Archaeological Achievement Awards 2024
Nominations for the 2024 Archaeological Achievement Awards are open! Categories include: Archaeology and Sustainability, Early Career Archaeologist, Engagement and Participation, Learning, Training and Skills, Public dissemination or Presentation.
YAC Impact Report
Check out the results of our first ever YAC Impact Study. What do our YAC members, their parents/ guardians, and our branch volunteers really think about the club?
Trowel and Error
‘Trowel & Error’ is a survey which explores people’s experiences and understanding of archaeological content and outputs, with the aim of helping us and the archaeological community to better understand what varying audiences hope to gain from archaeology. Help us by taking part!
Help us improve our events!
Have you been to one of our Festival of Archaeology events, or one of the 350+ events taking part across the UK? Let us know what you thought so that we can continue to improve our events.
What we do
The Council for British Archaeology (CBA) is a UK wide educational charity that helps champion and promote participation in archaeology. We run the Young Archaeologists’ Clubs for young people aged 8-16 and the annual Festival of Archaeology to encourage the exploration of the places and spaces around us and their stories.
We were founded in 1944 as an independent champion for archaeology to combat the intense pressure on the historic environment from post-war redevelopment. Today, we aim to encourage public participation and to bring together community groups, commercial units, academics and heritage organisations to create and share opportunities to discover, take part and be inspired by archaeology.
Find out more about our work and history
About Us
Find out more about the Council of British Archaeology, our mission, and our history as an organisation.
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The Council for British Archaeology work collaboratively with a range of groups and organisations across the archaeology and heritage sector. Find out more about our current projects and the groups that we are involved with below.
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FAQ's
Explore our FAQ's to find the answers to some of the questions we are often asked, covering who we are, what we do, and how you can get involved.
Upcoming CBA Events
An Archaeological Ramble MORNING WALK - A walk around York with CBA Executive Director, Neil Redfern
An Archaeological Ramble AFTERNOON WALK - A walk around York with CBA Executive Director, Neil Redfern
Prize Marrows and Dancing Shoes
Upcoming Events
Prize Marrows and Dancing Shoes
Bainbridge Archaeological Training Excavations WEEK 2: 16th - 20th September 2024
Introduction to Heritage Consultancy - Early careers drop in session with Blue Willow Heritage
Bronze Axe Casting Workshop
Roman Southwark Day
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Become a member of the CBA
Attend special events featuring world leading archaeologists, receive exclusive access to member only content, benefit from discounts on high end archaeology clothing and equipment, and much more.
Help us to get more people active in archaeology
Together we can create more opportunities for people of all ages to participate in archaeology, and care and campaign for our historic environment. But we need your help.
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