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Royal Archaeological Institute
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Founded in 1844, promotes the study of archaeology in the British Isles and Europe and publishes The Archaeological Journal.
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𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝟭𝟬 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

The MA Dissertation Prize will be for the best dissertation written in 2024 or 2025 on the archaeology or architectural history of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and other countries.

Details at www.royalarchinst.org/grants/disse...
Dissertation prizes
The Institute awards a dissertation prize each year for either an undergraduate (the Tony Baggs Undergraduate Dissertation Prize) or Master's dissertation on an alternating basis. The prize goes to th...
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Absolutely cracking research session at the Royal Academy today, followed by a fantastic talk by Professor Richard Bradley for @royalarchinst.bsky.social at @antiquaries.bsky.social
Am now completely jiggered, but absolutely fizzing with thoughts. Now, homeward bound… 😊
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November 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟐 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝟓 𝐩𝐦
Professor Richard Bradley will be presenting our next lecture on 'Two famous archaeologists excavate a henge in the 1930s: King Arthur's Round Table then, and its interpretation today'.

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Two famous archaeologists excavate a henge in the 1930s I Professor Richard Bradley
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November 6, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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November 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Aymer Vallance, the owner of Stoneacre, was an active member of the RAI during the late 19th - early 20th centuries:
We're delighted to be working with MJC-Associates to record the graffiti & inscriptions at Stoneacre. The house is a medieval timber-framed building, with many later alterations to the fabric, including those undertaken by Aymer Vallance, who presented the house to the National Trust in 1928.
November 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐕𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐘: 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲

The RAI is seeking applications for the role of Honorary Secretary. Expenses are available for business travel & accommodation where necessary. Full details at www.royalarchinst.org/news/2025/vo...
October 31, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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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.👉
Community Archaeology Radiocarbon Dating (CARD) Fund
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October 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
We are accepting 𝗥𝗔𝗜 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.
𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 8 December 2025.
Full details/application at www.royalarchinst.org/grants
Grants
Each year the Royal Archaeological Institute offers funds for research. Find out more about eligibility criteria and our different funding opportunities.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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New paper! Thanks to @royalarchinst.bsky.social and Catherine Mackichan Trust for funding this research.

Regional and Extra-local Pollen Evidence for Long-term Vegetation Change and Human Impact from the Hinterland of Hadrian’s Wall at Alston Moor, North Pennines, UK

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Regional and Extra-local Pollen Evidence for Long-term Vegetation Change and Human Impact from the Hinterland of Hadrian’s Wall at Alston Moor, North Pennines, UK
Long-term vegetation recordscan inform woodland creation and mire management. We present two dated pollen recordsfrom Alston Moor, UK, to investigate long-term vegetation change and itsrelationship...
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October 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
𝗩𝗔𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗬: Editor of the Archaeological Journal
𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 31st October 2025
VACANCY: The Institute is seeking an Editor for the Archaeological Journal to succeed Prof Rhiannon Stevens. The newly-appointed Editor will shadow Prof Stevens during 2025/26. There is an annual honorarium of £4,500. For full details/expressions of interest, please contact admin@royalarchinst.org
October 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
𝐑𝐀𝐈 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑'𝐒 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐄
𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝟭𝟬 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

The MA Dissertation Prize will be for the best dissertation written in 2024 or 2025 on the archaeology or architectural history of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and other countries.

Details at www.royalarchinst.org/grants/disse...
Dissertation prizes
The Institute awards a dissertation prize each year for either an undergraduate (the Tony Baggs Undergraduate Dissertation Prize) or Master's dissertation on an alternating basis. The prize goes to th...
www.royalarchinst.org
October 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Booking is now open for our Autumn Meeting in Canterbury!

We will be visiting St Martin’s Church, St Augustine’s Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral during the day, with guided tours at each location and a special visit to the archives at the Cathedral ⛪️

www.royalarchinst.org/events/2025/...
October 11, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Are you a student at a UK university and looking for support to come to TAG York? Did you know the Royal Archaeological Institute Cheney Bursary is available to support you?

You can find more details here: www.royalarchinst.org/grants/bursa...

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Bursaries
Cheney Bursaries for StudentsAs a result of a bequest left by Frank Cheney, the Institute has a fund to enable students that attend a UK university to attend RAI Meetings and conferences. Individuals ...
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October 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
𝟖 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝟓 𝐩𝐦, 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞, 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 & 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲
The first lecture of our 2025-26 series will be presented by our former Honorary Secretary, Brian Kerr who will be speaking about ‘Cathcart Castle reconsidered'. youtu.be/KGbT-sgQOSk
Cathcart Castle reconsidered I Brian Kerr
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October 7, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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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
October 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Editor (RAI Archaeological Journal )
Royal Archaeological Institute
Salary: annual honorarium of £4,500
Closing Date: 31/10/25
Location: UK based

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Editor (RAI Archaeological Journal ) - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources
Salary: annual honorarium of £4,500Closing Date: 31/10/25Location: UK based
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September 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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New paper. Recording the female experience of UK archaeology 1990-2010. Anne Teather and I document how an industry EDI agenda evolved in the 1990s and was dismantled, uncovering the ramifications of that for women archaeologists over the next decade.

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#openaccess✅
Documenting the profession: Recording historic access and retention issues for women in UK archaeology | Archaeological Dialogues | Cambridge Core
Documenting the profession: Recording historic access and retention issues for women in UK archaeology
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September 26, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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A while back Historic England asked for my opinion on which was the oldest pub in London. The result is a new online article that outlines the variables, busts some myths, and points to a couple of genuinely ancient pubs in and around the city...

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September 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
VACANCY: The Institute is seeking an Editor for the Archaeological Journal to succeed Prof Rhiannon Stevens. The newly-appointed Editor will shadow Prof Stevens during 2025/26. There is an annual honorarium of £4,500. For full details/expressions of interest, please contact admin@royalarchinst.org
September 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
It’s our Summer Meeting this week & we’ll be visiting sites around Kings Lynn in Norfolk. Our programme begins tonight with a lecture in the Great Hall at Thoresby College by Dr Clive Bond, about the prehistory of Norfolk & the (in) famous site of Seahenge.

📷 Wikipedia & @nathaliecohen.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Check out the great line up for our 2025 - 2026 lecture programme. Full details at www.royalarchinst.org/events/lectu...

Lectures are held in the rooms of the Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, at 5 p.m and on our YouTube channel.
Lecture Programme
View our lecture program - open to both members and non-members - covering a variety of topics between October and May every year.
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September 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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The deadline for the Archaeological Achievement Awards has been extended, which means there’s still time to nominate! 🏆

That colleague who’s smashing it? The TikTok creator sparking a conversation? The project changing lives? Don’t let them go unrecognised!

Closing noon 10/09👉 shorturl.at/6q5bx
September 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Pleased to see some coverage by the BBC of our excavations at #CerneAbbey which concluded at the weekend! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cerne Abbey: Archaeologists unearth secrets of medieval hall
Archaeologists return to Cerne Abbas to unearth the medieval abbey and its Anglo Saxon predecessor.
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August 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Season 2 of #Bodiam100 at Bodiam Castle has officially begun! Yesterday was our induction day for our volunteers to get to know the site & we started digging today!
#OutInTheField #EastSussex #festivalofarchaeology 🏺🪏
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August 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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🧡 That’s a wrap on #FestivalOfArchaeology Youth Day!

From powerful photography exhibitions to inspiring research & YAB news, today was all about young voices in archaeology.

Huge thanks to everyone who joined us & to @royalarchinst.bsky.social for kindly sponsoring. We couldn't do it without you!
July 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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🔍 Meet the Sponsor: @royalarchinst.bsky.social, sponsors of #FestivalOfArchaeology Youth Day!

Since 1844, RAI has championed archaeology across the UK through research, grants, lectures & more.

Explore their work 👉 www.royalarchinst.org

Thank you for your support 💙
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July 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM