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A is for Artefact

A is for Artefact: Why archaeologists dig rubbish With the aid of blogger and archaeologist HollyMae Steane Price, we are working our way through the alphabet, looking at the A-Z of archaeology, one letter at a time. Today’s article is brought to you by the letter A… Artefacts are a very important part of an [...]

Francis Pryor on crowdfunding

Francis Pryor has been a supporter of DigVentures since its very beginnings (check him out in the Flag Fen t-shirt below!). In a blog post this week, Francis explains about the merits of crowdfunding and connecting with the people that support you. In Francis’ case, his latest crowdfunding adventure is publishing his fictional archaeological crime thriller novel, [...]

Polly digs… mini breaks

Polly digs… mini breaks Welcome to our blog series ‘Polly digs…’ , in which we chart the highs and lows of DigVentures’ own social media and community intern on her mission to find a job in archaeology! Hi there! My name is Polly, and I am DigVentures’ communities and social media intern. I’m currently wading [...]

Venturer Profile: Peter Alexander

 Peter Alexander Peter tells how he landed his dream job and why he is supporting DigVentures Having begun my heritage career with the National Trust, I’ve spent the last few years as a county curatorial manager, looking after social and archaeological collections.  When we were let go, I became a freelance heritage consultant. In my prior work I also wrote [...]