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Archaeologists Engage
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An international independent non-profit group of archaeologists who enable community engagement and outreach.
https://archaeologists-engage.org/
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It’s just called 3D scanner!
Screenshot of phone screen showing purple colours and text 3d scanner
October 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Delighted to share our publication in British Archaeology magazine covering our Dig the Castle project (Great Torrington, Devon, UK).

Get your copy now - issue 205, December 2025.
#archaeology #greattorrington #community #publicengagement #devon
British archaeology magazine cover with picture of corroded metal artefacts and text the massive melsonby hoard British archaeology magazine cover with picture of aerial view of green and community washing artefacts with text archaeology active and we dug the castle British archaeology magazine cover with pictures of geophysics and smiling team photo and childs drawing of castle
October 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Our Dig the Castle project open day featured rain, hail, winds and smiling faces!

We installed the new public information boards that tell the story of geophysical surveys and recreate what the ancient structures looked like on the site...
🩷🪏🏰
Three adults stand by an information panel Three standing adults and one seated, two wear medieval garb One adult stands with a sword raised and she is smiling Two adults stand and smile to camera
October 5, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Autumn digging at Great Torrington continues. Thanks to Dr Alex Birkett in the Dept of Anth & Archaeology @bristoluni for the loan of equipment, it ensures we can precisely measure everything with the GIS machine.
#northdevon #archaeology #torrington #greattorrington #history
October 3, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Stopped to pick up team-mates before the project continues tomorrow. Can you guess where I am?
Rectangular sign with three otters holding signs to the left barnstable and to the right exeter with direction of travel written above
October 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Join our free open day: Saturday, 4th October 2025.
Location: Great Torrington Bowling Club.
All ages welcome. Perfect for tourists and local residents alike!
#northdevon #torringtoncavaliers #torrington #greattorrington #history #archaeology #heritage #openday
Black red and white poster with image of archaeologists digging and artefact in hand and dig the castle logo. Includes the following text: archaeology open day meet with our team of volunteer archaeologists explore great torrington’s history learn frlm interactive renenactors. Saturday 4th october 2025 10am - 4pm great torrington bowling club. Search dig the castle search archaeologists engage
October 2, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Pottery is popping out! The larger brown sherd is Medieval while the jazzy black and white fragment came from a Victorian layer (but we haven’t dated it formally!)
#archaeology #pottery #ceramics
Pottery sherd in open hand Pottery sherd in open gloved hand
September 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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We’ve had about 15 furry visitors to site in the last three days! They are a great excuse to put trowels down and say hello!
🦮🪏 #DigDogs #archaeology
Friendly Dog jumps up on woman in white tent Two men stand with friendly dog in white tent
September 29, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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A third trench is now open! Dig the Castle is busy exploring the rich heritage of Great Torrington 🪏🏰
#archaeology #greattorrington #digging #publicengagement #community
Three people standing and smiling beside a trench View over three trenches and a white pagoda with peoppe kneeling
September 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Day 2 of Autum excavations at Great Torrington! Smilew all round 😊
Woman stands holding ranging pole and wearing dog the castle banner as a cloak Two kneeling women excavating a trench
September 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Did we find a child’s lost collection of toys and pocket money from the 90s? Even topsoil has stories!
#archaeology #digging #history #artefacts
September 27, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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A quote from Dig Director Emily:

“Starting a new season of an existing project is a new kind of scary from starting afresh.

I have learnt so many skills as the creator and project director of Dig the Castle, many of which if I am honest I hadn't even anticipated needing.
🧵⬇️
Smiling woman wearing hat and orange vis jacket with poster saying dig the castle
September 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Day one of excavations in our Autumn 2025 season begin, starting with a briefing on the geophysics results and planning trench locations at the Bowling Club
#archaeology #greattorrington #publicengagement #excavation
Phot of entrance with sign of great torrington bowling club Four female archaeologists discussing geophysics and pointing at green spaces
September 26, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Archaeologist Naomi Trott tells us the results from Trench 2!

#digthecastle #devon #greattorrington #archaeology #communityengagement #socialvalue #househistory
July 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Archaeologist @dodoarchaeology.bsky.social brings us up to speed on Trench 2!

#digthecastle #devon #greattorrington #festivalofarchaeology #archaeology #communityengagement #socialvalue
July 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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ArchaeologistsEngage now unofficially provide wildlife relocation services! This poor guy was lost on the high street, we are glad to report he was safely rehomed :)

#digthecastle #archaeology #ecology #communityengagement #greattorrington #devon
July 27, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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A local resident found this piece of beauty while digging his vegetable patch on Castle Street, a small metal stick concealer “erace” by the brand Max Factor, dated to 1954.

#archaeology #digthecastle #festivalofarchaeology #greattorrington #devon #makeup #beauty
A photo of a hand holding a corroded tube. A screenshot from the Max Factor website showing an image of the Erace concealer product from 1954.
July 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Our crack team are hard at work opening up test pits today as part of the Dig The Castle project! We are digging in the back gardens of some very kind members of the local community, so they can see archaeology in action close up.

#digthecastle #devon #archaeology #pubarch #socialvalue ⚱️🏺
July 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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The Bristol crew of AE are heading to Great Torrington to help out with the Castle Street Family Archaeology Weekend! Part of the Dig The Castle project. @irishashyt.bsky.social @dodoarchaeology.bsky.social

#festivalofarchaeology #archaeology ⚱️🏺 #communityengagement #pubarch #socialvalue
A photograph of archaeologists standing beside a car and smiling at the camera. Left to right their names are Naomi Trott, Donal Lucey and Aisling Tierney. The sun is beaming down, the sky is very blue and everyone is wearing sunglasses.
July 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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We'll be speaking about the Dig the Castle project at Devon County Council's 'Archaeology in Devon Day'. Project Director Emily Wapshott and Archaeology Lead Belinda Tibbetts wil be giving the presentation. It's a great opportunity to connect with others across the region - come and say hi!
April 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Dig The Castle won the heritage award at the Northern Devon Flourishing Culture Awards! The community was at the heart of the planning and delivery, using archaeology to create a sense of purpose, build cross-generation connections, boost wellbeing and community pride.
🏺 #community #archaeology
A photograph of the stage during the awards ceremony. On the right is a large banner that reads "Northern Devon Flourishing Culture Awards 2025". In front of the banner is a table bearing six glass trophies. To the left of the banner, Emily Wapshott is speaking into a microphone giving an award acceptance speech.
March 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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The awards are hosted by North Devon and Torridge District Councils. An independent panel of experts chose the shortlists out of 130 projects. A huge thank you to everyone who nominated us! For a small community this is wonderful recognition for their collective hard work, spirit and togetherness.
March 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Dig the Castle, our community excavation in Great Torrington, has been shortlisted for the Joint Northern Devon Flourishing Culture Awards! To be recognised like this will give all the volunteers a real boost into our 2025 season and all the hard work ahead!

#socialvalue #archaeology #community
March 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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We are very excited to be at the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social #ArchaeologicalAchievementAwards in Cardiff tonight!
November 22, 2024 at 8:33 PM
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sourced) and sponsored tools/business partnerships, as well as the massive site compound on the car park, we were able to maximise visibility for the project and create a sense of excitement, team identity and a sense of ownership of the site amongst community members. Through engagement and...
A photograph of the dig site showing metal fencing with attached signage advertised the dig. A second photograph is superimposed on the top right which shows the project director talking to a passing member of the public through the fence. There is text on the photo which reads "large public Heras fenced compound on site for visibility and accessibility to maximise engagement"
November 17, 2024 at 8:02 PM