Digital Festival of Archaeology 2020 What is the Digital Festival of Archaeology? The Council for British Archaeology will be delivering a series of day long events, including the #YouthTakeover Day A Day in Archaeology, Ask an Archaeologist and our Young Archaeologists’ Day. We will be joined by Professor Carenza Lewis (from Time Team) as part of our ongoing Dig School project, Wessex Archaeology will be delivering our Environmental Archaeology Day with careers advice, skills training and a special Archaeology3D handling session. Plus you will have the chance to have your artwork turned into a published comic! This year we have also joined forces with English Heritage to co-create the youth-focused Festival events, as part of the Shout Out Loud project. They are a major partner in this year’s Digital Festival of Archaeology and will be delivering exciting and creative events for audiences aged 11-25. Shout Out Loud is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund through its #KicktheDust programme designed to encourage and involve more young people in heritage. Below you can find out more about the project, our partnership and lots of great events aimed at our younger Festival audience. To find out more information click here: Student Careers Sessions YAC Activity Day The Young Archaeologists’ Club (YAC) is the only UK-wide club where 8-16 year olds can participate in real archaeology and discover why it matters. As part of this year’s Digital Festival of Archaeology, we are encouraging as many of our branches and members as possible to join us for a YAC Activity Day on the 18th July 2020. We will be focusing on the Festival’s theme, Climate and Environment by sharing activities, new resources and showcasing our member’s entries into the Rubbish Art competition. To find out more information click here: YAC Activity Day #YouthTakeover Young people (25 and under) will be taking over on Friday 17th July, when both the CBA and the YAC will be handing over their social media accounts and blogs to young people in a #YouthTakeover, so we can hear their #youthvoice. Our partners at Shout Out Loud will also be joining in and we hope you will too. It would be great if young people working and volunteering with organisations, groups and institutions across the sector could join us in shouting about the value of archaeology and heritage to them. To find out more information click here: Youth Takeover Day Pandemics, Pits and Potsherds: the Black Death in your back garden An enthralling webinar with Q&A taking the long view on pandemics through the latest research into the ‘mother of all pandemics’, the medieval Black Death. Find out from Archaeologist Carenza Lewis (University of Lincoln and Time Team) how this plague pandemic originated and spread so far, and explore the results of her test pit excavations carried out by thousands of volunteers showing the plague’s devastating impact on UK communities – and how their responses shaped the places we know today. Linked to our very own Dig School project, which shares with online lockdown learners the knowledge needed for test pit digging and analysis, Professor Lewis will show how the pottery data support the proposition that the Black Death really was ‘history’s biggest killer’ and explain why, even today, you should avoid eating marmot kidney tartare To find out more information click here: Pandemics, Pits and Potsherds Ask An Archaeologist Day Do you have a question you’ve always wanted to ask an archaeologist? We’ve got the perfect opportunity for you. Post your question on Twitter on 15 July using the hashtag #AskAnArchaeologist and archaeologists from around the world will be there to answer. You might want to know how to get involved in archaeology in your area, how to become an archaeologists or what subjects to take at school/college? They are here to help. You can also ask them questions about your favourite period in history, object in a museum or even who is the best archaeologist! Anyone can take part, just follow #AskAnArchaeology on Twitter to get involved in the conversation. A Day in Archaeology A Day in Archaeology is a blog based event that showcases how diverse and exciting participating in archaeology can be and inspires the next generation of archaeologists (that’s you!). The idea is that archaeologists and heritage professionals tell us about one day in their archaeological life and how they got there – their journey as a volunteer or the route they have taken in their career so far. Anyone can take part and share their experience of archaeology, all you need to do is register and upload your blog on the Festival of Archaeology website. If you are a member of our Young Archaeologists’ Club(link is external) or have taken part in an archaeological project lwe want yo hear from you! This day is kindly sponsored by the Royal Archaeological Institute(link is external) Shout Out Loud Festival Events Shout Out Loud Events and Activities From Trenches to TV: The 21st Century Archaeologist Find out more here: From Trenches to TV Event Details Stonehenge 3019 – Climate Past and Future History at Home Live! Festival of Archaeology Special Episode Join us for a special Festival of Archaeology episode of History at Home Live! where English Heritage expert Matt Thompson will be talking to CBBC’s Ben Shires about archaeology through the ages. Archaeological sites have always faced threats, from wildlife to treasure hunters, construction to climate change, the theme of this year’s festival. Explore the ever-increasing role of science in archaeology and how technology offers opportunities to tackle some of the hardest questions about the past. And discover how sometimes, the best thing to do as an archaeologist, is not to go ‘digging’ for answers at all. Find out more here: History at Home Live! Competitions – Open Now! Archaeology Showreel: Do you watch archaeology on TV and wonder what it’s like to be in front of the camera? Now’s your chance to show us what you can do! We’ve teamed up with Past Preservers to create a competition for this year’s Festival of Archaeology and we’d like you to send us your #ArchaeologyShowreel. We don’t expect you to visit an archaeological site and you don’t need any specialist equipment – the camera on your phone and your imagination are all you need. You could use props from your house to take us on an imaginary museum tour, discover the priceless lost teacup of your back garden, or ask a family member to join you in front of the camera to show off your sparkling interview technique. Have fun and be creative! Prizes: Past Preservers will be creating a showreel of the best videos which we will sharing online so everyone can see your superstar presenting potential. Winners in each age category will be taken on the books of Past Preservers, a talent representation agency providing a creative hub between the heritage and media worlds. Your showreel will be shown to real TV talent spotters, and you will also be offered the chance to develop future content with the CBA – plus, you’ll receive a year’s free CBA membership on us! To find out more information and how to enter click here: Archaeology Showreel Rubbish Art: Think you’re rubbish at art? What about getting arty with rubbish? For our craft competition we are inviting you to get creative and give your rubbish a new lease of life. We’d like you to get crafting and recreate your favourite archaeological sites and objects out of things you would otherwise throw away. How about Stonehenge made of baked bean tins, the Sutton Hoo helmet made from sweet wrappers, or an origami Caernarfon Castle made out of old envelopes? So get ready to cut, sew, stick, paint or papier mâché and create some amazing #RubbishArt! Prizes: the winner of each category will receive a £50 gift voucher for crafting supplies. The runner up in each category will receive a £25 gift voucher for crafting supplies. To find out more information and how to enter clike here: Rubbish Art Competition Thanks for reading…… Copyright © 2020 Council for British Archaeology, All rights reserved. Members Newsletter January 2020 |
