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The Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) is the leading professional body for archaeologists in the UK and abroad.
Reading, United Kingdom
Joined May 2009
Twitter is a space for us to engage, communicate and share with so many, but we ask this is done in a respectful and kind manner. CIfA staff are always happy to be contacted directly via email/phone and value the benefits one-to-one discussions can bring
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Join CIfA's Buildings Archaeology Group for their new series of evening specialist lectures that focus on specific topics and themes to complement their series of lunchtime lectures, 18:30 - 19:30 on 17 September: https://t.co/JspwrQWw14. Open to CIfA members and non-members.
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The @cifa_landscape Group’s, latest online tea break lecture, from 12:05 - 12:55 on 17 September, will explore the fascinating world of #landscapearchaeology, and is open to CIfA members and non-members: https://t.co/0WeOjNAIGJ
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A team of archaeologists from CIfA Registered Organisation Archaeological Research Services Ltd @CarryOnDigging has discovered what they believe to be a high status Bronze Age burial site in a quarry in the Yorkshire Dales, as reported in BBC News online:
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Researchers at the Wensleydale site found cremated human remains, a burial urn and an axe hammer.
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CIfA’s 6th annual week-long online #archaeology Innovation Festival, 6-10 October 2025, is now open for registration. Bookings include a full week’s sessions and recordings to view after the event. Register before 15 September for 20% early bird discount: https://t.co/T53MhUmk9k
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The deadline for nominations for the Council for British Archaeology’s @archaeologyuk 2025 Archaeological Achievement Awards has been extended to 10 September. CIfA would like to encourage members and Registered Organisations to submit their nominations:
archaeologyuk.org
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The Federation of Archaeological Managers and Employers (FAME), with support from CIfA, has just published the 2023-24 State of the Archaeological Market report, which can be downloaded here: https://t.co/CVgUmEAClS
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CIfA and Heritage Crime Group @CIfA_HC member Dr Jonathan Berry, @cadwwales Senior Inspector of Ancient Monuments and archaeology, is interviewed in a feature on heritage crime in Wales in BBC News online:
bbc.co.uk
Illegal treasure hunters are targeting ancient sites to get artefacts for the black market.
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A reminder that nominations for the Council for British Archaeology’s @archaeologyuk 2025 Archaeological Achievement Awards close on 3 September. CIfA would like to encourage members and Registered Organisations to submit their nominations:
archaeologyuk.org
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The Hellenic Society (@Hellenic_Soc) and Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) have organised a five-part weekly online course on Roman Coinage in Britain, led by CIfA member Dr Peter Guest of Vianova Archaeology & Heritage Services, starting on 17 September: https://t.co/sV2236klcD
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A slipway from the 18th Century where ships for Lord Nelson's fleet were built and launched has been excavated by archaeologists from the @unisouthampton, led by CIfA member Professor Jon Adams, as reported in BBC News Online:
bbc.co.uk
Archaeologists from the University of Southampton uncover a slipway from the 18th Century.
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People across Scotland are being invited by @HistEnvScot to take part in a national conversation about heritage, encouraging them to share their perspectives and help shape how it is recognised and looked after in the future:
historicenvironment.scot
Explore, share and celebrate your heritage with our Talking About Heritage
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As part of its work on environmental sustainability, the Federation of Archaeological Managers and Employers (FAME) has commissioned the creation of a carbon calculator tool, which has been made available to the whole sector: https://t.co/zGgYJ27oAI
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Excavations at Cerne Abbey (demolished in 1539 during the Dissolution) in Dorset, led by CIfA member Dr Hugh Willmott of @sheffielduni, have unearthed evidence of earlier construction destroyed by remodelling in the 13th Century:
bbc.co.uk
Archaeologists return to Cerne Abbas to unearth the medieval abbey and its Anglo Saxon predecessor.
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There are two new online courses launched by @HistoricEngland, with support from CIfA, as part of its Heritage Carbon Reduction training programme to help heritage organisations write a carbon footprint https://t.co/gNRG1vnAop & carbon reduction plan: https://t.co/UH0oDZv3E8
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A reminder that nominations are open for the Council for British Archaeology’s (@archaeologyuk) 2025 Archaeological Achievement Awards. CIfA would like to encourage members and Registered Organisations to submit their nominations: https://t.co/FKV3IZGh9y
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CIfA’s 2025 AGM will be held online at 1pm on 7 October and members are invited to attend, and also stand for election to the Board of Directors or Advisory Council https://t.co/qGNmrtgJqc.
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Archaeology students and staff from the University of Reading, which offers two CIfA-accredited archaeology degree programmes, have uncovered evidence of early end-of-life care during excavations at an 8th Century monastery, as reported in BBC News:
bbc.co.uk
Archaeologists find evidence of illness and treatment in human remains during annual dig in Cookham.
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CIfA members Jane Sidell & Jim Williams are co-organisers of the 6th international conference (in-person and online) on Preserving Archaeological Remains in Situ (PARIS) hosted by @HistoricEngland in London in May 2026: https://t.co/j7hb0WturR
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A consultation on the draft #Archaeology and Solar Farms: Good Practice Guide has been launched, and we are asking CIfA members, and non-members, with experience of working on solar farms to respond to the consultation, by 15 September: https://t.co/GvmafybNuo
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CIfA’s Heritage Crime Group (@CIfA_HC) will host a stand at the Emergency Services Show at the NEC on 17 & 18 September: https://t.co/Xx2pgvHOVK, and invite you to join them and specialist police officers, raising awareness of the impact of heritage and cultural property crime.
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