National Archaeology Week

Tuesday 11th August 2009

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Celebrating 20 Years

• The Council for British Archaeology has been coordinating this UK-wide celebration of archaeology for 20 years!
• The Festival started as National Archaeology Days in 1990
• National Archaeology Days ran for 13 years, before turning in

• Who coordinates and runs the Festival of British Archaeology?
• Is the Festival of British Archaeology an English Heritage event?
• What happened to National Archaeology Week?
• How can I participate and hold an event?
• Why isn’t my local museum/heritage site taking part in the Festival?
• Does the CBA offer insurance cover for participating venues?
• How can I become more involved in archaeology?
• Why are downloadable posters only available in English and Welsh?
• Why are there not many events taking place in Scotland?

The Council for British Archaeology’s annual celebration of archaeology has proved to be a tremendous success over the years, with hundreds of thousands of people enjoying specially arranged archaeological and heritage related events.

We hope that, for many people, attending an event will be the start of a life-long passion for archaeology.

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Read about events that took place and discoveries made during NAW 2008!

• South Shropshire: guided tour by churchyard conservation charity ‘Caring for God’s Acre’. Download press release.
• Hertfordshire: Broxbourne Council and Enfield Archaeology Society dig in Cedars Park.

NAW 2008 was a great success with over 460 events taking place all over the UK, a far cry from the 10 events that were held as part of the first National Archaeology Day, back in 1990!

Thank you to every one who took part in National Archaeology Week 2008.