Crowdfunding the past: is this the future of archaeology?

Crowdfunding the past: is this the future of archaeology? DigVentures launches new archaeology crowdfunding platform The rise of crowdfunding in the United Kingdom has taken another step forward as UK-based DigVentures launches the world’s…

Here’s to absent friends

We’ve been thinking a lot lately about career paths in archaeology. Mostly because we’re staffing up for our summer site, and we’ve lost some of the team to other professions. You can set your…

Liquid History – February 15th & 16th

Valentines day weekend on the Thames: the sun shone, the water glistened, and we fell head over heels for some of the best foreshore archaeology we’d seen in a long long time. Joining the…

We just don’t know…

‘We just don’t know…’ Blogger Lucy Shipley discusses Rumsfeldian approaches to science journalism Over the last few months, I’ve noticed the beginnings of a new online conversational trend taking over from cats in compromising…

I know it’s Monday but…

Immersive Stonehenge?

No, it’s not a scene from Spinal Tap… …however, the plans for the new Stonhenge visitor centre are back on the drawing board. An article in the Telegraph we just found on twitter discusses…

Looking for some skellies!

      Are you on a site with burials? DigVentures is working with a major network to source archaeological digs with burials for a History Channel documentary. We’re looking for sites of any…

Palaeoliving debunked!

Nasty, short and brutish According to a new book by evolutionary biologist Marlene Zuk, the palaeofantasy bubble has burst. If you’re like me, you live with someone who has embraced the idea that cavemen…

Saints & Secrets: the Lost History of Leiston Abbey

YAY! It’s finally time for us to launch our new site and campaign for summer 2013! It’s been a looooooooooooooooooooooooong wait, we’ve been wanting to tell you guys for AGES – it’s been especially…

March Dirty Weekend!

Well, it’s certainly true that time and tide wait for no man….or woman, or FROG! Our second Dirty Weekend has already come and gone – we can hardly believe it’s over already.Thanks to all…

Welcome to…Polly Heffer!

The Dirty Weekends team!

The resemblance is uncanny

Somebody call a doctor!

In which we examine the parallel universe where Philippa Langley (the high-spirited #RichardIII lady) is “Dr” Langley…… She would probably be a celebrated eccentric expert, instead of being targeted as the evidence of Channel…

Promote or perish

[DEEP BREATH]  Once again, the Archaeoestablishment criticises an archaeological project that markets itself sufficiently to reach the ACTUAL WORLD…

Newsflash: there is a non-archaeologist among us!

Introducing the newest member of the DV family…

Win a Dig for a Day: clue #2!

For everyone out there who wants to take a crack at guessing our site for this summer…

Win a Dig for a Day this summer!

In the immortal words of the Pointer Sisters, we’re so excited and we just can’t hide it!