It’s always fun to make archaeological excavations as tangible as possible, including for those who can only connect digitally. We created these 3D interactive images with phone lidar/photogrammetry Trench 2 m.3dScannerApp.com/m?id=r2kfLky Trench 3 m.3dScannerApp.com/m?id=9fkKAN

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

Hi historical game interested folks! Saw abstract for research article -- it suggested affective engagement w/ historical content increased using particular games vs a text but knowledge test scores better w/ text. Okay let's shift from article i've-not-read to that principle 1/ 🧵 🗃 #AncientBluesky

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... 🩷🪏🏰

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

The application portal for the School for Advanced Research's 2026-27 Residential Fellowships is now open for scholars writing a dissertation or book. Deadline is the beginning of November: sarweb.org/scholars/res...

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

Stopped to pick up team-mates before the project continues tomorrow. Can you guess where I am?

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

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

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

So excited to be back with the brilliant volunteers on the 2025 fieldwork season of Dig The Castle! @archsengage.bsky.social #archaeology #DigTheCastle #community #socialvalue

Archaeology selfie 🩷🪏🤩 @archsengage.bsky.social @dodoarchaeology.bsky.social #torrington #digthecastle #archaeology

A third trench is now open! Dig the Castle is busy exploring the rich heritage of Great Torrington 🪏🏰 #archaeology #greattorrington #digging #publicengagement #community

Day 2 of Autum excavations at Great Torrington! Smilew all round 😊

Did we find a child’s lost collection of toys and pocket money from the 90s? Even topsoil has stories! #archaeology #digging #history #artefacts

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