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Welcome to the YAC website!
YAC is the only UK-wide club for young people aged up to 17 interested in archaeology.
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the Young Archaeologists' Club!
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The Autumn 2010 issue of the magazine includes features on rock art, Easter Island, the conservation of an Ancient Egyptian mummy, archaeological digs under two Dorset schools, and much more besides!!
Did you discover the mystery man in the Word Trail puzzle on the Just for Fun page? If so, click here to find out more about him.
This issue also includes a YAC Attack which shows you how to create your own rock art masterpieces. You can download some templates to help you with your designs by clicking here.
If you would like to receive Young Archaeologist magazine, you must be a member of YAC UK. Join online at our secure shop by clicking here. Or to join over the phone, just call 01904 671417.
YAC took a marvellous marquee of activities to the English Heritage Festival of History on 17th and 18th July.
We excavated nearly 500 fake poos (yes, poo!) and made over 400 medieval tussy mussies.
Find out more about the event and download the activities to try at home by clicking here.
Are you stuck for ideas about what to do this summer holiday? Don't forget that as a YAC member you have free or discounted entry to loads of amazing museums and heritage sites all over the UK.
Click here to find see the participating sites, or have a look through your YAC Pass booklet. There are also lots of other great offers for YAC members, so don't delay- have a look now!
If you're not alreay a YAC member but would like to take advantage of the offers in the YAC Pass, click here to find out more about YAC membership.
Explore 85 incredible historic towns and cities across the UK and beyond with City Sightseeing's open-top double-decker bus tours. Click here to find out more about this brilliant new offer.
To see older stories click here to go to the news archive page.
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The Young Archaeologists' Club began its long and happy life way back in 1972. In those days it was called Young Rescue and was set up by Kate Pretty and Mike Corbishley. Kate produced and edited the Young Rescue newsletter from her home and both Kate and Mike set up their own local branches of the Club so members got a chance to get their hands dirty with practical activities.
Club membership grew and grew until it got so big that Kate and Mike decided that it would be a good idea to hand Club over to a larger organisation. The York Archaeological Trust looked after if for a little while but it was eventually decided to pass it on to a charity called the Council for British Archaeology (CBA).
By the time the CBA took it over, the Club had changed its name to the Young Archaeologists' Club and had seven branches across the UK. The Club now has over 70 local branches across the United Kingdom and over 3,000 members.
Tony Robinson, is the Club's honorary President. He, along with the rest of the Time Team, regularly meet YAC members when they give talks to local YAC Branches, schools and universities and during public excavations. The Time Team has a regular page in the Young Archaeologist magazine where you can find out information about their latest digs, what they have discovered and what they're going to do next.
Several people have worked for YAC since the CBA first took over including:
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YAC UK is a magazine subscription package aimed at 8 to 16 year olds interested in archaeology, but you don't have to be 8 years old to join. So, if you love archaeology and are aged up to 17 then YAC is for you!
But that's not all - members also get:
Please remember that joining YAC UK does not give automatic access to YAC Branches. To find out more about YAC Branches click here.
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Or click here to print out a YAC UK membership application form (2 pages).
Need to renew your existing membership?
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Being a member of YAC UK is great! If you want to tell your friends all about YAC, why not give them our leaflet? If you want some to pass out to your friends, contact us by emailing yac@yac-uk.org or write to us at the address below and let us know how many you want!
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Individual Membership (aged up to 17) - £12.00
Children in the Family - £15.00
For more than one child in the same family. One magazine to share, with a badge, certificate & membership card for each child (up to a maximum of 5 children)
Interested Adult (aged 17 and over) - £12.00
School / Institutional Membership - £18.00
Includes three copies of the magazine
Family Membership - £42.00
Adults receive 'Joint' membership of the Council for British Archaeology and all children receive 'Children in the Family' membership of YAC.
For overseas membership rates, please contact the YAC Office (yac@yac-uk.org)
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Or click here to print out a YAC UK membership application form (2 pages).
Need to renew your existing membership?
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Please Note: The CBA and YAC are currently undertaking a major upgrade of our internal systems and databases. We normally expect that membership orders will take 28 days to process, and we thank you for your patience during this busy time. Please continue to place you order in the usual way and we will process it as soon as possible. If you have a query about your order, please contact us at yac@yac-uk.org.
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YAC open new Branches all the time!
Check out our YAC Branches page for contact details of all our Branches across the UK from Cornwall to Caithness via Downpatrick and Denbighshire!
There are even more new Branches about to start, so make sure you keep revisiting the website to find out if there's a new Branch near where you live!
If you are an adult interested in starting a YAC Branch in your area, please contact:
Please remember that joining YAC UK does not give automatic access to YAC Branches.
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Wendi Terry - Acting Head of YAC/YAC Network and Events Officer
Nicky Milsted- YAC Communications Officer
Emily Hellewell - YAC Assistant
Vicky Coates - YAC Membership Administrator
The Young Archaeologists' Club
St Mary's House
66 Bootham
York YO30 7BZ
Tel: 01904 671417
Fax: 01904 671384
Email: yac@yac-uk.org
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Last updated 16th July 2010
Nicky Milsted
YAC Communications Officer