Inside the Sacrewell Urn: Micro-excavating a Hexagonal Roman Glass Cremation Vessel

A flash of blue in the soil led us to a 1,800-year-old Roman glass urn. Go behind the scenes of four days of delicate micro-excavation to find out what was inside!

Dirt Bags: An Archaeology Podcast

Archaeology’s most famous discoveries - and what really happened. Introducing DigVentures' new podcast, Dirt Bags - and where you can tune in!

Inside Our Collection: Exclusive Expert Insights on our Lindisfarne Namestones

Explore early medieval namestones from Lindisfarne and uncover what they reveal about life, faith and memory in historic Northumbria.

Deep Time Receives Honorary Mention from EU Prize for Citizen Science 2025

Deep Time has been awarded an Honorary Mention from the prestigious European Union Prize for Citizen Science 2025!

People-Powered Nature Recovery: A Digital Revolution in Landscape Transformation

Citizen science is evolving from a hobby into a crucial conservation tool. Learn how Deep Time, a citizen-powered mapping platform, bridges the gap between grassroots action and established environmental organisations.

Community archaeologists unearth lost Saxon cemetery and evidence of Bronze Age rituals in the Quantock Hills

Community dig finds evidence of life, death, and ritual activity spanning 1,500 years – including a monumental earthwork with three Bronze Age jars buried in its base.

Collective Intelligence for Nature Recovery

As professional archaeology ramps up efforts to decarbonise workflows, DV Founder and Co-CEO Brendon Wilkins argues that it’s also time to address the other elements of net zero directly in our path: biodiversity and habitat loss.

Were Romans ever at Caerfai? Radiocarbon dating reveals a surprising truth in Pembrokeshire

It’s well known that the Romans covered most of Wales, building new forts as well as re-using old ones. But did they ever take control of Caerfai – one of the most impressive surviving Iron Age hillforts along the Pembrokeshire coast? Radiocarbon dating may have finally provided the answer…

The Biggest Trends Re-Shaping Archaeology in 2025

The world stands at yet another inflection point, with new global trends emerging that are affecting all of us - including archaeologists and how we practice archaeology. What are they, and how do we think they are set to re-shape our field in 2025?

Digging into Ownership: A New Archaeological Toolkit

Jasmine, DV's Post-Excavation Programme Officer, highlights an important new resource for archaeological archives.

Earth Trust Podcast: Stories from the landscape

Maiya and Nat join the Earth Trust podcast! In this episode, we discuss the latest stories that the dig is revealing about the people who once lived in this landscape.

Oxfordshire dig reveals 2,700-year-old secrets of Britain’s early ‘master blacksmiths’

Ancient blacksmiths unearthed near Abingdon

The Fight for Rights: Mining in Workington

Workington teenagers launch pop-up exhibition at Helena Thompson Museum

Deep Time: A revolution in co‑operative archaeology

Meet the archaeological ‘pastronauts’ and professionals who are coming together via an ingenious tech co-op that’s working to safeguard the planet.  

Archaeologists at DigVentures discover remains of tiny Roman ‘lap dog’ in Oxfordshire

An archaeological dig in Oxfordshire, UK, has uncovered the 1,800 year-old remains of a tiny Roman dog.

Deep Time: How people power is solving workforce and environmental challenges

Making towards a bold new vision for digital participation in archaeology.

Tim Schadla-Hall

DV's Lisa Westcott Wilkins shares a few words in memory of the late Tim Schadla-Hall, from coded text messages through to learning by osmosis, buying his dinners and being relentless.