🎄 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

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.

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

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

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...

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?...

If you're at University Archaeology Day today make sure you stop by the CBA stand and say hello to Tilly and Debbie. #UAD25

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

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 🏺✨

#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

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...

#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

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.

What does archaeology mean to YOU? One word, a poem, anything goes. 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

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!

📣 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)

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

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

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

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:

#OutAndAboutArchaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social Wednesday - Sutton Bank, North Yorkshire with Miles Johnson from the @northyorkmoors.org.uk exploring everything from the prehistoric to the WW2, Hillforts to slit trenches, Belfast Truss hangars to conservation goats. We even met an adder!!

#OutAndAboutArchaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social lovely day in Richmond walking to Easby Abbey along the River Swale

All this week I have been walking to raise money for the CBA @archaeologyuk.bsky.social, joining staff and trustees as we try and cover 1,944km in one week for Out & About Archaeology. Every donation helps us bring archaeology to more people. Your support makes a real difference! 👉 bit.ly

One of my favourite I-Spy activities is spotting archaeology themed road names and north #Cambridge is a hot spot! Ring Fort Road follows the circular plan of an Iron Age hillfort bank and ditch capturingcambridge.org/arbury/arbur... #OutAndAboutArchaeology

History Works has some great school resources about Thomas Hobson including rap lyrics for a song called 'Hooray for Hobson' with lyrics by a Horrible Histories songwriter for a performance by a Cambridge school www.creatingmycambridge.com/songs-and-ra...

Today I've used the new Historic England Local Heritage Hub as my inspiration for #OutAboutArchaeology Not a perfect recreation, but here's my picture of Hobson's Conduit #Cambridge and here's a photo from HE's archives historicengland.org.uk/images-books...

🚶‍♀️ I’m taking part in our fundraising walk for #OutAndAboutArchaeology, joining Council for British Archaeology staff and trustees as we walk and wheel our way to a collective 1,944km in one week. Please consider supporting this effort. Every share, donation, and kind word helps 👉 bit.ly/4kg9nbg

Call for Contributions! The Student & Early Careers Conference 2025 is back 🎓🏺 🗓️ 30 July | 🕒 3 - 8 pm | 📍 Online Share your work in a friendly space: talks, posters, or videos welcome! Submit by 2 June, 9 am 👉 [email protected] Find out more 👉 www.archaeologyuk.org/youth-engage...

🥾 Out & About Archaeology returns 17 - 25 May 2025! Join us for walks, talks, and digital trails exploring the archaeology that surrounds us. This year, we’re also walking 1,944km to raise vital funds! Find out more👉 archaeologyuk.org/get-involved/out-and-about-archaeology.html

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Introducing our brand-new £40 Digital Membership! Available worldwide 🌍📢 For just £40 per year, you’ll receive all the perks of being a CBA member for less, with digital access to British Archaeology magazine and archive. Become a digital member here 👉 bit.ly/4cbe9UF

Great to see this in the news this morning. I am not surprised that this area is turning up new information. During the upgrade of the A1 at Scotch Corner a major Iron Age coin production site was encountered. This area has lots to tell us about the Iron Age in. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Our Statement of Support for the Gardens Trust 📢 We support the Gardens Trust in urging the UK Government to reconsider its plans to remove the Trust’s role as a statutory consultee on planning applications, announced on 10th March. Read more here👉 www.archaeologyuk.org/resource/sup...

Last night, we launched Rooted in History at the Royal Geographical Society. It was great to share this Forestry England publication with government departments, heritage professionals, and academics, with inspiring talks from Mike Seddon, Gus Casely-Hayford, and Neil Redfern.

Shocking move by the government to remove statutory consultee status from sole organisation looking at UK's world-envied heritage of parks and gardens. We're a tiny charity with brilliant volunteers providing this service to the nation - do show your support. thegardenstrust.org/the-gardens-...

It’s always easy to blame starutory consultants for delays in the planning system This approcah undermines the value they bring. A greater focus on buildout times might deliver more of the housing government wants. news.sky.com/story/planni...

This #InternationalWomensDay, we’re celebrating Beatrice de Cardi, a trailblazing archaeologist who helped shape the Council for British Archaeology and made an enduring impact on the field. 🏺 Discover Beatrice’s legacy 👉 buff.ly/nmyq6kc

A brilliant blog for #IWD from ULAS #Archaeology ⚱️ ulasnews.com/2025/03/08/t...

🏺 If they actually do this, presumably there will be huge demand for archaeological work... www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Yes and did we all 👀 this bit: ‘A new towns code is expected to demand that buildings have “character” and are designed with reference to local history’ - massive opportunity to embed archaeology into design.

Nice to open a magazine* here in Germany and see Dirt Upon My Skin in there. *yes, it’s British Archaeology and I already have a copy, but still nice to see it in a Bavarian newsagents. @archaeologyuk.bsky.social @neilredfern.bsky.social @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social

Super proud of what the CBA team has managed to achieve over the last year. Please consider becoming a member or make a donation to help us to continue to make a difference.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this morning’s AGM! If you're booked in for the De Cardi Lecture, we’ll be starting shortly at 11:30, kicking off with the launch of the Marsh Community Archaeology Awards, followed by Dr. Claire Nolan’s talk on archaeology & well-being. See you soon!

The Festival of Archaeology 2025 is Here! 🏺 We’re thrilled to officially launch this year’s #FestivalOfArchaeology, running from 19th July to the 3rd August 2025, and we can’t wait to explore this year’s theme: Archaeology and Well-being. Find out more 👉 https://buff.ly/3xarIzI