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Hands-on archaeology for young people across the UK

The Young Archaeologists’ Club (YAC) is the only UK-wide club where 8–16 year olds can participate in real archaeology and discover why it matters. If you want to become a professional archaeologist in the future or just feel like taking up an amazing new hobby, YAC is the right place for you!

About YAC
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Club spotlight: Dereham YAC

Our newest YAC branch is Dereham YAC, based at Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse in Norfolk. The club usually meets once a month and is an affiliated club of the YAC network, run by Gressenhall’s learning team. Find out about their launch event on the YAC blog!

“We are very lucky here at Gressenhall as we have lots of history being an old workhouse and have a traditional working farm onsite. Our sessions cover a wide range of history including the Victorians.”

Dereham YAC

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Become a volunteer

Our 80+ YACs across the UK could not operate without the hard work and dedication of over 500 volunteers. Find out more about volunteering with one of our existing CBA-managed YAC branches on our volunteering page.

We are also working on developing volunteering opportunities for our older YAC members. You can find out more about this on our Young Leaders Pathway page.

If you’re interested in starting a new YAC branch, visit our Set up a new club page to find out about the different types of branches we run and the support we offer our YAC leaders.

Become a volunteer