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#Dig4Arch #NotRedTape Future of our past is at risk. UK world-beating in arch - challenge the threats it faces.
Joined May 2021
Hooked on #Archaeology? Want to get involved? Looking for free + low-cost options? Well, here's how.... Thread 🙂
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Did you know that nominations for this year's Archaeological AchiveAchievementvement Awards are now open? All the details are on the CBA website https://t.co/nBUc1bPORD
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The Festival of Archaeology 2024 is almost upon us! @archaeologyuk is celebrating it’s 80th Anniversary and has been busy organising and promoting events around the UK with partners. Do check the website below for events in your area #Archaeology 👇🏽 https://t.co/kr6PS2yYhH
archaeologyuk.org
The CBA's annual celebration of archaeology.
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The new Labour Government has promised rapid and bold changes to #planning to enable the system to get more houses built, speed up decision-making, and invest in skills, which has implications for archaeology. See CIfA’s advocacy objectives:
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Welcome to @lisanandy, who has been appointed SoS for @DCMS. We look forward to working together to build on the public goods that #heritage offers, and on further developing the links and contributions between heritage and our tourism, cultural and creative industries.
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We've got some exciting events coming up for #FestivalOfArchaeology Opening Day 👉 https://t.co/rR2l1Yisg2 18-25 Craft Skills👉 https://t.co/NfdBFXdUCs
#AskAnArchaeologist 👉 https://t.co/5NgyK1yKxh Hardwick Hall 👉 https://t.co/VMnTLHjNvR & More! 👉 https://t.co/tgfVroPjuK
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Let’s take passive harassment #OutOfContext together. Share your story or support by posting a photo or video using the hashtag and don’t forget to tag us! See next post for more info.
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From @prospectarchs - "Experts and specialists in the heritage sector who enrich our lives and add so much value to the economy need to be properly recognised." We want the next government to commit to: https://t.co/EzXH6KLs6x
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Prospect represents a growing membership of over 10,000 members...
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A little reminder for the potential #archaeology students…
Hooked on #Archaeology? Want to get involved? Looking for free + low-cost options? Well, here's how.... Thread 🙂
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Delighted that @thegreatbritdig has been nominated for @BroadcastDigi Award @Broadcastnow on July 3rd. THIS IS THE REAL ELECTION #election2024
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👇 Takes skill to supervise machines. Well done Victoria! #Archaeology
🚜✨ Shoutout to Victoria who's been on machine supervision training. She identified a potential cremation vessel in this trench and paused work to call for further investigation. Turns out, she was spot on, and it's a beauty! 👏🎉 The vessel is now being carefully
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The @archaeologyuk team are raising money for the CBA - it’s their 80th anniversary this year and would like to continue educating and engaging people to access archaeology & heritage on their doorstep. You can also join them on their walks there’s only 4 days left details 👇🏾
We’ve surpassed our goal for our #OutAndAboutArchaeology walk! With 4 days left, we've walked 215.43 miles! 🚶♀️ Thank you to all who joined us, we've loved leading walks in York and Leicester! Enjoyed our events? Consider supporting us by donating👉 https://t.co/EKUNCBdx5k
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📢 Call for Papers! Join us for the Student and Early Careers Conference 2024 during the Festival of Archaeology! 🏛 Interested? Find out more here 👉 https://t.co/pzyurBmOda
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In praise of @theAliceRoberts and Digging for Britain: Another continuing education course and another cohort of students who have watched Digging for Britain, loved it & decided to pursue #archaeology. It's so interesting to see, because....
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👇 Police keen to hear from anyone who may be able to provide info or saw two people on scooters who were in the vicinity of the museum, car park and pedestrian walkways at the back ofthe museum, council offices & the Grange Car Park, between 12am and 2am on (Tuesday 7May)
Sadly, in the early hours of Tuesday 7 May, Ely Museum was broken into. Thieves stole the East Cambridgeshire gold torc and a gold bracelet, both dating from the Bronze Age. The police are currently investigating the theft. We will be closed to the public on Wednesday 8 May.
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Today is International Monuments and Sites Day. Did you know that that in England we cant give the highest level of protection to some of our most important Palaeolithic and Mesolithic sites? The law needs to change to protect our deep prehistory.
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The National Museum Wales is under threat. Museums are important repositories of knowledge and heritage, places of inspiration, and crucial for education. Please consider signing the petition to increase its funding - it's close to reaching 10,000 signatures, when it will be
Professor @theAliceRoberts, well known academic and TV broadcaster, called it “desperately sad news” and that she had spent “many hours behind the scenes… pouring over skeletal collections at National Museum Wales, working with archaeologists there..."
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Starting out in your career in #archaeology? You could get support for your studies or research via The Sally Christian Fund, with help towards attending conferences, research projects, publication costs, field trips and more. Apply by 15th May. https://t.co/G5QX1Sngds
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Desperately sad news. Museums are treasure houses of objects and knowledge, founts of inspiration for future generations, places of wonder - and research. Places that invite us to see ourselves in a deep, wide context. Our society and culture is impoverished if we lose them.
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Wooohoooo! Fabulous news! Well done to all at the CBA #Archaeology
🎉 We're thrilled to announce that the CBA has been awarded a £249,729 grant from @HeritageFundUK for our 'Reconnecting Archaeology' project, to help us promote innovation and accessibility in archaeology! 🏛️✨ Read more about our project via this link 👉 https://t.co/8HE90F2OnL
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