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

CIfA’s Landscape Special Interest Group’s latest online tea break lecture, from 12:05 - 12:55 on 16 July, will explore the fascinating world of landscape #archaeology. Lectures are free and open to CIfA members, £5 for non-members:

CIfA Registered Organisation, @GUARD_Archaeol, has discovered the remarkable remains of a large and complex Neolithic hall where some of Scotland's first farmers gathered for festivities, as reported in BBC News Online:

CIfA’s latest online Practising Ethical Competence in #Archaeology CPD workshop for accredited professionals will run on 15 July, from 2 – 4pm. CIfA Members: £30; Non-members: £75. For more information and to register:

An excavation by the Caerau and Ely Rediscovering Heritage Project at Trelai Park near Caerau Hillfort in Cardiff, led by CIfA member Dr Oliver Davis, has unearthed a Bronze Age burial site, as reported in BBC News Online:

Applying for CIfA’s Practitioner (PCIfA) grade? Make sure you get your applications in by Thursday 10 July at the latest to be reviewed at the end of the month. Apply online here

This week’s featured job from CIfA’s Jobs, Training & Volunteer Bulletin: Building Surveyor / Architect (Heritage) at Historic Building Advisory Service. Salary: Negotiable from £40,000 pa. Full/part-time, based in Salisbury. Closing date: 23 July 2025:

A team of archaeologists from CIfA’s Registered Organisation MOLA, have pieced together thousands of fragments of 2,000-year-old wall plaster to reveal remarkable Roman frescoes, as reported in BBC News Online:

CIfA’s latest online Practising Ethical Competence in #Archaeology CPD workshop for accredited professionals will run on 15 July, from 2 – 4pm. CIfA Members: £30; Non-members: £75. For more information and to register:

CIfA's Information Management Special Interest Group invites you to join them for the latest in a series of short online talks: OASIS Explained: Your Guide to the UK's Historic Environment Investigation Database, 12:30pm, on 8 July:

A section of a #Roman column unearthed during a dig at a cricket club in Carlisle is just "the tip of the iceberg", according to CIfA Member Frank Giecco, site director of Uncovering Roman Carlisle, as reported in BBC News Online:

CIfA is delighted to learn that its former Chief Executive, Peter Hinton, was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours List. Congratulations to Pete for this well-deserved recognition of his huge contribution to archaeology.

Applying for Member (MCIfA) grade? Apply up to Monday 4 August for the professional review interview window from w/c 8 September. Applications will be reviewed on Tuesday 28 October. Please note this is on a first come basis. Find the guidance online here

CIfA & UAUK are delighted to announce that 3 @Uni_Lancashire archaeology degree programmes have been given professional accreditation for a further 5 years. For a list of all 19 accredited archaeology degree programmes in the UK:

Researchers at @BradArcForensic (which runs a CIfA-accredited degree programme) were part of a team which analysed ancient DNA from a bacteria which causes relapsing fever, tracing its evolution over thousands of years, as reported in BBC News:

Featured job from CIfA’s Jobs, Training & Volunteer Bulletin: Heritage/Senior Consultant at AB Heritage. Salary: £26,800 – £30,800 or £32,500 – £37,000. Full/part-time, remote/home-based for applicants in the South-East/Midlands. Closing date: 18th July:

The @LithicSociety is hosting a conference in Leicester on 7 - 8 November 2025 and has put out a call for papers. Abstracts are welcome from independent or affiliated researchers at all career stages and on any topic related to lithic studies. See details below.

Applying for Associate (ACIfA) grade? Don't forget the next application deadline is Monday 16 June to be reviewed at the committee meeting on Tuesday 8 July. Find out how to apply here

During #VolunteersWeek, we would like to share with you some of the reasons why CIfA members volunteer. Here, we shine the spotlight on one of the volunteer Directors of CIfA’s Board, Rebecca Hunt of @HeadlandArchUK, who explains what it means to her to be a volunteer.

Applying for CIfA’s Practitioner (PCIfA) grade? Make sure you get your applications in by Thursday 12 June at the latest to be reviewed at the end of the month. Apply online here

During #VolunteersWeek, we would like to share with you some of the reasons why CIfA members volunteer. Here, we shine the spotlight on CIfA member, Tabitha Lawrence of Colchester Archaeological Trust, who explains how she tries to make a positive difference through volunteering.