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Polly digs… backstage passes

Polly digs… backstage passes

Welcome to our blog series ‘Polly digs…’ , in which we chart the highs and lows of DigVentures’ own social media and community intern on her mission to find a job in archaeology! Hi…

A day in the life of… a Heritage Consultant

  Ever wondered what it is like to be a Heritage Consultant? Venturer Peter gives us the low down on the varied work of a Heritage Consultant and the dilemmas caused by museum storage……

Fontana di Fendi?

The Trevi Fountain experiencing some of ‘the good life’ Blogger Poppy Cooper on why heritage and fashion go so well together and why sponsoring history is SO this season… The Heritage sector has been…

DigVentures: Stateside

Lisa and Brendon are digging America! Whilst visiting upstate New York, DigVentures’ own Lisa and Brendon have also been helping excavate at the Myers property, an historic Underground Railroad site. An article from timesunion.com has…

A is for Artefact

A is for Artefact: Why archaeologists dig rubbish With the aid of blogger and archaeologist HollyMae Steane Price, we are working our way through the alphabet, looking at the A-Z of archaeology, one letter…

Francis Pryor on crowdfunding

Francis Pryor has been a supporter of DigVentures since its very beginnings (check him out in the Flag Fen t-shirt below!). In a blog post this week, Francis explains about the merits of crowdfunding and connecting…
Polly digs… mini breaks

Polly digs… mini breaks

Polly digs… mini breaks Welcome to our blog series ‘Polly digs…’ , in which we chart the highs and lows of DigVentures’ own social media and community intern on her mission to find a…

The Wattle & Daub

Opening soon for business: the Wattle & Daub pub Ben Swain and Hugh Fiske, a couple of returning Venturers, tell us all about what happens on site after tools down every day…   I…
BBC Radio Suffolk interview about our Leiston Abbey dig

BBC Radio Suffolk interview about our Leiston Abbey dig

You know it’s hard to get DV MD Lisa to stop talking! Well, here she is on BBC Radio Suffolk, along with Pro Corda CEO and Artistic Director Andrew Quartermain, sharing more details of…

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Polly digs… rejection

Polly digs… rejection

Polly Digs… rejection Welcome to our blog series ‘Polly digs…’ , in which we chart the highs and lows of DigVentures’ own social media and community intern on her mission to find a job…
Introducing Our Pay it Forward winner: Kerrie Hoffman!

Introducing Our Pay it Forward winner: Kerrie Hoffman!

Last year, DigVentures started the Pay it Forward scholarship programme based on a challenge from one of our Venturers, Matt Law. We were incredibly pleased to be able to bring five people to site…
Polly digs… Volunteering

Polly digs… Volunteering

Polly digs… Volunteering Welcome to our blog series ‘Polly digs…’ , in which we chart the highs and lows of DigVentures’ own social media and community intern on her mission to find a job…
Venturer profile: Frances North

Venturer profile: Frances North

Frances North Frances is digging with us for the first time this year and has always had an interest in archaeology “I’ve always been interested in ruins, historical places and mysterious field bumps but…
Polly Digs…Top Tips

Polly Digs…Top Tips

Polly digs…top tips Welcome to our blog series ‘Polly digs…’ , in which we chart the highs and lows of DigVentures’ own social media and community intern on her mission to find a job…
Spring cleaning and dig fashion

Spring cleaning and dig fashion

What not to wear: On Site Edition Lucy Shipley tells us all about the best clothes to wear on a dig There was actual sunshine this weekend. There were birds singing. There was a…
Polly digs…jobs!

Polly digs…jobs!

Welcome to our new blog series called ‘Polly digs…’ , in which we chart the highs and lows of DigVentures’ own social media and community intern on her mission to find a job in…
From grubby princess to a….FROG

From grubby princess to a….FROG

DigVenturer Anne-Marie tells us all about her time on the March Dirty Weekend and why she loved becoming a FROG Just a little bit of Liquid History with DigVentures and the Thames Discovery Programme……
No room for archaeology?

No room for archaeology?

No room for archaeology? Archaeology is like an iceberg, with excavation being just the bit above the water line. Archives are one of  the hidden costs (like post-ex analysis and publication) that lurk below…

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