Old photograph of Farnah Hall, near Duffield in Derbyshire. © Unknown

25in OS Map from National Library of Scotland's website. Farnah Hall and The Moat are featured.

Google satellite image of the area around Farnah Hall and Champion Park.

LiDAR image created using data from DEFRA's website. The image shows the sides of the moat very clearly. The remains of Farnah Hall...not so much.

Trying to post some regular archaeological sites in #Derbyshire over on the Derbyshire Archaeological Society's Facebook page (www.facebook.com/groups/69721...). This site has captured my interest lately, so thought I'd share it here, too. Farnah Hall / Champion Park nr Duffield. #archaeology

Women Working the Past This book offers a new history of women's integral contribution to archaeology, history, and heritage in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Britain and beyond. Born out of the Beyond Notability project...

That exciting feeling when you notice you have a new book out (even though you haven't quite finished it yet!) press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... @amalexathorn.bsky.social @sharonhoward.bsky.social @corabeth.bsky.social

🎄 Post deadlines may have passed, but you can still give a gift that lasts well beyond Christmas Day.

A CBA gift membership is delivered digitally, with a printable certificate, so there’s still something to put under the tree.

Support archaeology this Christmas 👉 tinyurl.com/cbagift

Totally agree. Integrity is our greatest asset in communicating archaeology - if we loose it we risk the very soul of what we do.

We’ve had a fantastic few days at TAG

Great conversations around this year’s theme theory in action, and lovely to meet so many people at our stand.

Huge well done to CBA’s Debbie Frearson for speaking today in “In theory it was a great idea” 👏

Thanks to everyone who stopped by.

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YAC clubs across the UK are helping young people feel happier, more connected, and more engaged with archaeology and heritage.

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Person smiling whilst taking part in a workshop

Person with glasses creating a collage

New landmark research out today: We've just launched Trowel and Error, the most in-depth look in 25 years at how audiences want to engage with archaeology. The findings are clear: people want human, accessible, story-led archaeology.

Read the report here 👉 www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/tro...

I did not know this was coming!!
Great evening and some amazing projects to celebrate.

Image of Hadrian’s Wall at Cruddy Cragg, rising and falling over the hills. Black and white photo of original painting by Jessie Mouthersole’s. Photo taken of image in her 1922 book Hadrian’s Wall

An uncanny resemblance to the wonderful Jessie Mouthersole’s 1921 painting of Cruddy’s Crag. Appears in her 1922 book Hadrians Wall. I think it’s was Jessie’s paintings of the wall in her book that first established these iconic views. An amazing artist and archaeologist.

The name was devised by our Youth Advisory Board and Young Associate Network @archaeologyuk.bsky.social to help the survey have a wider reach. They did a cracking job to help propel us to over 3000 engagements across our different research methods. Pays to listen to young voices.

Trowel and Error Workshop Collages YouTube video by Council for British Archaeology

Check out these amazing collages inspired by archaeology for Trowel & Error! 🎨

Across 16 workshops and 290 participants, we invited people from all walks of life to get hands-on and explore what archaeology means to them, their memories, places, stories and connections. 👉 youtu.be/_APQpuCKgdg?...

If you're at University Archaeology Day today make sure you stop by the CBA stand and say hello to Tilly and Debbie.

#UAD25

We are very sad to hear the news of Mike Corbishley's passing.

Mike was a long-time supporter of the CBA and co-founder of YAC. We’ll be celebrating Mike’s life and contributions in an upcoming issue of British Archaeology.

Here he is in 1986, celebrating the conclusion of a Wroxeter excavation

Looking forward to reading and watching all of the submissions to A Day In Archaeology. Enjoy all.

We’re kicking off #ADayInArchaeology with an intro from @neilredfern.bsky.social, filmed in a landscape that holds deep personal meaning

From muddy boots to museum work, stay tuned today as we follow a day in the life of archaeologists, students & volunteers across the UK 🏺✨

How does this many faced sundial work? #festivalofarchaeology #history YouTube video by Neil Redfern

#FestivalOfArchaeology Day 11. I know I have missed @askanarchaeologist.bsky.social Day but this question is important: youtube.com/shorts/xFEXH...
@nattrustarch.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @catlodge.bsky.social

Iron Age hoard moves permanently to Yorkshire Museum The Melsonby Hoard contains 800 artefacts, believed to be one of the UK's largest Iron Age finds.

Great to see this news and I cant wait to see it go on permanent display. We are long overdue a blockbuster exhibition on the Iron Age in Yorkshire @yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social @archaeologyuk.bsky.social #FestivalOfArchaeology www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

27 July 2025 YouTube video by Neil Redfern

#FestivalOfArchaeology2025 learning to use YouTube Shorts for my Festival journey @archaeologyuk.bsky.social - let me know what you think 🤔 youtube.com/shorts/piqTa...

A Day in Archaeology blogs Read the blogs from our A Day In Archaeology series

#AskAnArchaeologist Day. @archaeologyuk.bsky.social Thats a wrap for the 20205 AAA Day. If you are missing the chat & conversation there is plenty more to come from #FestivalOfArchaeology not least #ADayInArchaeology to find out more head to www.archaeologyuk.org/festival/a-d...

Wow what an offer - did I agree to that 😱. Don’t miss out there is lots to discover. If 48 hours are not long enough you can always become a member and read at your leisure… The is 20% off membership during the Festival.

Why does the press always think we are baffled? What I don’t know in life far exceeds what I have learnt. The thirst for knowledge and new experiences/ideas/questions is key to what makes archaeology fascinating.

Jessica and Anna have been hidden behind the scenes all day keeping us connected and cross posting questions. We hope this has worked and we will continue to ensure our reach is as wide as possible but fragmentation of our world is making this difficult. 2/2

As we start our last 30 mins of #AskAnArchaeologist Day I want to give a big shoutout to two members of the CBA @archaeologyuk.bsky.social team, Jessica and Anna. This year we have expanded beyond X and tried to host AAADay over multiple platforms. 1/2

Calling all curious minds! Today is #AskAnArchaeologistDay, your chance to ask anything you’ve ever wanted to know about archaeology!

📱 Join the conversation on X, BlueSky, TikTok, and Instagram, just use the hashtag #AskAnArchaeologist or ask your question in the comments to get involved.

What does archaeology mean to YOU? One word, a poem, anything goes.

Let us know in the comments below 👇

John Henry Philips giving a talk in a large tent - screen behind him and audience in front.

@chalkefestival.bsky.social listening to @johnhenryphillips.bsky.social talk about Romany Archacaeology if you head over to @archaeologyuk.bsky.social you can get access to his article in our British Archaeology magazine

Day 5 of @chalkefestival.bsky.social! Come and escape from the sun in the shade of the heritage hub tent ☀️ Try fun hands-on activities, grab some free magazines, and meet the team!

Congratulations Steve 👏👏👏

The wonderful Dave Coombs. Taught me at Manchester in the early 90’s and yes we had a trip up Mam Tor….