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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🎉We're delighted to share our latest Dig Diary! Three lucky YAC members spent a day at Bedrule Castle in the Scottish Borders, hosted by HARP as part of the Dig It! competition! Find out more about one young archaeologist's day... 👉https://www.yac-uk.org/blog/dig-diaries-2026-bedrule-castle/

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🧵2/2 We are really pleased to be able to share the YAC Impact Study for 2025/26, made possible thanks to generous funding from Historic England and the UK Government. 🎉 Find out more about the latest YAC Impact Study and read the full report: 👉https://www.yac-uk.org/blog/yac-impact-study-2025-26/

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Two young person smiling up at the ceiling. Text over the image says: "61% of younger members feel more confident since joining YAC. 83% of parents said their child's mood improves after attending YAC."

A young person wearing a high-vis vest holding a measuring device. Text over the image says: "It has improved confidence to go into unfamiliar situations and locations and interact with people they don't know."

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

For over 2000 young people, YAC is a place to discover the heritage on their doorstep, meet friends who share their interests and try something new. It’s where young people build confidence and social skills, discover what they’re capable of and simply feel like they can be themselves. 🧵1/2

A photo of a group of young people of varying ages. Text over the image says: The Young Archaeologist Club provides opportunities for young people to participate in archaeology. Today it has 80 clubs, 500 volunteers, 2000 members."

A young person wearing a high vis vest leaning against a concrete wall. Text over the image says: "YAC has enabled him to access learning about a subject he enjoys without feeling that he is failing or that he is not good at it. Parent/carer."

A young person smiling and holding a paper plate containing a square piece of clay on which is carved a horse, in the style of a medieval tile. Text over the image says: "I feel like I can be me - YAC member. 85% of members feel more confident working with young people since they joined."

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🪏In July three YAC members spent a day working with archaeologists from @uniofreading.bsky.social as part of our Dig It! competition! In our latest Dig Diaries, Luca and Florence tell us about their day digging and processing finds at Cookham... 👉https://www.yac-uk.org/blog/dig-diaries-2026-cookham/

Two photos of young people working on an archaeological dig: on the left a girl kneels in a trench and digs the soil with a trowel, on the right a boy sits at an outside table to holds small archaeological objects over a blue tray.

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

New on the YAC blog - @archaeologyuk.bsky.social Youth Advisory Board member Kenny Xie tells us about 'Voyage of the Vikings', a brand new resource he has designed for young people. DnD fans, this one's for you! 🎲 👉https://www.yac-uk.org/blog/voyage-of-the-vikings-a-new-dd-resource-for-yac/

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

📣 Humber YAC is looking for a new volunteer Branch Co-Leader to support the club’s current leader as they begin their maternity leave in Jan 2027. This is a great opportunity for someone passionate about sharing archaeology with young people! Find out more 👉https://www.yac-uk.org/club/humber-yac/

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Today is our last 2026 YAC Dig It! Competition day out in #Cheshire with the Poulton Research Project. Members from Wales Online, Manchester and Mersey & Dee YACs are starting their day with a site tour, spanking some 12,000 years!!! Huge thanks to the site team, Marsh Trust and Past Horizons 👏

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🎉Introducing the newest YAC branch to join the network: York YAC! This new club will be meeting monthly on Saturday mornings starting in September. Meet the team and find out more on the YAC blog 👉 www.yac-uk.org/blog/introdu...

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

🧵2/2 The club’s hard work was celebrated at their first ever awards event! 👏 Gloucestershire YAC is based at bsky.app/profile/glou... and supported by the Museum of Gloucester. Find out more 👉https://www.yac-uk.org/blog/from-festival-makers-to-award-winners-gloucestershire-yacs-remarkable-summer/

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

From Festival makers to award winners: Gloucestershire YAC have had a very exciting summer! 🥳 Inspired by this year's Festival of Archaeology theme of Archaeology and Nature, members created their own ‘Nature Through Time’ trail and recreated some tasty historic recipes. 🌿🥾🧑‍🍳 🧵1/2

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🧵2/2 We’re delighted to share this fantastic resource pack to help YAC leaders explore prehistory through a queer lens and have a go at some new creative activities. Find out more and explore the new resource! 👉https://www.yac-uk.org/blog/our-transcapes-yac-leader-training-and-resource-pack/

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🎉Introducing 'Our Transcapes: Queering British Prehistory', our newest YAC resource pack! Back in June YAC leaders headed to Ecclesall Woods for an inspiring training day with creative facilitator S.K. Marley, exploring how queering prehistory can create a more inclusive history for everyone. 🧵1/2

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

🧵2/2 Winners will also received a satchel full of archaeological tools from Past Horizons and can claim an £80 bursary made possible by the Marsh Charitable Trust to help cover travel, accommodation and/or subsistence costs. Find out more and enter the competition 👉 www.yac-uk.org/whats-new/co...

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Dig It! at Poulton 2026 - Young Archaeologists' Club

What’s the history of the site? Poulton is a fascinating site just outside Chester, rich in archaeology from the Iron Age, Roman and medieval periods! Over the last […]

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

📣 We're excited to announce our latest Dig It! competition! Three lucky winners will be heading to Poulton, Cheshire on 29th August. Winners will be hosted by the friendly Poulton Research Project team and will be investigating a fascinating site that dates back to the Iron Age! 🤩 🧵1/2

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

In July CBA Youth Engagement staff teamed up with our Youth Advisory Board and English Heritage to run an exciting youth event at Tynemouth Priory and Castle as part of this year's Festival of Archaeology! Read on to find out what we got up to! 👉 www.yac-uk.org/blog/festiva...

Two young people kneeling on the grass in a historical graveyard, writing on worksheets on clipboards. Grassy hills and the sea are in the background. Text reads: "Festival of Archaeology Youth Event 2026".

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

"What activity lets you climb hills, cook strange historical recipes, explore ancient crafts and uncover stories from the past?" In our latest blog, Peak District YAC leader Martha shares highlights from 15 years of running a YAC! 👉https://www.yac-uk.org/blog/catching-up-with-peak-district-yac/

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🧵2/2 The Dig It! competition allows YAC members to spend the day working on a real archaeological site, and is generously supported with bursaries from the Marsh Charitable Trust and tools from Past Horizons.

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

📢New on the YAC blog: young archaeologists Amelia, Aiden and Ania tell us about their exciting day digging at Bamburgh Castle with @brparchaeology.bsky.social as part of this year's Dig It! competition! 👉https://www.yac-uk.org/blog/dig-diaries-2026-bamburgh-castle/ 🧵1/2

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Council for British Archaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

That’s a wrap on the Festival of Archaeology 2026 💚🌿 Over the past two weeks, people across the UK have been getting hands-on with archaeology, exploring the places around them and discovering the many ways our past is connected to nature. Watch our recap 👉

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Read our new blog as YAB member, Emily Wynne, shares what inspired her to create a new activity for the #FestivalOfArchaeology that looks at how Ancient Egyptian make-up was made from the world around them, and why you should give it a go. 👉 shorturl.at/JczEW

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Creating Nature-inspired Archaeological Activities: Emily Wynne - Young Archaeologists' Club

My activity was inspired by a visit to Manchester Museum, where I saw some Predynastic Egyptian siltstone palettes shaped like fish, turtles and birds. I was fascinated by […]

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Want to help shape the future of archaeology? We’re now recruiting 10 new members to join our Youth Advisory Board! This is an exciting opportunity to: 1️⃣make a real impact 2️⃣build valuable skills 3️⃣connect with like-minded young people More info👉http://tinyurl.com/JoinYABs

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Why not head outside and create your own token from natural materials to dedicate back to the land? The activity takes around 30-40 minutes and is designed for ages 10+ 👉https://yac-uk.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ArchNature-Resource-Pack_FINAL3.pdf 🧵3/3

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Explore how people across the world have found meaning in mountains, rivers, caves & other powerful natural places. Discover Greek caves linked to Persephone, offerings submerged in Lake Titicaca & the sacred rivers that were worshipped across the ancient world 🧵2/3

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

🌺Discover sacred places, ritual offerings & the archaeology they leave behind in our spotlight on the new #FestivalOfArchaeology Resource Pack celebrating this year's theme of archaeology & nature🌺 This activity was created by @archaeologyuk.bsky.social Youth Advisor, Amalia Wardle 🧵1/3

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Hyd y gweithgaredd yw oddeutu 30-40 munud ac fe’i lluniwyd ar gyfer unrhyw un 10+. Ar gael bellach yn y Gymraeg fel rhan o’n Pecyn Gweithgaredd Archaeoleg a Byd Natur yn rhad ac am ddim. 🌿 👉 tinyurl.com/mrn2jz55 🧵3/3

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Cewch ganfod ogofau Groegaidd a gysylltir â Persephone, offrymau wedi’u trochi yn Llyn Titicaca a’r afonydd cysegredig oedd yn cael eu haddoli ledled y byd hynafol. Yna ewch allan a chreu eich tocyn eich hun o ddeunyddiau naturiol i’w roi’n ôl i’r tir. 🧵2/3

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Canfod mannau cysegredig, cynigion defodol, a’r archaeoleg y maent yn ei adael ar ôl. Mae ein gweithgaredd nesaf yn edrych ar sut mae pobl ar hyd a lled y byd wedi canfod ystyr mewn mynyddoedd, afonydd, ogofau a mannau naturiol pwerus eraill. 🧵1/3

Llaw gyda farnais ewinedd coch yn dal casgliad o wrthrychau naturiol, gan gynnwys pluen, blodau a glaswellt.

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Unearthing Futures was made possible with funding from Historic England and the UK Government #FestivalOfArchaeology #YouthDay #ArchaeologyCareers 🧵4/4

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

You can also watch our careers reels with Giselle Király, Gary Bankhead, Tom Booth, and @philpollard84.bsky.social, as they share their experiences, the routes they took and what working in archaeology can actually look like. Explore Unearthing Futures 👉 tinyurl.com/UnearthingFu... 🧵3/4

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

You can have a go at: ✏️ archaeological illustration 🌄learn how to survey and map a landscape ⚱️pack and protect museum objects 🦴identify animal bones Then discover advice on networking, volunteering, job applications and finding your own route into the sector. 🧵2/4

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Not sure where #archaeology could take you? Unearthing Futures is now live & here to help!! Created by the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social Youth Advisory Board, this free digital hub brings together practical activities, careers advice & a chance to explore different areas of #archaeology. 🏺🧵1/4

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Then later today, students and early career archaeologists from across the UK (and beyond!) will be sharing their work and research at the CBA online conference. A big thank you to the @royalarchinst.bsky.social l for sponsoring Youth Day. Find out more 👉 yac-uk.org/blog/festiva... 🧵2/2

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Festival of Archaeology Youth Day 2026! - Young Archaeologists' Club

Today is this year's Festival of Archaeology Youth Day! The Festival of Archaeology is for everyone but today is when we especially celebrate the power of young people in archaeology and share new way...

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Welcome to Youth Day! ✨ We’ve got lots going on today as part of the #FestivalofArchaeology! New blogs and posters, launching Unearthing Futures' digital legacy, opening recruitment for the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social Youth Advisory Board, and releasing a new Welsh-language activity. 🧵1/2

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🧵2/2 Check out the YAC blog to read about these three brilliant projects and this year’s winner! 👉https://www.yac-uk.org/blog/the-marsh-awards-2026-celebrate-young-people-in-community-archaeology/

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

At YAC we love to celebrate archaeology projects that involve young people! 🎉 We’re delighted to share the amazing projects shortlisted for the Community Archaeology Project of the Year as part of this year’s Marsh Community Archaeology awards. 🧵1/2

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Thank you @brparchaeology.bsky.social for hosting our YAC Dig It! competition winners on Saturday! 👏

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

#AskanArchaeologist day may be over but young people can ask questions to our resident archaeologist online all year round! Check out the YAC website to read some previous questions and answers and submit your own... 👉 www.yac-uk.org/explore-arch...

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

In four years time you can join a YAC which is great first step into archaeology! 😊In the meantime you could try out some of our archaeology-themed activities on our website 👉https://www.yac-uk.org/explore-archaeology/things-to-do-at-home/

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Council for British Archaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Question from Harrison, aged 4. How can I be an archaeologist when I grow up? Leave your responses below; we'll be sharing them with Harrison later 👇 #AskAnArchaeologist

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Welcome to Ask an Archaeologist day! 🎉 Follow @archaeologyuk.bsky.social throughout the day and send in your questions. #AskAnArchaeologist #FestivalOfArchaeology

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

We're looking forward to #AskanArchaeologist day tomorrow! Get your questions at the ready for @archaeologyuk.bsky.social 🤩

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Ar gyfer Dydd Thema Gŵyl, mae ein gweithgaredd Ysgrifennu Stori Ysbryd bellach ar gael. Ewch allan am dro, sylwch ar y nodweddion rhyfedd sy’n denu eich sylw, ac ewch ati i droi’r cyfan yn chwedl leol iasol. 👉https://www.yac-uk.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Welsh-ArchNature-Ghost-Story2.pdf 🧵2/2

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Mae’r tymor arswydus wedi dod yn fuan👻 O wrachod yn y coed a chreaduriaid yn y llyn, i gŵn dirgel a chathod enfawr, mae tirweddau’r DU yn llawn llên gwerin. Tybed allai eich hoff le yn eich ardal leol fod yn ysbrydoliaeth i’r chwedl nesaf? 🧵1/2

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Bake it, build it, write it or make it, there are plenty of ways to get crafty this #FestivalofArchaeology Theme Day! Our new Archaeology & Nature Resource is packed with free activities, all exploring the different ways people have connected with the natural world. 🧵1/2 @archaeologyuk.bsky.social

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Looks like you had a fab time :)

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

During the #FestivalofArchaeology Theme Day we’ll be sharing: 🪶New YAC activities 🍃A Explorer Pack filled with things to spot while you’re out and about 🌳Hear about topics such as the Countryside Code, Britain’s forgotten forests, and lichens growing on archaeological sites. 🧵2/2

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Welcome to the #FestivalofArchaeology Theme Day🌿 Today we’re exploring the many ways #archaeology and #nature meet, with new stories, activities and ideas to try throughout the day. Find all the Theme Day activities and get stuck in here 📷 www.archaeologyuk.org/festival/the... 🧵1/2

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YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

There's loads of ways for young archaeologists to take part - from attending in-person events to competitions and online resources! Check out the YAC blog for our round-up of how to get involved. 👉https://www.yac-uk.org/blog/festival-of-archaeology-2026-archaeology-and-nature/ 🧵2/2

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