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.
Following on from a highly successful community archaeology conference held in May 2009, a booklet has been produced by showcasing just some of the different types of community archaeology projects, which are happening across Scotland today.
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.
The CBA has responded to the CLG consultation on planning in a changing climate to emphasise that it should address the historic environment issues that planners face in relation to climate change.
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.
With an election looming, what statements have been made about archaeology and heritage by the political parties? What are your views, given what you’ve heard so far?
Find out what’s in issue 112, out now! The May/June 2010 issue of British Archaeology is packed full of all the latest archaeology news and excavation reports, and much more…
Series 17 of Time Team was rumoured to start airing last month… but it never appeared. We are expecting this ever-popular series to start this Sunday 18 April, so check your TV guide for confirmation.
Today, the Government has published three major new documents on heritage; the new planning policy statement for the historic environment, PPS5, the associated Practice Guide, and a Government ‘Statement’ on the historic environment in England.
The newest publications of the Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports (SAIR) series are out now! SAIRs 40 and 41 are two very different excavation reports, the former being a multi-period site, the latter of Medieval and Post-Medieval remains.
The Marine (Scotland) Act has just received royal assent, introducing a new era for the conservation of cultural and natural heritage of Scotland’s seas.
Canterbury Christ Church University will be hosting a three day Public Archaeology Conference and project introduction at the University’s campus in Folkestone in September 2010.
