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Martha reflects on 15 years of volunteering with YAC

In our latest blog we hear from Martha who leads the Peak District YAC branch, based at Buxton Museum and Art Gallery. After 15 years of volunteering with YAC, Martha reflects on her experiences and shares her highlights from being involved with the club, from historic graffiti to reconstructed coprolites!

Dig Diaries 2026 – Bamburgh Castle

This summer, members of the YAC have been joining excavations across the UK as part of our annual Dig It! competition. In July three lucky winners spent the day at Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland with the team from the Bamburgh Research Project. Let’s find out what the competition winners got up to…

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Festival of Archaeology Youth Day 2026!

Today is this year’s Festival of Archaeology Youth Day! The Festival of Archaeology is for everyone but today is when we especially celebrate the power of young people in archaeology and share new ways for them to get involved. There’s lots happening online today, from new digital resources to our annual conference, so read on to find out more…

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Creating Nature-inspired Archaeological Activities: Emily Wynne

My activity was inspired by a visit to Manchester Museum, where I saw some Predynastic Egyptian siltstone palettes shaped like fish, turtles and birds. I was fascinated by […]

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The Marsh Awards celebrate young people in community archaeology!

YAC’s parent organisation, the Council for British Archaeology, is delighted to partner with the Marsh Charitable Trust in delivering the Marsh Community Archaeology Awards. We are delighted to share the fantastic projects shortlisted for the 2026 Community Archaeology Project of the Year, all three of which included engagement with young people. Read on to find out more…

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New Archaeology and Nature Resource Pack: Festival of Archaeology 2026!

To celebrate the 2026 Festival of Archaeology, the Young Archaeologists’ Club (YAC) have created a bumper resource pack with six new activity ideas based on the Festival’s theme of Archaeology and Nature. The pack has been created by members of the Council for British Archaeology’s Youth Advisory Board and university placement students.

Festival of Archaeology 2026 – Archaeology and Nature

This weekend sees the launch of the Council for British Archaeology’s Festival of Archaeology! This year’s Festival runs from Saturday 18th July to Sunday 2nd August and theme for 2026 is Archaeology and Nature. Read on to find out how to get involved with events, competitions, activities and more!

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Dig Diaries 2026 – Ballynahatty

This summer, members of the YAC have been joining excavations across the UK as part of our annual Dig It! competition. Our first Dig It! day took place at the exciting prehistoric site of Ballynhatty, Co. Down Northern Ireland, in partnership with Queens University Belfast. Read on to find out what the winners got up to.

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Placement opportunity with YAC: Sophie

Our recent placement student, MA Museums and Heritage Practice student Sophie, shares her experience of working with YAC HQ, from joining an online YAC session to designing a new activity…