What’s on Near You? Festival 2011 Event Listings Live!

Search for Festival events online now and start to plan what you’ll be doing during the CBA Festival of British Archaeology 2011, which takes place between Saturday 16 and Sunday 31 July.

Hundreds of special events are being held during the Festival fortnight. Events include:

guided walks over ancient moorland landscapestalks about the ‘Time Team’ experienceintroductions to the scientific methods of archaeological surveyingtrying your hand at making an ‘ancient’ potand visits to live excavation sites

Hundreds of archaeology, heritage and history-themed events will be taking place all over the UK this summer, so you should never be far from events taking place!

You can search for events by:

a general word search, such as ‘Roman’, ‘excavation’ or ‘family’Region

Or by the ‘Advanced Search’ you can also search by:

CountyEvent type (e.g. excavation visit, hands-on, finds identification, family fun, walk, talk…)Date

The CBA Festival of British Archaeology can only be held each year due to the huge amount of support given to the event by heritage, archaeological and historical organisations across the UK, who arrange and run all the events, many of them organised entirely by volunteers.

All organisations who participate in the Festival share the aspiration of encouraging everyone to take an interest in their past, to gain knowledge and understanding of our heritage, and to appreciate the need to protect our historic environment for generations to come. The Festival presents an opportunity for the whole heritage sector to work together to celebrate this UK-wide event and to present numerous opportunities for the general public to delve further into the past.

Whether through visiting the remains of ancient dwellings, handling historical objects or listening to a tale of the discovery of a new treasure hoard, the Festival is a chance for you to throw yourself into a voyage of discovery and to learn more about what archaeology is all about and how it contributes to our understanding of the past.

Search events listings now!

If you would like to find out more about archaeology and how you can get involved, why not think about joining the Council for British Archaeology (CBA) or its Young Archaeologists’ Club (YAC)? The CBA is an educational charity which plays a critical role as a UK-wide voice for archaeology. We carry out valuable work in promoting archaeology across the UK, and ensuring that our archaeological heritage is as accessible as possible for everyone.

As a member you can make a vital contribution to the CBA’s work, and enjoy a range of benefits, including subscription to the UK’s leading archaeology magazine ‘British Archaeology’, newsletters, discounts to events and membership of a regional group. Find out more and join the CBA today!.

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