Featured Events

The Festival of British Archaeology presents hundreds of opportunities for you to visit new archaeological sites, discover the secrets of your locality, examine ancient artefacts, learn excavation techniques and hear the stories of our ancestors.

Here is a selection of some of the special events that were held during the Festival 2009:

• Portable Antiquities Scheme Finds Identification days
• Leicestershire Archaeology Week
• Dolgellau Archaeology Weekend
• Festival at English Heritage’s Fort Cumberland
• Unlocking the Secrets of the Skeleton, Durham

To follow what is going on at events across the UK, via blogs from event organisers, visit Live from the Festival.

You can also follow the CBA’s Festival of British Archaeology blog to see what is happening at the Festival HQ.