Archaeology Dig at Petworth House & Park
19 - 31 July 2024
This event is currently fully-booked, but you can join our waiting list to be notified if a new place becomes available.
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Crowdfunding and bookings for Dig Season 2024 is now open! Choose a dig to support or join and let's do some great archaeology together.
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Learn how archaeological finds are excavated, identified, and cared for. Featuring practical exercises you can try at home, you’ll gain access to a world of study that often takes place behind closed doors – and walk away with practical knowledge that you can apply on a dig, in the Finds Room, or to your own studies.
Join us for a live panel discussion of CIfA's new toolkit, and how it can help archaeologists build the future of public engagement in archaeology.
Archaeology isn’t just for adults! Bring the family to enjoy some hands-on archaeology with the DigVentures team. You’ll have plenty of fun as we uncover the story of a Roman family at Earth Trust.
Discover ancient history in the heart of Oxfordshire. Support or join this dig to help reconstruct the story of a Roman family (and their neighbours) living next to Wittenham Clumps.
Archaeology for teenagers?! You got it! Bring your teens to Earth Trust for a day out uncovering Roman archaeology with the DigVentures team. You‘ll get to search for archaeological clues, all while hanging out with kids their own age. It‘s more grown up than DigCamp, but still just as much fun.
Help us solve the final archaeological puzzle at the site of a tiny castle. This week-long fieldschool covers all aspects of an archaeological dig - from deciding where to place your trench, through to excavation, and finds processing.
Dig into the weird, wonderful, and ephemeral world of Ireland's Neolithic monument builders. Support or join this dig to help to unearth a vast Neolithic monument, and explore how Ireland’s most famous Neolithic landscape extends south of the River Boyne.
What happened when the Romans first crossed the Humber? Support or join this dig to help us investigate the next chapter of the Roman arrival in northern Britain as we begin to explore a Roman shrine and what it can tell us about the changing beliefs of Roman Britain...
Archaeology isn’t just for adults! Bring your family to DigCamp and spend a day doing archaeology together in East Yorkshire. You'll get to unearth some Roman history, and then take your discoveries into the Finds Room to clean and identify them.
Archaeology for teenagers?! You got it! Bring the family to East Yorkshire for a day out investigating Roman history. You‘ll get to help unearth a Roman shrine, and then take your discoveries to the Finds Room to clean and identify them - all while hanging out with kids their own age. It‘s more grown up than DigCamp, but still just as much fun.
What was it like to live on Lindisfarne before, during, and after the Viking raids? Support or join this dig to help uncover vital new evidence alongside our archaeologists. This year, we'll begin exploring a previously untouched part of the site...
Archaeology isn‘t just for adults! Bring your family to DigCamp and spend a day doing archaeology together on Lindisfarne! You‘ll get to unearth evidence of the early medieval monks who lived on the island before, during, and after the Viking raids.
Archaeology for teenagers?! You got it! Bring your teens to Lindisfarne for a day out investigating life on the island before, during, and after the Viking raids. You‘ll get to help unearth part of an early medieval monastery - all while hanging out with kids their own age. It‘s more grown up than DigCamp, but still just as much fun.
What happened to the lost medieval village of Sudeley? Recorded in the Domesday Book and occupied for 400 years, the settlement later vanished and its ruins have never been rediscovered. Support or join this dig to help DigVentures and local historians put the lost medieval village of Sudeley back on the map.
Archaeology for teenagers?! You got it! Bring your teens to Sudeley Castle for a day out searching for a medieval village with the DigVentures team. You‘ll get to search for archaeological clues, all while hanging out with kids their own age. It‘s more grown up than DigCamp, but still just as much fun.
Archaeology isn't just for adults! Bring the family to enjoy some hands-on archaeology with the DigVentures team. You'll have plenty of fun as we investigate a lost medieval village at Sudeley Castle.
Want to learn more about the ins and outs of doing archaeology? If you can't get out into the field, this 6 week course will teach you everything from how archaeologists decide where to dig, to what happens to all the finds. It's like attending an archaeology fieldschool, but it's online!
Become a DigVentures Digital Subscriber to gain unlimited access to all of our online courses, for as long as you need.
Human remains are a sensitive topic in archaeology. So what happens when archaeologists unearth a burial? This new course will take you step-by-step through the excavation process, introduce you to how scientists study them, and what happens next once our studies are complete.
Calling all Junior Archaeologists! Love history? Want to be an archaeologist one day? This online course is aimed at kids and teenagers who are fascinated by how we uncover the past. Learn about some of the most extraordinary discoveries ever made, how archaeologists decide where to dig, how to dig your own Test Pit, and get top tips on becoming an archaeologist from our team.
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Learn how to make your own 3D virtual artefacts, monuments and trenches using photogrammetry - a simple, but powerful technique that converts photos into digital 3D models. By the end of this course, you'll know how to turn your photos into 3D models and share them online!
Become a DigVentures Digital Subscriber to gain unlimited access to all of our online courses, for as long as you need.
Not sure when and where you want to dig? Grab a Gift Certificate and decide later! Turn someone you love into an archaeologist for a day, a weekend, a week or even two whole weeks, or just treat yourself. Our Gift Certificates are valid towards any DigVentures excavation within one year from purchase, so you can buy now, and make that near-impossible decision later!
This event is currently fully-booked, but you can join our waiting list to be notified if a new place becomes available.
This event is currently fully-booked, but you can join our waiting list to be notified if a new place becomes available.
This event is currently fully-booked, but you can join our waiting list to be notified if a new place becomes available.
This event is currently fully-booked, but you can join our waiting list to be notified if a new place becomes available.
This event is currently fully-booked, but you can join our waiting list to be notified if a new place becomes available.
This event is currently fully-booked, but you can join our waiting list to be notified if a new place becomes available.
This event is currently fully-booked, but you can join our waiting list to be notified if a new place becomes available.
This event is currently fully-booked, but you can join our waiting list to be notified if a new place becomes available.
This event is currently fully-booked, but you can join our waiting list to be notified if a new place becomes available.
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