As the CBA’s Festival of British Archaeology kicked off last weekend, the message spread fast, as the BBC led the way in covering the UK’s biggest archaeology extravaganza!
He is famous for bringing archaeology to our television screens with the popular Time Team series and the show’s presenter Tony Robinson says the CBA’s Festival of British Archaeology is worthy of support from everyone.
Budding Indiana Joneses of all ages can get hands-on experience of what it’s really like to be an archaeologist with hundreds of events being organised to celebrate the 21st Festival of British Archaeology this summer.
Search for Festival events online now and start to plan what you’ll be doing during the CBA Festival of British Archaeology 2011, which takes place between Saturday 16 and Sunday 31 July.
The Council for British Archaeology (CBA) (the educational charity that coordinates the annual Festival of British Archaeology) has received confirmation that our grant funding from the British Academy is to be phased out over the coming five years.
Search for Festival events online now and start to plan what you’ll be doing during the CBA Festival of British Archaeology 2011, which takes place between 16–31 July, this summer!
Get involved with the only annual UK-wide celebration of archaeology this year! 2011 will see our biggest celebration of archaeology yet and we want you to be involved!
2010 was the second year of the new-format fortnight long extravaganza of archaeology and heritage related events and it did not disappoint!
760 events were held across the UK – 110 more events than in 2009. The growth of this UK-wide event is 127% over the last 4 years and the total number of people taking part in the Festival now exceeds 190,000*.
The Festival 2010 was well received by the media and by tourism providers, ensuring coverage of the event continued to maintain and build on the levels reached in previous years.
Archaeologists from Cardiff University have made a major new discovery that will change the way we think about how Britain was conquered and occupied by the Roman army almost 2,000 years ago.
The site of the old Formby Lighthouse, which was erected in 1719 and demolished in 1941 was visited as part of the Festival of British Archaeology, on an event organised by Formby Civic Society.
This site is normally ‘out of bounds’ to the public, being within the perimeter of Altcar Rifle Range on the bank of the Alt and is now almost completely forgotten. With the kind permission of Major W.
Nottinghamshire Community Archaeology offers a range of opportunities for people to get involved in aspects of their local heritage and the Festival of British Archaeology has been the perfect opportunity to encourage more local people involved with their archaeology.
History is set to be rewritten after an archaeology team led by the University of Birmingham and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology in Austria discovered a major ceremonial monument less than one kilometre away from the iconic Stonehenge.
There is lots going on at English Heritage properties in the South West as part of the Festival of British Archaeology!
As the summer holidays get underway, uncover the secrets of the past at Old Sarum’s ever-popular Archaeology Weekend on 24 and 25 July. Also running from 24 to 30 July in the stunning setting of Tintagel Castle is a special Archaeology Week.
Last Sunday’s first Picnic at the Palace, in Kings Clipstone, wasn’t blessed by the best of weather but was still a great success. Despite the weather, about 800 people were there to mark the official re-opening of the King John’s Palace site.
As the summer holidays get underway, uncover the secrets of the past at Old Sarum’s ever-popular Archaeology Weekend on 24 and 25 July. Also running from 24 to 30 July in the stunning setting of Tintagel Castle is a special Archaeology Week.