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The Class Ceiling and Archaeology: What archaeology can learn from working-class exclusion in the arts

DigVentures' Founder and co-CEO Lisa Westcott Wilkins reflects on why archaeology’s workforce challenges are better understood as a national infrastructure risk, and why the sector may be better placed than most to reshape its own future...

Why Learning About Archaeology Could Be the Best Thing You Do for Your Wellbeing

Learning archaeology builds curiosity, reduces stress, and deepens your connection to the places you live. DigVentures' Founder and co-CEO Lisa Westcott Wilkins explores how digging into the past can transform your present.

Don’t Give Up: Burnout in the Cultural Sectors

There’s a growing conversation about burnout in values-driven sectors, and archaeology is part of it. DigVentures' Founder and co-CEO Lisa Westcott Wilkins explores this, arguing that burnout stems from structural pressures, not personal weakness - and calling for a rethink of how we value and support meaningful work.

Funding the Work, Not the Paperwork

DigVentures' Founder and co-CEO Lisa Westcott Wilkins explores some of the key ideas fed into the process of writing The New Cultural Entrepreneur with colleagues across the creative and cultural sector, including how moving away from compliance-based models could enable a surge in creativity and innovation for the culture sector in general - and, of course, archaeology.

The Trends Reshaping Archaeology in 2026

DigVentures' Founder and co-CEO Lisa Westcott Wilkins explores the trends reshaping archaeology in 2026. From participatory infrastructure to immersive experiences, Lisa dives into how the field can embrace change that is often moving faster outside archaeology than within it.

Beyond the Fortress: Choosing the Leaders Culture Needs Next

DigVentures' Founder and co-CEO Lisa Westcott Wilkins discusses how cultural leadership has become trapped in 'Fortress Leadership', an approach that prioritises institutional protection over innovation. How can we shift toward stewardship models that distribute power and measure success by the conditions created for others to thrive?

Springtime for Archaeologists: Navigating Impact in Archaeological Practice

Archaeology stands at a crossroads, evolving from a discipline valued for research excellence to one increasingly judged by its societal impact. Brendon Wilkins introduces a practical framework that addresses this shift, delivering outcomes that simultaneously advance knowledge, engage participants, and strengthen communities.

Deep Time: People-Powered Nature Recovery

Citizen Science, Artificial Intelligence and Earth Observation Data promises to transform nature recovery, but what should we do about the vast quantities of data that these tech-enabled methods produce?

People, Place, Planet: How Citizen Science Drives Global Sustainability

As the United Nations pushes forward with its ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there's a growing recognition that citizen science – where members of the public participate in scientific research – is so much more than simple data collection.

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People-Powered AI: Deep Time’s Inclusive Path to Nature Recovery

As we face growing environmental challenges, the promise of artificial intelligence (AI) technology and Earth Observation Data (EO) offers a powerful road map for the future, closing crucial gaps in our understanding of the natural world. But how can we ensure that citizens have the opportunity to participate in the AI revolution?

Making Silos Obsolete: A New Vision for Landscape Stewardship

Imagine trying to restore an ancient tapestry while only looking at half its threads. That's essentially what we're doing with our landscapes today.

Home and Habitats: A Natural Capital Model of Citizen Science

A natural capital model of citizen science can offer a powerful path forward into a future of incalculable environmental challenges, turning our isolated, ideal houses into a liveable community of ideal homes.

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?

Why The Archaeological Conservancy Wants You To Help Protect America’s National Treasures

Help Protect Our Irreplaceable National Treasures! from The Archaeological Conservancy. When an extraordinary Hohokam village site was lost to developers, America’s Archaeological Conservancy group decided that was the last straw – it’s time to…

Notes from the Unemployable

(If you’re reading this because you want to see the DV Learning Agreement for fieldschools I tweeted about yesterday, here it is) This post is a bit long – but I’ve been quiet for…

Janina Ramirez: ‘This Film Is A Must See’

The Monk, the Midden and the Missing Monastery is how archaeology needs to be filmed and recorded. Made by people who are passionate about showing the true workings of an important archaeological dig, it…

Mary-Ann Ochota: ‘If You’ve Ever Wondered What It’s Like To Dig, Then Watch This Film’

If you’ve ever wondered what it might be like to get involved with an archaeological dig, then watch this film. Get excited. Then get involved. This isn’t an Indiana Jones style epic, or even…

Joe Flatman: ‘Two Thumbs Up For DigVentures’ First Archaeology Documentary!’

DigVentures’ first archaeological documentary is an elegy to the seductive pleasures of archaeological fieldwork that so many archaeology TV shows somehow miss. I’ve known the team at DigVentures for a few years now, and…

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