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Magazine Archive

This is a list of some of the back issues of Young Archaeologist (YA) magazine. This online list dates back to Summer 2007, which was issue number 132. Click on the links below to explore inside the YA back issues! YAC HQ keeps a full archive of the Young Archaeologist magazine which dates back to the very first issue in 1972. Back then it was known as Young Rescue magazine.

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December 2011

This issue was published in the first week of December and is the 150th issue of the Young Archaeologist magazine. YA 150

Dr Kate Pretty, founder of the Young Archaeologists’ Club and the original magazine editor tells us how it all began nearly 40 years ago.

There’s a great interview with the wonderfully witty Martin Brown, the creator of the Horrible Histories characters! He takes you through a step-by-step guide on how to draw a Horrible Histories character. There is also a competition to win 2 tickets to one of the Horrible Histories live shows.

We visit Denmark in this issue’s ‘Where in the World?’

There are loads of facts to wow your friends and family with in the first installment of our 150 Fascinating Facts feature.

YAC UK member Huw takes us on a trip to the Thames foreshore to a dig which was part of the CBA’s Festival of British Archaeology.

Find out what Raksha and the rest of the Time Team have been doing.

YAC launched its ‘Recruit-a-Friend’ campaign in this issue of the magazine, to find out more about the associated competition and what you can win Click Here.

YAC announces the Heritage at Risk competition winners from Issue no. 149.

In this issue we also find out how to make a Viking Die in the YAC Attack!.

Autumn 2011

This issue was published in the first week of September and deals with the subject of Industrial Heritage. YAC finds out about the UK’s industrial heritage and why some of it is currently at risk. YA 149

YAC meets Dr Alice Roberts on location as she films the new series of Digging for Britain which will be hitting our TV screens in September 2011, and YAC talks to her about her new book Evolution: The Human Story.

YAC journeys to Kenya for ‘Where in the World’ to learn about archaeological exploration past and present. YAC catches up with Raksha and the Time Team in Beadnell in Northumberland at the site of an old 13th Century chapel.

The winners of our Festival of History and ‘Dig It’ competitions tell YAC all about their amazing days out.

There are also loads of new competitions including the Heritage at Risk competition where you could win a Horrible Histories game and a ‘Build your own Stonehenge’ kit.

There is an Iron Age Grainstore YAC Attack! activity and two great new book reviews to read.

Also in this issue you will find our archaeological game Worms and Finds (similar to Snakes and Ladders!).

Summer 2011

This issue was published in the first week of June. YA 148

In this issue YAC launched the ‘Dig It’ competition, our great annual competition to win experience on a real like archaeological site. This year you could be helping out at Hungate in York or at the Dig for Shakespeare in Stratford upon Avon.

Find out how you can get involved with the Council for British Archaeology’s, ‘Festival of British Archaeology’ 2011 which runs from Saturday 16 to Sunday 31 July.

YAC joins Norman our archaeological worm as he visits Peru and explores Machu Picchu in this issues ‘Where in the World’ article.

Read the second part of YAC’s Archaeological A-Z.

Learn about the grizzly finds at the Fin Cop archaeological site in Derbyshire and read Time Team’s Raksha Dave report when she had to teach a whole community to be archaeologists in Shropshire.

Also in this issue we learn how to make a stratigraphy cake in YAC Attack!.

Spring 2011

YA147 This issue of Young Archaeologist was published in the first week of March 2011 and had a medical history theme.

Find out what our ancestors used as weird and wonderful cures in the past and enter our historical medical history poster competition to win an iPod Shuffle. See your own copy of Young Archaeologist magazine to find out more!

YAC takes a trip to Cyprus and discover the archaeological sites of Khirokitia, the Vouni Palace, Salamis, Kolossi Castle, Buffavento Castle and the Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates with YAC UK member Eleanor.

Read the first part of YAC’s Archaeological A-Z.

Discover the secret of a Bronze Age burial mound in Wales and find out what happened when Time Team’s Raksha Dave went to her own Anglo-Saxon funeral in Leicestershire.

Also in this issue we learn how to make Tussy Mussys in the YAC Attack!.

Winter 2010

YA 146 This issue of Young Archaeologist was published in the first week of December and is the Christmas issue of the magazine.

Find out about the recent discovery of the Crosby Garrett helmet in Cumbria and what is going to happen to it.

YAC finds out about a dig at Newick primary school in East Sussex which was part of a project run by the University College London Centre for Applied Archaeology (UCLCAA).

Our ‘Where in the World’ feature looks at the archaeology of the Scottish islands of St Kilda.

YAC catches up with Time Team at the filming of their 200th episode in Devon.

YAC finds out about YAC UK member Hannah’s, other life as a Saxon.

This issue launched the brand new 2011 YAC Pass, packed full of exclusive discounts with museums and our carefully selected partner companies.

Also in this issue, we learn the process of Lost Wax Casting.

Autumn 2010

YA 145 YAC travels to Easter Island in the Southern Pacific Ocean to discover the majestic Moai stone statues which are dotted across the treeless landscape.

YAC accompanies Lady Tahathor, an ancient Egyptian mummy, on her visit to hospital and finds out more about her life and death using modern medical equipment.

Julian Richards learns ‘What’s Under Your School?’ at archaeological digs that have taken place under two North Dorset schools.

YAC joins YAC UK member, Oliver the Roman solider, on a Roman route march.

Find out what YAC is watching in Norman’s Web Watch.

YAC catches up with Raksha Dave on Time Team’s recent excavation on Jersey in the Channel Islands.

This issue also includes a YAC Attack! which shows you how to create your own rock art masterpieces.

Summer 2010

YA 144 The Summer issue of Young Archaeologist magazine was themed around William Shakespeare and Elizabethan England.

Find out more about English poet William Shakespeare and the current excavations at his old home in Stratford upon Avon.

YAC launches the 2010 ‘Dig It’ competition with opportunities to dig at Hungate in York or at the Dig for Shakespeare at Shakespeare’s House in Stratford upon Avon.

‘Where in the World’ takes YAC to Qatar to discover their buried archaeological sites.

Raksha Dave from Time Team tells YAC about this month’s excavation.

The YAC Attack! in this issue is all about making Elizabethan knot gardens. It describes how to create your own knot garden, using cress to make the box hedges.

Spring 2010

YA 143 The Spring Issue of Young Archaeologist was published in March 2010 and explores how climate change affects archaeology.

Emily Hellewell discovers how climate change affected the UK and the people who lived there during the Mesolithic period and Sue Morecroft from the Council for British Archaeology tells us more about the possible future effects of climate change on archaeology.

In this issue of ‘Where in the World’ YAC visits the Solomon Islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean to see how their archaeology is being affected by climate change.

YAC catches up with YAC UK member and competition winner Madeleine, following her V.I.P. visit to the newly opened Jorvik Viking Centre in York.

We talk to with Raksha Dave as she tells us about her favourite sites from the upcoming, new series of Time Team.

Also in this issue, YAC Attack! shows you how to package archaeological finds and gives you the chance to create your own chocolate finds!

Winter 2009

YA 142 The Winter 2009 issue of the magazine had a Time Team theme.

YAC and the 2009 Celebration Challenge winners visit a Time Team dig in Cambridgeshire so they could present their wining entries to Time Team.

YAC UK member Olivia won the 12-16 age category and presented her jumper to Mick. YAC UK member Hannah won the 8-11 age category and presented her cake to the Time Team members. Newcastle YAC Branch members Tom and Stella, who won the group category, presented their banner to the Time Team members.

YAC launched a new competition to design a coin to be struck at the new Jorvik Viking Centre. Keep watching, the winner will be announced soon.

We visit the Republic of Ireland in our ‘Where in the World’ feature to discover megalithic tombs, castles, churches and shipwrecks.

This month’s YAC Attack! challenge YAC UK members to make a mini roundhouse!

Autumn 2009
YA 141 This issue of the magazine had a Viking theme.

In the Site Notebook we learn about the strong Viking heritage on the Island of Unst in the Shetland Islands and the Belmont excavation which is taking place there.

‘Where in the World’ visits India and find out more about the archaeology of the ancient Indus civilisation.

YAC talks about Dem Bones in the archaeology of human remains.

Oxford Archaeology make a gruesome discovery of bones in Weymouth.

YAC talks to author Julia Golding about her new novel Wolf Cry and gives you the chance to win a copy.

Time Team and Raksha Dave visit the Isle of Mull in western Scotland.

In the YAC Attack! we learn how to make Viking Flatbread.

Summer 2009
YA 140 In this issue we find out about an exciting new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum and update you on what’s going on at English Heritage’s Festival of History 2009 in Northamptonshire.

We catch up with 2008 ‘Young Archaeologist of the Year Award’ group winners, Lancaster YAC Branch. They tell YAC how they got along when they claimed their prize, to become Vikings for the day.

200 years after his birth we find out all about the fascinating English naturalist, Charles Darwin.

YAC visits Iceland to find out more about their archaeology in our ‘Where in the World’ article.

Hold on as we find out how Natural Disasters impact on archaeology in Pompeii in Italy, Ozette in Washington, USA and Port Royal in Jamaica.

YAC UK member and competition winner Olivia tells YAC about her trip to the Babylon exhibition at the British Museum in London.

Also in this issue, learn how archaeology makes its mark and create your own cress crop marks.

Spring 2009
YA 139 YAC UK member Daniel Rose-Jones tells YAC about making his very own lyre!

We dig deeper in aviation archaeology with Historic Environment Record Officer, Jeff Spencer.

Finds Officer, Rachel Cubbitt tells us what it was like to find Britain’s oldest brain in York.

YAC delves into an archaeologist’s tool kit.

Norman takes us on a whistle stop tour of Britain’s archaeological periods from the Palaeolithic to the present day.

YAC visits China in our ‘Where in the World’ feature to find out about the astonishing tomb of the First Emperor in Xi’an and we explore the mysterious Sanxingdui ruins in the Sichuan province.

Belfast YAC Branch make their own model of the volcano, Vesuvius.

Why not create your own stained glass windows in this issues YAC Attack!

Winter 2008
YA 138 Find out about the 2008 Young Archaeologist of the Year Award entries, winners and prizes.

In world archaeology we visit Egypt where we find out about excavations in Memphis and Alexandria Harbour.

Archaeologist, Isca Howell from the Museum of London Archaeological Service (MOLAS) reports from a dig that is currently taking place at the 2012 Olympic Park site in London.

YAC learns about some remarkable Scottish residences including Mousa Broch and Skara Brae.

Raksha Dave tells YAC about Time Team’s trip to Antrim in Northern Ireland.

In this issues YAC Attack! we learn the process of mummification. Why not try and mummify your own orange?

Autumn 2008
YA 137 Find out all about Emperor Hadrian and life for the soldiers posted at the Emperor’s wall.

Meet the group of young people who were lucky enough to experience underwater archaeology first hand with the Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology!

Find out all about the archaeology in the Middle Eastern countries of Israel and Palestine.

YAC UK member Elisabeth tells YAC all about her day as an Archaeozoologist.

Nick Johnson from Oxford Archaeology fills us in on what has been happening at an exciting dig on the Isle of Man in his ‘Site Notebook’ report.

Catch up with National Archaeology Week (NAW) events, find out what the lucky winners of the excavation competitions got up to and hear Raksha Dave’s news on our Time Team page.

Do you know what a Petrosphere is? Find out in this months YAC Attack!

Plus, loads of chances for you to win prizes, including an underwater camera.

Summer 2008
YA 136
Discover more about dentists and what archaeology can tell us about how our ancestors looked after their teeth.

Explore what is going on in the 2008 National Archaeology Week which runs from 12-20 July in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Learn about Pillboxes and Pimples in the Archaeology of the Second World War.

Visit Brazil in this issues ‘Where in the World’ and learn about the Amazon Stonehenge.

Read YAC UK member Shona’s ace interview with Time Team’s Tony Robinson and Phil Harding.

Find out why dinosaurs do not have anything to do with archaeology.

Win a day digging in our excavation competitions!

This issues Site Notebook is on ‘Saving Sandwick’ and takes YAC to an Excavation on the Shetland Island of Unst at the Northern Tip of Britain.

Spring 2008
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YAC launches the 2008 YAC Pass booklet which is bursting with top offers for all YAC UK members.

Read YAC UK member Bethany’s report about her experience on a YAC holiday in York.

Find out about the archaeology of the Czech Republic, Syria and Cambodia.

We find out more about the brand new Discover Archaeology LIVE event which is going to be held at Grand Hall, Olympia in London.

Discover what the World Monuments Fund does to help save the world’s archaeology.

Time Team visit Coberley in Gloucestershire.

What do you think this months fabulous find is?

The new Where in the World? feature takes YAC to the African county of Mali.

Try making your own Roman ink in this issues YAC Attack!

Winter 2007
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Discover what the 2007 Young Archaeologists of the Year did during their winners’ weekend in York.

Find out what happened when a team of archaeologists ‘dug’ an old Ford Transit van.

Read the YAC UK members Dig It! archaeological diaries.

YAC UK Member Jack tells YAC more about the history of Bunjil in Australia.

The Time Team find archaeological mysteries in Cornwall.

YAC’s editor, Nicky Milsted interviews John Schofield about the University of Bristol’s Dig with a Difference to test archaeological recording techniques and methods.

Find out about YAC Branch news from across the country.

YAC Attack! challenges you to bake an eggless cake.

Look out for YAC UK member, Flora’s archaeological cow!

Autumn 2007
YA 133
Revisit Bronze Age Britain with experimental archaeologist Neil Burridge.

We dig the dirt on Experimental Archaeology as we find out what a flint knapper makes.

Discover some incredible Aboriginal artefacts with YAC UK member Hannah who is from Australia.

Learn how to make a leather drawstring bag in this months YAC Attack.

YAC talks to Dugald Steer about Lady Hestia Evans’ 1852 book on Mythology.

Raksha Dave and Time Team do some digging in London.

Read more about the Roman Vindolanda Fort in Northumberland, in this issue of the ‘Site Notebook’.

The Peak District YAC Branch help to build a iron smelter!

Don’t forget to enter our amazing competitions to win, a replica Bronze Age sword, tickets to see Horrible Histories on stage and the chance to win a place on an amazing underwater archaeology project with the Hampshire & Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology in Southampton.

Find out about some of the 400 events that took place across England and Wales, during the 2007 National Archaeology Week.

Summer 2007
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Find out what is happening during National Archaeology Week 2007, this year there are over 400 events across England and Wales between 14-22 July.

Win one of our fabulous excavation competitions to go digging with experts at five top sites across the UK, including Silchester Roman Town near Reading, Piddington Roman Villa in Northampton, Hungate excavation in York, Bamburgh Castle and Newbarns cairns in Colvend.

YAC finds out more about the lasting legacy of slavery in Manchester.

Discover more about careers in historic building conservation and restoration.

Win a night sleeping over at the British Museum in London.

YAC digs the dirt on the world of Stonemasonry with Dan and Matthew who are currently working at York Minster.

Read about excavations of brochs in Caithness in Scotland.

YAC UK member Jonathan tells YAC about his VIP Visit to Wilberforce House Museum.

Why not try making a Viking braid in this issues YAC Attack!

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