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Photogrammetry for Archaeology Masterclass

Learn to take perfect photos of historic ruins and ancient artefacts… and turn them into 3D models! From Neolithic monuments to yesterday’s news, photography is one of the most compelling records of our world….

Haniwa: Death-Cult Pottery with Personality

Beginning around 300 AD., the archipelago we now know as Japan saw an explosion in the construction of large-scale burial mounds, and enigmatic ceramic figures called haniwa were produced to accompany the dead. But…

Top 10 Things to Find on a Roman Dig

Matt Beresford is the brains and (some) of the braun behind #ResearchingRomanSouthwell – a super exciting crowdfunded community archaeology project that’s open to everyone to get involved in, online or in the trenches. We…

How Ireland Started Dairy Farming – 6,000 Years Ago

As dairy farmers across Europe anxiously await the lifting of EU milk quotas in April this year, new research from the University of Bristol, UK has revealed the antiquity of dairy farming in a…

DigVentures Social Media & Community Internship now open!

It’s our favourite time of the year – when we get to meet new amazing people to join the DigVentures team for 2015! We’re looking for some awesome new folk who love archaeology –…

Top 5 Archaeological Discoveries of 2014

2014 has been a year of incredible archaeological discoveries, hastened by the rapidly accelerating fields of underground mapping and no-dig techniques. But some of the most important and transformative discoveries could only have come…

Secrets of the Spanish Vikings

A chance discovery thrown up by a storm has sparked a quest to uncover the secrets of the Vikings who headed south from their Scandinavian home over 1,000 years ago. Vikings have a fearsome…

Archaeologists Investigating the Origins of Agriculture Could Help Shape the Future of Food

What will we eat in the future? Archaeologists investigating the agricultural decisions made by our ancestors more than 10,000 years ago could help shape the answer. Why did the first arable farmers choose to…

Beer, Beef and Viking Politics

Beer and beef was vital to Viking politics, but when they arrived in Iceland, it just wasn’t practical. Despite trying, they just couldn’t keep it up. Here’s what happened next. Vikings are known for…

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Archaeologists Discover Biggest Ancient Stone Block Ever Carved By People

See that really massive stone block? No, not that one. Look to the right. There, that’s the one. German archaeologists working at the Baalbek site in Lebanon have uncovered the biggest stone block ever…

When in Rome, Don’t Do as the Romans Do

In the latest installment of tourists behaving badly, a Russian has been fined €20,000 (that’s £25,000, or a million Russian roubles) after carving a giant “K” into a section of brickwork at Rome’s best…

Is This the Most Expensive Doorstop Ever?

A Bronze Age ceremonial dagger used by a farmer as a doorstop for the last 12 years has been bought by a museum for £39,000. The 27 inch blade is thought to be around…

Chennai: Archaeology and the City

Chennai: this hot, humid city on the eastern coast of India is fit to bursting with historic and prehistoric archaeology. But the authorities are about to build a much-needed metro line right through it…

Can Heritage Costume Dramas Ever Be Truly Authentic?

Intrigue and drama carried out in period attire is a winning formula for any production company, and Downton Abbey is just one such show that has captured the minds of a global audience and…

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…

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