CBA News

Canterbury City Council is considering proposals to close its Roman museum and the Westgate Towers museum. Help convince them otherwise by signing a petition and joining a public protest on 13 February.

Support the proposed closure of the A344 road to motor traffic at Stonehenge!

Registration is now open for the ‘Portable Antiquities: Archaeology, Collecting, Metal Detecting’ conference on 13th and 14th March 2010.

Book now for this day school on marine archaeology, taking place at the British Academy in London on 22 February.

This year the CBA is celebrating 20 years of inspiring events, which have been encouraging people all around the UK to take an active interest in archaeology and the historic environment around them.

Archaeologist and broadcaster Mike Pitts delves into hot archaeological topics: metal detecting and how different archaeologists reach different conclusions of the same site. Plus Sutton Hoo archives.

CBA London is looking to recruit a paid assistant. Full details can be found on their website

Leicestershire County Council has just reported this amazing find. Find out exactly how old the coin is, and its discovery, here!

Return of the highly popular series looking at hidden histories through the work of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW).

Historian Dr David Starkey has made a passionate plea for funds to save the Staffordshire Hoard for the West Midlands.

Tell us about your conferences, excavations and notices by Sunday 10 January and we’ll include them in CBA Briefing.

The CBA has reviewed and re-launched our free factsheet series. These are intended as short, accessible guides to archaeology, and cover a range of popular subjects.

Aimed at identifying the most impressive, innovative and imaginative archaeological endeavours of the past two years, the British Archaeological Awards are a showcase for the best in British archaeology. The call for nominations within the given catagories is now open.

We are currently undertaking a major upgrade of our internal systems and databases and apologise for any inconvenience caused.

The winner of the 2009 Marsh Archaeology Award was announced earlier today by the Council for British Archaeology at the end of a session on public participation in archaeology at the Theoretical Archaeology Group conference in Durham University.

The Council for British Archaeology and the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies are organising and hosting a major conference titled Portable Antiquities: Archaeology, Collecting, Metal Detecting.

This newly available, downloadable resource pack was compiled as a result of an HLF-funded community project delivered by the WEA, and with ‘Archaeology for all’ in mind.

The newest publications of the Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports (SAIR) series are out now! SAIR36 is the very latest release and is the full site report for the Severe Terrain Archaeological Campaign (STAC), a long-running project on the Isle of Lewis investigating stack sites. SAIR 38 is shorter Gazetteer of Arran Pitchstone Sources.

The latest issue of our British Archaeology magazine will be in shops from Wednesday 16 Dec, with the headline feature of midwinter at Stonehenge, plus all the regulars.

The IfA is asking for potential hosts for its Workplace Learning Bursary placements to commence over 2010–2011. Thanks to new funding, they have been able to expand the programme to 20 months.