
Hear directly from CBA staff about how and why we’re updating our Articles of Association, and what these changes mean for you ahead of the February AGM.
Open to Members only
12-1 pm👉 tinyurl.com/229w97td
6-7 pm👉 tinyurl.com/2uhhnj46
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If you're interested in studying archaeology at university and perhaps going on to a career in the field, then as well as attending #UAD25 you should also check out @archaeologyuk.bsky.social's upcoming early career showcase 'this is archaeology'
www.archaeologyuk.org/get-involved...
www.archaeologyuk.org/get-involved...
This is Archaeology - Early Career Showcase 2025: Voices from the future of Archaeology
With Early Careers Panel
www.archaeologyuk.org
October 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
If you're interested in studying archaeology at university and perhaps going on to a career in the field, then as well as attending #UAD25 you should also check out @archaeologyuk.bsky.social's upcoming early career showcase 'this is archaeology'
www.archaeologyuk.org/get-involved...
www.archaeologyuk.org/get-involved...
We’ve been busy (and very excited!) getting everything ready at Bradford Industrial Museum today. Signs up, final touches done, and the My Heritage exhibition is almost ready to open!! 🛠️✨
Just in time for #InternationalArchaeologyDay 🎉
Want a sneak peek 👀👉 tinyurl.com/54kttmup
Just in time for #InternationalArchaeologyDay 🎉
Want a sneak peek 👀👉 tinyurl.com/54kttmup
October 18, 2025 at 9:34 AM
We’ve been busy (and very excited!) getting everything ready at Bradford Industrial Museum today. Signs up, final touches done, and the My Heritage exhibition is almost ready to open!! 🛠️✨
Just in time for #InternationalArchaeologyDay 🎉
Want a sneak peek 👀👉 tinyurl.com/54kttmup
Just in time for #InternationalArchaeologyDay 🎉
Want a sneak peek 👀👉 tinyurl.com/54kttmup
Could you help shape the future of the CBA? We’re looking for two new Trustees!
You do not need a background in archaeology to apply. We’re particularly keen to hear from individuals with experience in:
📱Comms & Marketing
💚Safeguarding
👉 tinyurl.com/yc8k2cpp
Nominations close midnight 20/11
You do not need a background in archaeology to apply. We’re particularly keen to hear from individuals with experience in:
📱Comms & Marketing
💚Safeguarding
👉 tinyurl.com/yc8k2cpp
Nominations close midnight 20/11
CBA Trustees
We are looking to fill vacancies on our Board of Trustees. If you think you have the skills and knowledge to help propel the CBA forwards into its next phase of development, please get in touch.
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October 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Could you help shape the future of the CBA? We’re looking for two new Trustees!
You do not need a background in archaeology to apply. We’re particularly keen to hear from individuals with experience in:
📱Comms & Marketing
💚Safeguarding
👉 tinyurl.com/yc8k2cpp
Nominations close midnight 20/11
You do not need a background in archaeology to apply. We’re particularly keen to hear from individuals with experience in:
📱Comms & Marketing
💚Safeguarding
👉 tinyurl.com/yc8k2cpp
Nominations close midnight 20/11
🥳 That’s a wrap on this year’s YAC Dig It! competitions!
👏 A big thank you to the @marshawards.bsky.social for providing bursaries for each of our winners, and to @pasthorizons.bsky.social for supplying our young archaeologists with toolkits to kickstart their fieldwork adventures.
👏 A big thank you to the @marshawards.bsky.social for providing bursaries for each of our winners, and to @pasthorizons.bsky.social for supplying our young archaeologists with toolkits to kickstart their fieldwork adventures.
October 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🥳 That’s a wrap on this year’s YAC Dig It! competitions!
👏 A big thank you to the @marshawards.bsky.social for providing bursaries for each of our winners, and to @pasthorizons.bsky.social for supplying our young archaeologists with toolkits to kickstart their fieldwork adventures.
👏 A big thank you to the @marshawards.bsky.social for providing bursaries for each of our winners, and to @pasthorizons.bsky.social for supplying our young archaeologists with toolkits to kickstart their fieldwork adventures.
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We don't just have university departments represented at University Archaeology Day #UAD25! The CBA @archaeologyuk.bsky.social will also be there and contributing to our panel session talking about the huge range of careers you can pursue with an archaeology degree!
October 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
We don't just have university departments represented at University Archaeology Day #UAD25! The CBA @archaeologyuk.bsky.social will also be there and contributing to our panel session talking about the huge range of careers you can pursue with an archaeology degree!
📰 The latest edition of British Archaeology is out now! Here’s a glimpse of what’s inside Issue 205.
Plus: new discoveries, reviews, and more. 👉 shorturl.at/3ZG4V
Not a member yet? Join today for access. Every membership helps the CBA champion archaeology across the UK. 👉 shorturl.at/o6cuH
Plus: new discoveries, reviews, and more. 👉 shorturl.at/3ZG4V
Not a member yet? Join today for access. Every membership helps the CBA champion archaeology across the UK. 👉 shorturl.at/o6cuH
October 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
📰 The latest edition of British Archaeology is out now! Here’s a glimpse of what’s inside Issue 205.
Plus: new discoveries, reviews, and more. 👉 shorturl.at/3ZG4V
Not a member yet? Join today for access. Every membership helps the CBA champion archaeology across the UK. 👉 shorturl.at/o6cuH
Plus: new discoveries, reviews, and more. 👉 shorturl.at/3ZG4V
Not a member yet? Join today for access. Every membership helps the CBA champion archaeology across the UK. 👉 shorturl.at/o6cuH
This #WorldMentalHealthDay we’ve been exploring how archaeology can support wellbeing, helping us slow down, connect, and find meaning in the world around us.
Discover a range of wellbeing resources in our new blog, from medidtations to creative activities 👉 www.archaeologyuk.org/resource/wor...
Discover a range of wellbeing resources in our new blog, from medidtations to creative activities 👉 www.archaeologyuk.org/resource/wor...
World Mental Health Day 2025
Today is World Mental Health Day, a moment to pause and reflect on how we look after ourselves and each other. At the Council for British Archaeology, we’ve been thinking about how archaeology can pla...
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October 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
This #WorldMentalHealthDay we’ve been exploring how archaeology can support wellbeing, helping us slow down, connect, and find meaning in the world around us.
Discover a range of wellbeing resources in our new blog, from medidtations to creative activities 👉 www.archaeologyuk.org/resource/wor...
Discover a range of wellbeing resources in our new blog, from medidtations to creative activities 👉 www.archaeologyuk.org/resource/wor...
We are very sad to hear the news of Mike Corbishley's passing.
Mike was a long-time supporter of the CBA and co-founder of YAC. We’ll be celebrating Mike’s life and contributions in an upcoming issue of British Archaeology.
Here he is in 1986, celebrating the conclusion of a Wroxeter excavation
Mike was a long-time supporter of the CBA and co-founder of YAC. We’ll be celebrating Mike’s life and contributions in an upcoming issue of British Archaeology.
Here he is in 1986, celebrating the conclusion of a Wroxeter excavation
October 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We are very sad to hear the news of Mike Corbishley's passing.
Mike was a long-time supporter of the CBA and co-founder of YAC. We’ll be celebrating Mike’s life and contributions in an upcoming issue of British Archaeology.
Here he is in 1986, celebrating the conclusion of a Wroxeter excavation
Mike was a long-time supporter of the CBA and co-founder of YAC. We’ll be celebrating Mike’s life and contributions in an upcoming issue of British Archaeology.
Here he is in 1986, celebrating the conclusion of a Wroxeter excavation
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@archaeologyuk.bsky.social Dr Joseph Lewis is a nominee for the Early Career Archaeologist category of the #ArchaeologicalAchievemetAwards So what has he done to deserve my nominsrion. He has studied human mobility, especially in Roman Britain. Check his Github page at github.com/josephlewis
josephlewis - Overview
Research Associate @ Cambridge University |
Interested in Archaeological Mobility; Settlement Patterns; Spatial Uncertainty; and GIS - josephlewis
github.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
@archaeologyuk.bsky.social Dr Joseph Lewis is a nominee for the Early Career Archaeologist category of the #ArchaeologicalAchievemetAwards So what has he done to deserve my nominsrion. He has studied human mobility, especially in Roman Britain. Check his Github page at github.com/josephlewis
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CONGRATULATIONS to Meg @megsdigs.bsky.social and Jon of @buarchanth.bsky.social whose video series #Stratmates has been shortlisted for the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social Archaeology Achievements Awards 2025 🥳
You can catch up with the #Stratmates backcatalogue over on #Instagram
#Archaeology #Dorset
You can catch up with the #Stratmates backcatalogue over on #Instagram
#Archaeology #Dorset
October 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
CONGRATULATIONS to Meg @megsdigs.bsky.social and Jon of @buarchanth.bsky.social whose video series #Stratmates has been shortlisted for the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social Archaeology Achievements Awards 2025 🥳
You can catch up with the #Stratmates backcatalogue over on #Instagram
#Archaeology #Dorset
You can catch up with the #Stratmates backcatalogue over on #Instagram
#Archaeology #Dorset
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We’re thrilled (and a little bit stunned!) to share that Career in Ruins has been shortlisted for the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social Archaeology Achievements Awards 2025. We’re also proud just to be alongside such inspiring projects.
#Archaeology #ArchaeologyAwards #CareerInRuins #PublicArchaeology
#Archaeology #ArchaeologyAwards #CareerInRuins #PublicArchaeology
October 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We’re thrilled (and a little bit stunned!) to share that Career in Ruins has been shortlisted for the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social Archaeology Achievements Awards 2025. We’re also proud just to be alongside such inspiring projects.
#Archaeology #ArchaeologyAwards #CareerInRuins #PublicArchaeology
#Archaeology #ArchaeologyAwards #CareerInRuins #PublicArchaeology
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Chuffed that the project I nominated has been shortlisted! Fingers crossed for the award night now🤞
We are thrilled to reveal the shortlist for the #ArchaeologicalAchievementAwards 2025. 🎉
Every shortlisted project demonstrates how archaeology connects people and places, and how it can spark fresh ideas about our shared past and future.
Congratulations to all shortlisted! 👉 shorturl.at/DbaPk
Every shortlisted project demonstrates how archaeology connects people and places, and how it can spark fresh ideas about our shared past and future.
Congratulations to all shortlisted! 👉 shorturl.at/DbaPk
October 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Chuffed that the project I nominated has been shortlisted! Fingers crossed for the award night now🤞
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Thanks to CBA for two nominations for Teffont Archaeology! Delighted to see our efforts to engage people from all backgrounds and demographics in archaeology, and our training and skills work, for everyone from carers, to volunteers, to positive action placements and students, recognised like this.
We are thrilled to reveal the shortlist for the #ArchaeologicalAchievementAwards 2025. 🎉
Every shortlisted project demonstrates how archaeology connects people and places, and how it can spark fresh ideas about our shared past and future.
Congratulations to all shortlisted! 👉 shorturl.at/DbaPk
Every shortlisted project demonstrates how archaeology connects people and places, and how it can spark fresh ideas about our shared past and future.
Congratulations to all shortlisted! 👉 shorturl.at/DbaPk
October 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Thanks to CBA for two nominations for Teffont Archaeology! Delighted to see our efforts to engage people from all backgrounds and demographics in archaeology, and our training and skills work, for everyone from carers, to volunteers, to positive action placements and students, recognised like this.