Proof That Humans Arrived In North America 10,000 Years Earlier Than Previously Thought

A fresh look at artefacts from Bluefish Caves, Canada, suggests that humans had already landed in North America at least 24,000 years ago. Until now, the earliest dated archaeological sites put the first settlement…

Guy Knits Jumpers Of Famous Places, Then Goes There And Wears Them

Archaeologists love a good woolly jumper, but this might just be the best one we’ve ever seen. As any archaeology fan will know, a good woolly jumper is a wardrobe staple. Perhaps most famously…

ARTEFACT OF THE WEEK: Romano-British Trumpet Brooch

What better way to announce a brand new series of DigVentures’ Artefact of the Week than with… a TRUMPET brooch? Yes, each week, we’re putting the spotlight on an artefact from the DigVentures archive….

10 Last-Minute Holiday Gift Ideas For Archaeology Lovers

Uh oh, did you leave it a bit late to find the archaeology-lover in your life the perfect holiday gift? Not to worry, DigVentures is here to save the day; no matter how late…

Site Diary: Lindisfarne Namestone Reveals New Anglo-Saxon Name

In the latest episode of Digging For Britain, we talked to Alice Roberts about our discoveries at Lindisfarne, including a rare early medieval Anglo-Saxon namestone. But who did it belong to? And why was…

In Pictures: An Archaeological Biopsy!

If geophysics is like an x-ray, then here’s why digging test pits is the archaeological equivalent of a biopsy. Out in the West Country, right on the banks of the River Severn, lies Oldbury…

How To… Build Your Own Roundhouse

  We want one of these for our new shed. We’ve got a bit of a thing for hillforts at the moment. Maybe it’s because we’re about to go dig one near Bristol. Maybe…

Site Diary: The Archaeology Ambassadors Visit Iron Age Spain

Think of Spain and you’ll probably be thinking of rugged mountains, Moorish palaces, and coastlines filled with ex-pats. But head north, and you’ll find something quite different, something quite unique, and that’s a place…

Site Diary: Archaeology Ambassadors Visit An Iron Age ‘Factory’ On The Atlantic Coast of Spain

Plus-sized architecture, industry and trade with the Mediterranean… if you were to believe the Romans, you’d think the arrival of all this on Europe’s Atlantic coast was thanks to them. But meet the archaeologists…

Our ‘Jaw-Dropping’ Bronze Age Discovery Is In The Guardian!

This summer, hundreds of crowdfunders helped us carry out an excavation of a Bronze Age burial site near Morecambe Bay. It was the first major scientific excavation in the region of such a site…

Site Diary: We Found A Medieval Floor!

Site Diary: The Farmer’s Furrows