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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.

Caerfai promontory fort photographed from the air

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.

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