News archive

18th January 2016

Nominations for the 2016 British Archaeological Awards are now being invited in the following categories:

12th January 2016

The television programme ‘Battlefield Recovery’ – which charts the efforts of a team of historians, and metal-detectorists working to excavate...

10th December 2015

You are warmly invited to the next event in the 5 months of consultation for the Archaeology 2025 Strategy.

10th December 2015

DCMS intends to publish a Culture White Paper early in the New Year taking an overview of culture and the culture sector and how it can contribute...

4th December 2015

CIfA raises concerns about the operation of permission in principle proposed in the Housing and Planning Bill currently before Parliament.

3rd December 2015

The Minerals and Historic Environment Forum (MHEF) is undertaking a data-gathering exercise to help us understand current issues...

26th November 2015

In the 25 years since PPG16 archaeologists had assisted developers by conducting some magnificent research as well as making profitable places.

26th November 2015

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has today confirmed it will receive a 5% real terms cut to its funding. The Secretary of State has...

19th November 2015

The National Trust has shared some exciting news today about the future of Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, one of the country’s most iconic historical...