CBA News

The Autumn issue of the Young Archaeologists’ Club’s exclusive Young Archaeologist magazine has now been published, packed with news stories, features, like the Easter Island Statue Project, site reports, competitions, and much more!

Gloucester City Council, Heritage Service and partners are organising a one-day seminar on Friday 17th September 17th about community heritage and engagement with groups at risk of social exclusion.

The Council for British Archaeology (CBA) and the Marsh Christian Trust have announced details of the 2010 Marsh Archaeology Award.

To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, North Yorkshire County Council has added over 900 additional records relating to military aircraft crash sites.

The CBA and the Church Buildings Council (CBC) are holding a joint event to encourage and support local stewardship of ancient church sites and ruins.

The Council for British Archaeology and the Higher Education Academy’s Subject Centre for History, Classics and Archaeology have joined together to host a conference on Archaeology in Education in September 2010.

Last week came news of Britian’s oldest house at the much-researched site of Star Carr. We collect together the available sources.

The latest issue (no 114) of our British Archaeology magazine is out now, packed with all the usual features, with a focus on recent research from the Happisburgh, available in the shops from Friday 6 August.

The Archaeology Training Forum Training Award recognises and promotes best practice in training or professional development in archaeology.

English Heritage consults on the new ‘Setting of Heritage Assets’ guidance and launches the online application for designation.

Bosworth Battlefield, run by Leicestershire County Council, is celebrating its 525th anniversary by launching an international search for the descendants of those who fought at the battle on 22nd August 1485.

The final weekend of the CBA’s Festival of British Archaeology 2010 promises hundreds of events for everyone to get digging into their past!

Major ceremonial monument discovered less than one kilometre away from the iconic Stonehenge.

The Young Archaeologists’ Club seeks an Administration Assistant with excellent database and prioritisation skills. Closing date 2 August.

The CBA book Europe’s Lost World: The Rediscovery of Doggerland by Vince Gaffney, Simon Fitch and David Smith yesterday won the Best Archaeological Book prize at the prestigious British Archaeological Awards.

The winners of the six 2010 British Archaeological Awards were announced to a packed audience at the British Museum this afternoon (19 July).

Thousands of budding archaeologists are expected to attend more than 750 digs, walks, talks, family fun and activity days across the UK, discovering Britain’s extraordinary past over the next fortnight!

Saturday 17th July – Sunday 1st August. An archaeological extravaganza is promised this summer, as the CBA’s annual Festival of British Archaeology gets under way.

Tell us about your conferences, excavations and notices by this Sunday 11th July 2010 and we’ll include them in CBA Briefing.

The new English Heritage report on Heritage at Risk shows rescues of historic buildings have been affected by the recession.