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…

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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…

Congratulations Aisling!

On top of another fantastic week for the Saints & Secrets campaign (we’re over 50% funded, woo hoo!) comes the utterly brilliant news that our second intern is graduating into her dream job. That’s…

Venturer of the Week: Val Mayhew!

  Venturer of the Week: Val Mayhew Val is one of our fab Day Digger Venturers. Why is she joining us? Like so many people we’ve met, Val tells us that archaeology is something…

We need YOU: Community Archaeologist trainee sought for Digital Dig Team!

Community Archaeologist (Trainee), Digital Dig Team Job Type:  Full time Salary: £17094 p.a., pro-rata for six months (with potential to extend) Closing date for applications: 3:00pm, 5th May 2014 Interviews: 13th May in London…

Happy World Heritage Day! Win a Dig Day with DV at Leiston Abbey

To celebrate World Heritage Day, we’re giving away a day digging with our fab DV team at Leiston Abbey! You’ll get to meet Brendon, Lisa, Raksha and of course….Fergus the Site Dog! To enter…