YAC Dig It! Competition!
Our annual Dig It! competition gives YAC members the opportunity to spend a day alongside archaeologists at some amazing sites right across the UK!
During their Dig It! with YAC day, our winners will have the opportunity to experience a range of field-based tasks such as digging, washing finds, and learning other archaeological skills too – in fact, they’ll learn what being an archaeologist is really like!
The Dig It! competition is now closed for 2026. Check this page in Spring 2027 for the details of our next competitions.
Travel Bursaries and Toolkits
This year we were delighted to offer each winner a Dig It! bursary to help cover the costs of travel, accommodation and/or subsistence (your lunch!). This has been made possible by the Marsh Charitable Trust, who are once again sponsoring the bursaries. These bursaries are designed to break down barriers to participation by helping cover the cost of attending for young people engaging with archaeology, making it easier for them to take part in life-changing fieldwork opportunities.
Thanks to this generous support, we can open up access to archaeological experiences for even more young people who may not otherwise have the opportunity to get involved.
And that’s not all… each of our winners also received a fantastic haversack of archaeological tools from our friends at Past Horizons, complete with their own trowel!
Dig It! Competition Dig Diaries
Each year, we ask our winners if they can keep a Dig Diary about their experiences, so we can share their adventures with their fellow YAC members.
We get to learn all about their experiences: what they learned, what they enjoyed and the amazing things they have discovered!
Why not read our latest Dig Diary from Atticus who spent a day digging at Bedrule Castle this summer!
Dig Diaries 2026 – Bedrule Castle
