CBA Factsheets

For many years, the CBA has provided a series of factsheets offering introductory advice on a range of topics, from how to study archaeology to finding a job and gaining further training.

These have been reviewed and rewritten. Please also watch out for news announcements as we relaunch them.You can find lots more helpful advice in the Get Involved section and in Education. We are in the process of reviewing our copyright statement, and this page will be available in due course. If you have a general query and can’t find the information you need, please contact us.

The following are available for downloads as PDFs and are all under 100KB in size.

1. What is archaeology?
2. Get involved in archaeology
3. Studying archaeology
   • Studying archaeology at school
   • Studying archaeology at undergraduate level
   • Studying archaeology in Continuing Education
4. Teaching archaeology
5. Working in archaeology
6. Responsible metal-detecting (undergoing review, available soon)
7. Archaeology and buildings
8. Fieldwork and volunteering (undergoing review, available soon)