Venturer profile: Ros Ó Maoldúin

  Ros Ó Maoldúin Ros, a professional archaeologist, tells us why he is backing the DigVentures ‘Hi my name is Ros, I’m from Ireland and I’ve been an archaeologist for many years. I’ve had a varied archaeological career,…

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…

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…

Polly digs… mini breaks

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…

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…

Venturer profile: Tracey Jean Morgan

Tracey Jean Morgan Tracey is one of our lovely digital diggers. Here she tells us all about her love of British history ‘My name is Tracey and I live in Devon, in the UK….

The Wattle & Daub

Opening soon for business: the Wattle & Daub pub Ben Swain and Hugh Fiske, a couple of returning Venturers, tell us all about what happens on site after tools down every day…   I…

Venturer profile: Manon Vraets

Manon Vraets Manon, one of our digital diggers, tells us why she is supporting us from the Netherlands ‘Greetings from the Netherlands! My name is Manon Vraets, I’m 24 years old and live in…

BBC Radio Suffolk interview about our Leiston Abbey dig

BBC Radio Suffolk interview about our Leiston Abbey dig

You know it’s hard to get DV MD Lisa to stop talking! Well, here she is on BBC Radio Suffolk, along with Pro Corda CEO and Artistic Director Andrew Quartermain, sharing more details of…

Venturer profile: Katherine Oakley

Venturer profile: Katherine Oakley

Katherine Oakley Katherine tells us why coming to Leiston this summer is a tick on her bucket list “My name is Katherine Oakley and I am currently working part time as a consultant in…

Polly digs… rejection

Polly digs… rejection

Polly Digs… rejection 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…

Venturer profile: John Duncan

Venturer profile: John Duncan

John Duncan There’s a doctor in the house! John tells us why he can’t wait to swap the lab for a trench “Hello, my name is Dr John Duncan, I have recently turned 30…

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