Pixels and Postholes: How I Got Into Archaeological Photography

Sometimes we just have to boggle at how people end up doing things that are so very… well, niche. Not this time. We spoke to seasoned Venturer Hugh Fiske about how, over the course…

Podcast: Crowdfunding Archaeology… Is It Worth It?

Yesterday we joined Chris Webster, Doug Rocks McQueen and Russell Alleen-Williams for a very special episode of the CRM podcast. In the show, we tackle one of the biggest questions facing archaeology and heritage…

Ming Bling at the British Museum

  If you think of Ming vases as quintessentially Chinese, there’s a surprise for you in store at the British Museum’s latest blockbuster exhibition. DigVentures duo Kezia and Maiya went to take a look….

Five Things You Need to Know about the Real Downton Abbey

As millions of fans tune into the new series of Downton Abbey, few will know the secrets of its real-life counterpart and filming location, Highclere Castle. From television to Tutankhamun, there’s more to this…

3 Big Differences in Archaeology between the UK and China

Archaeologists in both China and the UK use the latest gadgets and gizmos. But does this make them modern? Hinason Wang, Education Officer at DigVentures, takes a look at what’s hot, and what’s not,…

Friday Five… Fantastic Finds From Leiston Abbey

Leiston Abbey was home to a little known monastic order called the Premonstratensians. We’ve got just three more days to finish excavating, so what have we discovered so far? Here’s our top five finds…

Watch the Digital Dig Team Videos!

Introducing… our new community team!

Meet Maiya and Kezia! Joining us this week, they’re our newest addition to the DigVentures team. Together, they’ll be supporting the amazing community of Venturers who make all the archaeology happen! Kezia is returning to DigVentures…

E is for… Excavation

Entertained? Excited? Exasperated? No of course not. The E in today’s A to Z of Archaeology has to be Excavation! HollyMae Price tells us more… So, you’re setting out on your first ever excavation;…

DVIP speaker schedule for Leiston Abbey

The DVIPs are coming! Who are the DVIPs, you ask? Well, they’re DV’s Important People, of course! Every year we arrange an evening lecture series as part of our top-notch field school tuition. It’s…

From Pixels to Pointclouds: Archaeological Photography Masterclass with Adam Stanford

From images of Neolithic monuments through to yesterday’s news, photography is one of the most compelling records of our world. Recent advances in technology have revolutionized the role of photography in archaeological site work….

Medieval Pottery Masterclass with Paul Blinkhorn

 DV is thrilled to announce our new Medieval Pottery Masterclass with Paul Blinkhorn, one of the UK’s most well-known medieval and Anglo-Saxon pottery experts! Over the last century, pottery has become an essential tool…

Venturer of the Week: Justin Vallance

DV first met Justin last year when he was one of our competition winners. He’s joined the campaign again this year – we’re so pleased he’s coming back! But why? Read on! ‘Hi! My…

DV in the Times!

Read all about it! Hot off the presses, DV’s project at Leiston Abbey this summer has gotten a proper shout out from Norman Hammond in this Saturday’s edition of The Times. We’re totally thrilled!…

Venturer of the Week: Mark Spooner

Say hello to Mark Spooner! Why has Mark joined the Digital Dig Team? It’s a common theme in our Venturers, and a story we never tire of hearing: ‘I’ve always wanted to study archaeology…

Why should I join the Digital Dig Team?

Good question – and here’s your answer! Digital Dig Team, our new HLF-funded project, is another step forward for DigVentures on our mission to put ‘archaeology in your hands’! But seriously – what does…

Friday Five-times-two-plus-two Archaeological Anomalies!

So, Aisling has the week off from the Friday Five, and we realised that we couldn’t leave our readers without suitable interesting list of intrepid and interesting information to celebrate the most wonderful day…

Pay it Forward – Nominations open!

In 2012, DigVentures started the Pay it Forward scholarship programme based on a challenge from one of our Venturers, Matt Law. We were incredibly pleased to be able to bring five people to site…