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Have I Just Found a Stone Tool? How to Tell if Your “Worked Stone” Is the Real Deal

Stone tools are among the most insightful links to our prehistoric past. Pick up a piece of worked flint, and you're holding something someone shaped with their own hands thousands of years ago. But how can you be sure that what you've found is a tool, and not just a bit of broken stone that looks like one?

The Lives that Shaped Lytham Hall

This July marks our first season of crowdfunded digging at Lytham Hall in Lancashire to see what secrets may lie buried beneath this remarkable estate. Before we dust off our trowels, join us as we explore the people and events that shaped Lytham Hall's past - and why they make its archaeology so promising...

Unearthing Sacrewell’s Lost Roman Villa

This autumn, we're heading to the heart of the Nene Valley to uncover what a site in Cambridgeshire (last touched by archaeologists in the 1970s) still has to tell us about life in Roman Britain. But why here? Read on to find out!

Monumental Moments from the Boyne Valley

Before we set off for our fourth season of discovery in the extraordinary ancient landscape of the Boyne Valley, let's revisit some of the fascinating discoveries helping us explore the mystery of Ireland's prehistory...

8 Early Medieval burial types we’ve found on Lindisfarne

Over the past decade, DigVentures, Durham University and our crowdfunders have explored Lindisfarne’s Viking‑raided monastery. How were its people buried, and what could their graves reveal about their identities, beliefs and life on the island over time?

A Decade of Roman Remains in East Yorkshire

Ahead of our 10th season digging at East Yorkshire, join us as we stroll down memory lane (by way of a Roman road, perhaps?) to explore the most extraordinary discoveries from past seasons at this fascinating site...

People, Pets and Pits: Insights into the Iron Age at Earth Trust

Since 2018, our work at Earth Trust has unearthed a wealth of evidence that helps us understand life in ancient Oxfordshire - particularly the influence of Roman occupation. But what have we found that takes us even further back in time...?

Exploring life below the Clumps

In June, we completed our second season exploring an Iron Age and Roman settlement that once stood at the foot of the iconic Wittenham Clumps. Read on to find out what we uncovered at Earth Trust in 2025!

Uncovering Layers of History at Lytham Hall

Always wanted to try archaeology? Looking for a new challenge in 2026? Enter Lytham Hall in Lancashire - your perfect jumping-on point...

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Our Best Archaeological Discoveries of 2025

Take a closer look at some of our favourite finds from 2025 - from striking artefacts, to unexpected discoveries by our community of Venturers.

Our Favourite Moments of 2025

Explore some of our favourite moments from our 2025 season, celebrating the year's people, shared experiences and memorable stories.

Give the Gift of Archaeology with these 15 Gift Ideas for 2025

Need a last-minute gift for the archaeology lover in your life? We’ve got you! From artefact-inspired trinkets we’ve quietly bookmarked for ourselves (shh!) to merch supporting the coolest community archaeology team around, there’s a present for everyone who loves the past this holiday season...

Names, Games and Sacred Stones: 10 Finds from a Decade of Discovery at Lindisfarne

Ahead of our 10th and final season of crowdfunded excavation at Lindisfarne, join us as we delve into 10 of our most surprising and intriguing finds from the past decade of digging.

Have we found a Roman Shrine in East Yorkshire?

As DigVentures prepares for its 9th season of digging the Romans of East Yorkshire later this month, we’re delving into the world of Roman shrines - sacred places to worship gods and spirits with offerings and prayers - because we think we've found one!

Quiz: Could you be a Roman archaeologist?

Ahead of our return to East Yorkshire for our 9th season of digging the Romans this September, why not test your knowledge of Roman Britain?

Inside Our Collection: Exclusive Expert Insights on our Lindisfarne Namestones

Explore early medieval namestones from Lindisfarne and uncover what they reveal about life, faith and memory in historic Northumbria.

Deep Time Receives Honorary Mention from EU Prize for Citizen Science 2025

Deep Time has been awarded an Honorary Mention from the prestigious European Union Prize for Citizen Science 2025!

How To Identify Neolithic Monuments

From the towering stone circles to elaborate burial mounds, Neolithic monument builders left a legacy across the landscape in Britain and Ireland. These surviving structures provide tantalising clues to prehistoric life and are key to archaeological research. But what makes a monument distinctly Neolithic? And what do archaeologists look for when studying them?

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