Palaeoliving debunked!

Nasty, short and brutish According to a new book by evolutionary biologist Marlene Zuk, the palaeofantasy bubble has burst. If you’re like me, you live with someone who has embraced the idea that cavemen…

Saints & Secrets: the Lost History of Leiston Abbey

YAY! It’s finally time for us to launch our new site and campaign for summer 2013! It’s been a looooooooooooooooooooooooong wait, we’ve been wanting to tell you guys for AGES – it’s been especially…

March Dirty Weekend!

Well, it’s certainly true that time and tide wait for no man….or woman, or FROG! Our second Dirty Weekend has already come and gone – we can hardly believe it’s over already.Thanks to all…

Welcome to…Polly Heffer!

Out and About with… Hugh Fiske!

Hugh Fiske joined us for three weeks at Flag Fen. What was the result of his first-ever experience with archaeology: was it life-changing or soul-destroying? Read on! It’s Day 9 at Flag Fen… “We’re…

The Dirty Weekends team!

The resemblance is uncanny

Somebody call a doctor!

In which we examine the parallel universe where Philippa Langley (the high-spirited #RichardIII lady) is “Dr” Langley…… She would probably be a celebrated eccentric expert, instead of being targeted as the evidence of Channel…

Promote or perish

[DEEP BREATH]  Once again, the Archaeoestablishment criticises an archaeological project that markets itself sufficiently to reach the ACTUAL WORLD…

Newsflash: there is a non-archaeologist among us!

Introducing the newest member of the DV family…

Win a Dig for a Day: clue #2!

For everyone out there who wants to take a crack at guessing our site for this summer…

Win a Dig for a Day this summer!

In the immortal words of the Pointer Sisters, we’re so excited and we just can’t hide it!

Want to hang out with us?

DigVentures is looking for an intern. Do you have the right stuff? Read on!

Out and About with…Ben Swain!

One of our Venturers, Ben Swain, recently paid a visit to Flag Fen. Here he updates us on how things are looking, and how it felt to go back… Back to Flag Fen! “After…

October News

Where on earth has the DV team been since we left Flag Fen? Find out here! We’re baaaaaaaaaaaack! After the amazingness of Flag Fen Lives this summer, the DV team needed a bit of…

DV on the radio – live from site!

Jane Smith of BBC radio visited us on site…

Site Dog makes the papers!

Forget the archaeologists-Flag Fen Lives’ REAL celebrity makes the papers!

Britain’s Secret Treasures…

  …Or ITV’s public shame?