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We’re delighted to announce the winners and shortlist for the 2025 Marsh Community Archaeology Awards, delivered in partnership between the Council for British Archaeology and the Marsh Charitable Trust. 

My collection is of seashells, rocks and seaglass from beaches all around the world.

I am a Commercial Fieldwork Project Officer and Human Osteologist for PCAS Archaeology, working in the field on sites around the UK and analysing skeletal assemblages ranging from the Iron Age to Medieval.

I'm an archaeologist that specialises in the archaeology of the First and Second World War Home Front. In particular military defences. 

Neil G Smith, BA, FRSA, FSAScot, is a retail worker with a real passion for history and heritage, particularly that which relates to his home county of Kincardineshire.  With amateur interests in archaeology and anthropology, he is proud to be the Founder of the Kincardineshire Association and a Trustee of Stonehaven Tolbooth Association.  A collector from a young age, his current obsession is old communion tokens from Kincardineshire.  A Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and a Member of the Royal Historical Society, he would love to be able to read and research about his local area much more extensively than he does but, being married with four children, time is at a premium. 

My collection is of Dungeons and Dragons paraphernalia, mostly consisting of miniature figures and books. I think it's a really interesting tool for communal story telling and well being. Telling stories has been something we've been doing communally for a millennia and the effect it has as a way of dealing with life's stresses is amazing. I genuinely believe it's how most of our friendship group gets through the week. 

With funding from Historic England, the Council for British Archaeology (CBA) is formalising the Young Archaeologists' Club (YAC) Young Leaders Pathway to provide structured leadership, mentoring, and archaeological skill development for 16-17-year-olds.

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?