CBA News

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

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

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.

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

The CBA is looking to appoint a Conservation and Community Officer for Wales, to develop the CBA’s work as a national amenity society in Wales, advising on heritage casework and expanding our network of volunteers. Closing date: 20 July.

There is frustration that £10m pledged for new visitor facilities at Stonehenge was withdrawn in yesterday’s Treasury announcement.

The CBA’s recent Research Report, Europe’s Lost World – The rediscovery of Doggerland, by Vince Gaffney, Simon Fitch and David Smith, has been shortlisted for the British Archaeological Awards’ prestigious ‘Best Archaeological Book’ award.

Search for events online now and start to plan what you’ll be doing during the Festival of British Archaeology, which starts next month.

The CBA has been awarded a £604,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund towards a new project to provide training for community archaeologists across the UK.

A large well-preserved copper alloy vessel was discovered by a metal detectorist in the vicinity of Wetherby, North Yorkshire and taken to staff at York Archaeological Trust, who were fascinated by this Early Medieval enigma.

A new report highlights the sheer scale of voluntary archaeology in the UK, and makes important recommendations about how these activities should be supported in the future.