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What’s new

Here at YAC we like to share what our members, volunteers and branches have been up to on our blog, just like the story of Mersey and Dee YAC’s very own SuperYAClambanana!

We also like to share opportunities to participate in events, projects and competitions, plus news from the wider archaeological world.

We’ll also post new exciting resources, YAC PASS sites, Ask an Archaeologist answers and so much more!

If you have something you would like to share with YAC, please get in touch with us via email: yac@yac-uk.org

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Catching up with MAYA YAC

We’re delighted to share some recent activities from Mick Aston’s Young Archaeologists (MAYA) based in Somerset in the latest blog written by branch leader Liz

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Read the new YAC Impact Study Report

The findings of the new Impact Study report highlight how taking part in the YAC improves wellbeing, builds confidence and self-esteem and provides a space where members can […]

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New YAC launching in 2026: Leicestershire YAC!

Through interactions at outreach events over the last couple of years, there was a huge eagerness among the young people we met to get involved in archaeology and […]

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Introducing our newest YAC: Clwyd and Dee Valley YAC

Clwyd and Dee Valley YAC is hosted by Llangollen Museum and will be opening in January 2026. Based in Llangollen, the gateway to North Wales, it is surrounded by a landscape […]

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Introducing our newest YAC: Cornwall

We’re delighted to introduce the newest branch to the YAC network: Cornwall YAC! Club leaders Tanya and Iain tell us more…

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Introducing our newest YAC: Gloucestershire

We’re delighted to introduce the newest branch to the YAC network: Gloucestershire YAC, based in Gloucester! Club leader Amelie tells us all about their first session…

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Dig Diaries 2025 – Ancrum Mantle Walls

In our final Dig Diaries blog of 2025 we find out all about the dig day with HARP excavating Ancrum Mantle Walls in the Scottish Borders.

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Dig Diaries 2025 – Newbattle Abbey College

This summer, members of the YAC have been joining excavations across the UK as part of our annual Dig It! competition. Here we find out all about the dig day with the Archaeology Scotland excavating Newbattle Abbey College in Dalkeith.

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Dig Diaries 2025 – Cookham Anglo-Saxon Monastery

This summer, members of the YAC have been joining excavations across the UK as part of our annual Dig It! competition. Here we find out all about the dig day with the University of Reading excavating the site of an Anglo-Saxon monastery in the village of Cookham in Berkshire.