Neil Redfern
@neilredfern.bsky.social
Executive Director of Council for British Archaeology. Championing all things archaeology & archaeologists. l like to wonder & be curious #OutAndAboutArchaeology #WalkingandTalkingYourWay
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🎄 Post deadlines may have passed, but you can still give a gift that lasts well beyond Christmas Day.
A CBA gift membership is delivered digitally, with a printable certificate, so there’s still something to put under the tree.
Support archaeology this Christmas 👉 tinyurl.com/cbagift
A CBA gift membership is delivered digitally, with a printable certificate, so there’s still something to put under the tree.
Support archaeology this Christmas 👉 tinyurl.com/cbagift
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🎄 Post deadlines may have passed, but you can still give a gift that lasts well beyond Christmas Day.
A CBA gift membership is delivered digitally, with a printable certificate, so there’s still something to put under the tree.
Support archaeology this Christmas 👉 tinyurl.com/cbagift
A CBA gift membership is delivered digitally, with a printable certificate, so there’s still something to put under the tree.
Support archaeology this Christmas 👉 tinyurl.com/cbagift
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We’ve had a fantastic few days at TAG
Great conversations around this year’s theme theory in action, and lovely to meet so many people at our stand.
Huge well done to CBA’s Debbie Frearson for speaking today in “In theory it was a great idea” 👏
Thanks to everyone who stopped by.
Great conversations around this year’s theme theory in action, and lovely to meet so many people at our stand.
Huge well done to CBA’s Debbie Frearson for speaking today in “In theory it was a great idea” 👏
Thanks to everyone who stopped by.
December 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We’ve had a fantastic few days at TAG
Great conversations around this year’s theme theory in action, and lovely to meet so many people at our stand.
Huge well done to CBA’s Debbie Frearson for speaking today in “In theory it was a great idea” 👏
Thanks to everyone who stopped by.
Great conversations around this year’s theme theory in action, and lovely to meet so many people at our stand.
Huge well done to CBA’s Debbie Frearson for speaking today in “In theory it was a great idea” 👏
Thanks to everyone who stopped by.
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Want to help us continue this vital work? As a charity, we rely on your support to help us reach more young people, build more opportunities, and strengthen the impact YAC delivers every day. If you can, please consider donating to support us 👉 tinyurl.com/4pcpn95r
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December 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Want to help us continue this vital work? As a charity, we rely on your support to help us reach more young people, build more opportunities, and strengthen the impact YAC delivers every day. If you can, please consider donating to support us 👉 tinyurl.com/4pcpn95r
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YAC clubs across the UK are helping young people feel happier, more connected, and more engaged with archaeology and heritage.
Find out more about our impact with our public report, available to download here 👉 tinyurl.com/4pwb486h
Find out more about our impact with our public report, available to download here 👉 tinyurl.com/4pwb486h
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
YAC clubs across the UK are helping young people feel happier, more connected, and more engaged with archaeology and heritage.
Find out more about our impact with our public report, available to download here 👉 tinyurl.com/4pwb486h
Find out more about our impact with our public report, available to download here 👉 tinyurl.com/4pwb486h
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New landmark research out today: We've just launched Trowel and Error, the most in-depth look in 25 years at how audiences want to engage with archaeology. The findings are clear: people want human, accessible, story-led archaeology.
Read the report here 👉 www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/tro...
Read the report here 👉 www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/tro...
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
New landmark research out today: We've just launched Trowel and Error, the most in-depth look in 25 years at how audiences want to engage with archaeology. The findings are clear: people want human, accessible, story-led archaeology.
Read the report here 👉 www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/tro...
Read the report here 👉 www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/tro...
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Check out these amazing collages inspired by archaeology for Trowel & Error! 🎨
Across 16 workshops and 290 participants, we invited people from all walks of life to get hands-on and explore what archaeology means to them, their memories, places, stories and connections. 👉 youtu.be/_APQpuCKgdg?...
Across 16 workshops and 290 participants, we invited people from all walks of life to get hands-on and explore what archaeology means to them, their memories, places, stories and connections. 👉 youtu.be/_APQpuCKgdg?...
Trowel and Error Workshop Collages
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November 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Check out these amazing collages inspired by archaeology for Trowel & Error! 🎨
Across 16 workshops and 290 participants, we invited people from all walks of life to get hands-on and explore what archaeology means to them, their memories, places, stories and connections. 👉 youtu.be/_APQpuCKgdg?...
Across 16 workshops and 290 participants, we invited people from all walks of life to get hands-on and explore what archaeology means to them, their memories, places, stories and connections. 👉 youtu.be/_APQpuCKgdg?...
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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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We’re kicking off #ADayInArchaeology with an intro from @neilredfern.bsky.social, filmed in a landscape that holds deep personal meaning
From muddy boots to museum work, stay tuned today as we follow a day in the life of archaeologists, students & volunteers across the UK 🏺✨
From muddy boots to museum work, stay tuned today as we follow a day in the life of archaeologists, students & volunteers across the UK 🏺✨
July 31, 2025 at 8:02 AM
We’re kicking off #ADayInArchaeology with an intro from @neilredfern.bsky.social, filmed in a landscape that holds deep personal meaning
From muddy boots to museum work, stay tuned today as we follow a day in the life of archaeologists, students & volunteers across the UK 🏺✨
From muddy boots to museum work, stay tuned today as we follow a day in the life of archaeologists, students & volunteers across the UK 🏺✨
#FestivalOfArchaeology Day 11. I know I have missed @askanarchaeologist.bsky.social Day but this question is important: youtube.com/shorts/xFEXH...
@nattrustarch.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @catlodge.bsky.social
@nattrustarch.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @catlodge.bsky.social
How does this many faced sundial work? #festivalofarchaeology #history
YouTube video by Neil Redfern
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July 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
#FestivalOfArchaeology Day 11. I know I have missed @askanarchaeologist.bsky.social Day but this question is important: youtube.com/shorts/xFEXH...
@nattrustarch.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @catlodge.bsky.social
@nattrustarch.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @catlodge.bsky.social
Great to see this news and I cant wait to see it go on permanent display. We are long overdue a blockbuster exhibition on the Iron Age in Yorkshire @yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social @archaeologyuk.bsky.social #FestivalOfArchaeology www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Iron Age hoard moves permanently to Yorkshire Museum
The Melsonby Hoard contains 800 artefacts, believed to be one of the UK's largest Iron Age finds.
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July 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Great to see this news and I cant wait to see it go on permanent display. We are long overdue a blockbuster exhibition on the Iron Age in Yorkshire @yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social @archaeologyuk.bsky.social #FestivalOfArchaeology www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#FestivalOfArchaeology2025 learning to use YouTube Shorts for my Festival journey @archaeologyuk.bsky.social - let me know what you think 🤔 youtube.com/shorts/piqTa...
27 July 2025
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July 28, 2025 at 6:44 AM
#FestivalOfArchaeology2025 learning to use YouTube Shorts for my Festival journey @archaeologyuk.bsky.social - let me know what you think 🤔 youtube.com/shorts/piqTa...
#AskAnArchaeologist Day. @archaeologyuk.bsky.social Thats a wrap for the 20205 AAA Day. If you are missing the chat & conversation there is plenty more to come from #FestivalOfArchaeology not least #ADayInArchaeology to find out more head to www.archaeologyuk.org/festival/a-d...
A Day in Archaeology blogs
Read the blogs from our A Day In Archaeology series
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July 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
#AskAnArchaeologist Day. @archaeologyuk.bsky.social Thats a wrap for the 20205 AAA Day. If you are missing the chat & conversation there is plenty more to come from #FestivalOfArchaeology not least #ADayInArchaeology to find out more head to www.archaeologyuk.org/festival/a-d...
As we start our last 30 mins of #AskAnArchaeologist Day I want to give a big shoutout to two members of the CBA @archaeologyuk.bsky.social team, Jessica and Anna. This year we have expanded beyond X and tried to host AAADay over multiple platforms. 1/2
July 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
As we start our last 30 mins of #AskAnArchaeologist Day I want to give a big shoutout to two members of the CBA @archaeologyuk.bsky.social team, Jessica and Anna. This year we have expanded beyond X and tried to host AAADay over multiple platforms. 1/2
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Calling all curious minds! Today is #AskAnArchaeologistDay, your chance to ask anything you’ve ever wanted to know about archaeology!
📱 Join the conversation on X, BlueSky, TikTok, and Instagram, just use the hashtag #AskAnArchaeologist or ask your question in the comments to get involved.
📱 Join the conversation on X, BlueSky, TikTok, and Instagram, just use the hashtag #AskAnArchaeologist or ask your question in the comments to get involved.
July 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Calling all curious minds! Today is #AskAnArchaeologistDay, your chance to ask anything you’ve ever wanted to know about archaeology!
📱 Join the conversation on X, BlueSky, TikTok, and Instagram, just use the hashtag #AskAnArchaeologist or ask your question in the comments to get involved.
📱 Join the conversation on X, BlueSky, TikTok, and Instagram, just use the hashtag #AskAnArchaeologist or ask your question in the comments to get involved.
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What does archaeology mean to YOU? One word, a poem, anything goes.
Let us know in the comments below 👇
Let us know in the comments below 👇
July 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
What does archaeology mean to YOU? One word, a poem, anything goes.
Let us know in the comments below 👇
Let us know in the comments below 👇
@chalkefestival.bsky.social listening to @johnhenryphillips.bsky.social talk about Romany Archacaeology if you head over to @archaeologyuk.bsky.social you can get access to his article in our British Archaeology magazine
June 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
@chalkefestival.bsky.social listening to @johnhenryphillips.bsky.social talk about Romany Archacaeology if you head over to @archaeologyuk.bsky.social you can get access to his article in our British Archaeology magazine
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Day 5 of @chalkefestival.bsky.social! Come and escape from the sun in the shade of the heritage hub tent ☀️ Try fun hands-on activities, grab some free magazines, and meet the team!
June 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Day 5 of @chalkefestival.bsky.social! Come and escape from the sun in the shade of the heritage hub tent ☀️ Try fun hands-on activities, grab some free magazines, and meet the team!
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📣 Join us tomorrow for our CBA Office Open Day as part of York Festival of Ideas!
Drop in any time between 11am - 3pm at De Grey House, York to explore what we do, chat with the team, and take part in hands-on archaeology activities.
No booking needed & totally free (donations welcome)
Drop in any time between 11am - 3pm at De Grey House, York to explore what we do, chat with the team, and take part in hands-on archaeology activities.
No booking needed & totally free (donations welcome)
June 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
📣 Join us tomorrow for our CBA Office Open Day as part of York Festival of Ideas!
Drop in any time between 11am - 3pm at De Grey House, York to explore what we do, chat with the team, and take part in hands-on archaeology activities.
No booking needed & totally free (donations welcome)
Drop in any time between 11am - 3pm at De Grey House, York to explore what we do, chat with the team, and take part in hands-on archaeology activities.
No booking needed & totally free (donations welcome)
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Today is the final excavation day at Skipsea in East #Yorkshire, and we’ve dug our way into the Early Mesolithic. And here - an elegant flint point, a razor-thin slash through time, found lying exactly where it had been dropped, some 10,000 years ago. 🏺
#FlintFriday #FindsFriday
#FlintFriday #FindsFriday
May 30, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Today is the final excavation day at Skipsea in East #Yorkshire, and we’ve dug our way into the Early Mesolithic. And here - an elegant flint point, a razor-thin slash through time, found lying exactly where it had been dropped, some 10,000 years ago. 🏺
#FlintFriday #FindsFriday
#FlintFriday #FindsFriday
My week has also seen me doing lots of dog walks around Clifton, York, where you can find remnants of RAF Clifton, medieval ridge and furrow and the garden tree planting for the North Riding of Yorkshire Mental Hospital at Clifton Park #OutAndAboutArchaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 7:24 AM
My week has also seen me doing lots of dog walks around Clifton, York, where you can find remnants of RAF Clifton, medieval ridge and furrow and the garden tree planting for the North Riding of Yorkshire Mental Hospital at Clifton Park #OutAndAboutArchaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social
On Friday I walked from Richmond to Easby Abbey. On the way back we past a memorial to a Drummer Boy disappeared when trying to find the ‘lost’ tunnel between Richmond Castle & the Abbey. The trees growing over the path makes a natural tunnel #OutAndAboutArchaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
On Friday I walked from Richmond to Easby Abbey. On the way back we past a memorial to a Drummer Boy disappeared when trying to find the ‘lost’ tunnel between Richmond Castle & the Abbey. The trees growing over the path makes a natural tunnel #OutAndAboutArchaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social
Wednesday saw me exploring Sutton Bank with Miles Johnson, National Park Archaeologist @northyorkmoors.org.uk From Bronze Age Barrows and Dykes to WW2 slit trenches, from Hillforts to aircraft hangars and even conservation goats 🐐 this walk had it all
#OutAndAboutArchaeology
#OutAndAboutArchaeology
May 27, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Wednesday saw me exploring Sutton Bank with Miles Johnson, National Park Archaeologist @northyorkmoors.org.uk From Bronze Age Barrows and Dykes to WW2 slit trenches, from Hillforts to aircraft hangars and even conservation goats 🐐 this walk had it all
#OutAndAboutArchaeology
#OutAndAboutArchaeology
Over the last 9 days for #OutAndAboutArchaeology I have explored York from leading a walking tour to dashing round the City Walls on my lunch brakes - York never disappoints, there is always something going on and it’s constantly changing @archaeologyuk.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Over the last 9 days for #OutAndAboutArchaeology I have explored York from leading a walking tour to dashing round the City Walls on my lunch brakes - York never disappoints, there is always something going on and it’s constantly changing @archaeologyuk.bsky.social
#OutAndAboutArchaeology looking back at 9 days walking to raise money for @archaeologyuk.bsky.social. I covered 146km and here are a few of my walks:
May 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
#OutAndAboutArchaeology looking back at 9 days walking to raise money for @archaeologyuk.bsky.social. I covered 146km and here are a few of my walks: