CBA News

Take eight intrepid staff and volunteers from YAC and the CBA, add in Roman tunics, helmets, spears, shields, swords, a standard and a replica Roman trumpet and you have a crack Roman unit, otherwise known as a contubernium, ready to conquer six laps of York’s City Walls in aid of the Dig Deep for YAC campaign! And conquer it we did on Wednesday 1st February!

The forthcoming loss of a listed Smokehouse in Hull underlines the need for local action on neglected historic buildings.

The CBA will be delivering a range of training courses across England aimed at supporting capacity building in the archaeological voluntary sector in conjunction with our Community Archaeology Training Placements.

The CBA wishes to appoint three new members of staff to improve the communication and marketing of the CBA’s work, and to take forward a membership drive in line with the CBA’s strategy for ‘Making Archaeology Matter’.

Issues relating to publication, digitisation, dissemination and access to knowledge in archaeology, will be the subject of a day seminar, held in conjunction with the bi-annual business meeting of the CBA.

A team of intrepid staff and volunteers from the Young Archaeologists’ Club (YAC) and Council for British Archaeology (CBA) will be attempting a sponsored walk covering six laps of York’s city walls… dressed as Romans and carrying Roman equipment.

The CBA has recently awarded three small grants to projects involving individuals or voluntary groups carrying out original research.

Tell us about your conferences, excavations and notices by 9pm Sunday 15 January and we’ll include them in CBA Briefing.

The CBA is seeking to appoint an Information Officer to undertake the day-to-day management of biab, produce CBA Briefing, respond to general information enquiries and support the development of content for the CBA’s web site.

CBA Director Mike Heyworth has been short listed by Current Archaeology for its ‘Archaeologist of the Year’ Award.

The CBA is offering 10 twelve month paid training bursary places with different host organisations across the UK.

Here are seven steps local groups can take to do something about it.

The latest issue of our flagship magazine highlights new evidence that perhaps Roman London was not founded on trade, but something more chilling…

New studies have been published with options for historic environment services in England. Find out more…

Lincoln has been given a prestigious planning award. Find out more…

Dig Deep for YAC! is a new campaign aimed at saving the vital work of the Council for British Archaeology’s UK-wide network of Young Archaeologists’ Club Branches.

An innovative new Cadw-funded community archaeology project, in partnership with Archaeology Wales, hopes to shed new light on two iconic Neolthic sites.

Tell us about your conferences, excavations and notices by 12 noon this Monday 14 November and we’ll include them in CBA Briefing.

CBA and Environmentalists challenge UK to stand firm on greener farming with the publication of a new vision.

Founded earlier this year by Andrew Lloyd Webber to celebrate the efforts of local people in rescuing their heritage, the first winners were announced at a gala ceremony in London’s West End yesterday (31 Oct). And the heritage Angels are…