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. 🧵⬇️

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

In which I beg archaeologists to sign up for the fall semester of Skype a Scientist, because we're getting buried in requests for your area of expertise. Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We made a tiktok account for the Dig the Castle archaeology project in Great Torrington, Devon. Give us a follow to get the latest updates - we start digging again with the local community on Friday! www.tiktok.com/@digthecastle 🪏 #archaeology #castles #history @archsengage.bsky.social

If you have been stopped, challenged or harassed when using a gendered space (such as toilets or changing rooms) since the UK's Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act. We need to hear from you. Let us know at: tinyurl.com/ReportALoo #Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #Queer #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #LGBT

Thank you and goodbye to Great Torrington! Our July weekend-season has ended - we look forward to seeing the community again for larger excavations in September! @archsengage.bsky.social @dodoarchaeology.bsky.social #archaeology #digthecastle #publicengagement #festivalofarchaeology

Archaeologist Naomi Trott tells us the results from Trench 2! #digthecastle #devon #greattorrington #archaeology #communityengagement #socialvalue #househistory

Day two of weekend excavations in Great Torrington, thanks again to all the residents on Castle Street for welcoming us to dig up their lawns while drowning us in cups of tea 🤣 Part of the Dig the Castle Project @archsengage.bsky.social #archaeology #castle #publicengagement #communityengagement

Archaeologist @dodoarchaeology.bsky.social brings us up to speed on Trench 2! #digthecastle #devon #greattorrington #festivalofarchaeology #archaeology #communityengagement #socialvalue

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

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

Holy cow, we found a little cow buddy while digging in Great Torrington! Thanks to all the residents of Castle Street for letting us dig up their beautiful gardens 🐄 #archaeology #cow #greattorrington #excavation @archsengage.bsky.social #publciengagement

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 ⚱️🏺

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

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!

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

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

A fantastic opportunity for people in Scotland to see some archaeology in person!

Make 2025 all about engagement! Join the Archaeologists Engage Network, an international forum for people and groups who engage the public with archaeology. Please share with people who could benefit from collaboration! www.linkedin.com/groups/98921... #archaeology 🏺 #archeology #pubarch

This will be very exciting!

Gorgeous 😍

Emily has been criss-crossing the UK over the last few days attending award ceremonies and giving talks about the #DigTheCastle project. Go Emily!

Thanks for an amazing awards evening @archaeologyuk.bsky.social 🩷 you are going to make is cry with all the emotion & love! Getting shortlisted means we can showcase all the great community engagement efforts in Great Torrington ❤️🏺 #[email protected] @dodoarchaeology.bsky.social

We are very excited to be at the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social #ArchaeologicalAchievementAwards in Cardiff tonight!

✨ Engagement and Participation Get to know the projects fostering public involvement in archaeology. Explore their stories here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHRw...

The already award winning #DigTheCastle project, by the amazing Emily Wapshott, and supported by @archsengage.bsky.social, is nominated. We're so excited to see where this goes! Just goes to show you how one archaeologist can in fact make a difference. ❤️#pubarch

The awards ceremony is tonight, wish us luck!

The build up to tomorrow's CBA Archaeology Achievement Awards 2024 is so exciting! Here's a 1m summary of the Dig the Castle Project from Dig Director Emily 🏺🏆🎉 @archsengage.bsky.social @archaeologyuk.bsky.social #archaeology #publicengagement #community #GreatTorrington youtu.be/dHRwVdd5Dsk?...

I am proud to be one of several #LGBTQIA scientists featured by the Royal Society for Int’l #LGBTQIAinSTEMDay! 🌈 I talk ab how being #intersex has informed my research interests as an evolutionary biologist & biological anthropologist and how I do science 🟨🙆‍♀️🟨 #IntersexInSTEM #QueerInSTEM

Dig the Castle has been shortlisted in the Engagement & Participation section of the 2024 Archaeological Achievement Awards. This carousel shows why we have been shortlisted. Public engagement was a core part of the design for our project, intended to improve economic and social outcomes for the..

Please cross your fingers for the Dig The Castle project which has been shortlisted for an Engagement and Participation Award! Thanks to all the volunteers and the fantastic community of #GreatTorrington as none of this would have been possible without you! #pubarch #archaeology

When my local postie found out I’m an archaeologist he got so excited. Today he brought me something he found while metal detecting (all done properly of course with permission on ploughed soil). Public engagement for archaeology is everywhere! @archsengage.bsky.social #archaeology 💌🏺

The AE Team was at the Society for Museum Archaeology conference yesterday at the National Museum in Cardiff. Project Director Emily Wapshott presented a talk on the award-winning Dig The Castle project with support from @irishashyt.bsky.social

Having fun in Wales at the Society for Museum Archaeology conference 🏺 Great papers, lovely awards & recognitions 🩷ArchaeologistsEngage’s Emily presented on community work at Dig the Castle 🏰 lots of laughs and audience interest #SMACon2024 @archsengage.bsky.social thanks @boyleg.bsky.social

🎉 We are delighted to announce that we’ve been shortlisted for the Council for British Archaeology 2024 Archaeological Achievement Awards in the Engagement and Participation category! 🎉 #digthecastle #archaeology #🏺#greattorrington #archaeologistsengage

Looking for advice please! We need to set up a UK company/charity structure to faciliate funding applications, organising finances fo paying costs like community excavations, and student grants. Can you spare an hour or so to discuss & advise us! @archsengage.bsky.social

Archaeology arts & crafts at the Dig the Castle open day 🏺🏰 #GreatTorrington #archaeology @archsengage.bsky.social @dodoarchaeology.bsky.social

Dig the Castle, Community Project of the Year Award (Council for British Archaeology Award) presented by Gail Boyle 🩷🏺🏰 @archsengage.bsky.social @boyleg.bsky.social

AE's first fieldwork project, Dig The Castle, has won Community Archaeology Project of the Year! It has been a privilege to work with the people of Great Torrington and this is very much a shared success! A massive thank you to all volunteers and sponsors! 🏺 www.archaeologyuk.org/resource/cel...

Huge news! My buddies in Archaeologists Engage just won Archaeology Project of the Year for the Dig the Castle project! 🏰🩷 And I get to join the fun in Torrington in August! 🏺 www.archaeologyuk.org/resource/cel...

Dear friends & colleagues. I'm swallowing pride and seeking help to stay afloat, now year 5 of #LongCovid and bed bound, no income, no govt support, destitute. Can you help? Can you also share - everywhere? Achieved 3rd of first goal in a week, but more help needed. Thank you gofund.me/b8f80f62

Our community dig in Great Torrington, Devon, has been shortlisted for the Council for British Archaeology Community Archaeology Project of the Year and project lead Emily Wapshott is also in the running for Community Archaeologist of the Year! 🏺#archaeology www.archaeologyuk.org/what-we-do/a...

If you're up for a Stonehenge documentary, Channel 5 is showing one this Easter Sunday, 9pm, with Dan Snow. There will be lots of familiar faces (including yours truly) and a cameo role for our pXRF machine.

Some interesting projects for using heritage to promote wellbeing! historicengland.org.uk/research/cur...

1/2 One way DIGtheCASTLE enriched the community output of our excavation project was collaborations with other groups and orgs in the area. E.g. the digital recording of our trenches with the students and staff of Petroc College, in Barnstaple. #communityarchaeology #publicengagement #archaeology 🏺

Was the crime he refers to the slashing of arts & culture budgets (by Mr Osborne) that created an environment where theft could flourish? Or the crime of overlooking several reports of dodgy happenings because a curator was v important & well connected? 🏺#heritagesarcasm

Thread; you're in the hands of an expert on this one!

Exciting discoveries! Have we found the lost medieval castle? Our community volunteers like Martin here are bringing different skills and driving the discoveries. www.instagram.com/reel/CyLcqrR... #communityarchaeology #Archaeology #scicomm #socialimpact #community #devon #digthecastle ⚱️

A fantastic first day for Archaeologists Engage's first community dig in Great Torrington in Devon, with G. Torrington Futures Group! ⚱️

Archaeology dig kits ready to go for the local kids - choose your kit!