Brighton YAC

Dane's Dyke: Extremely well preserved, running from the coast north of Flamborough Head south for a distance of two and a half miles, Danes' Dyke remains a significant boundary in the modern landscape.

Boxgrove: Three significant open-access papers published in 2025-2026: 1) Europe's oldest bone tool - a deliberately shaped 480,

Guess where we are today! #youngarchaeologists #learning

Join us for HALF TERM DIG SCHOOL Feb 19th & 20th 2 fun filled days for 7-12 year olds to explore archaeology themes and techniques. Book here buff.ly/lDoPHWj #archaeodiscovery #archaeologyforkids #halfterm #halftermclub #thingstodoinsussex #archaeologyclub #eastsussex

#ChangingChalk Community Grants Scheme, and funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, with thanks to National Lottery players. #Heritagefunduk #ChangingChalk #FarmGreenDig #archaeologyforall #archaeodiscovery #localhertiage #communityarchaeology #FarmGreenDigProject

And the impact? Skills, confidence, wellbeing, pride, connection — all strengthened through shared discovery. Swipe to explore what we achieved together. Full report available via our bio link. Supported by the National Trust, The South Downs and the

The results are in! Our Farm Green Dig Impact Study is now live — and the findings show just how powerful community archaeology can be in a semi‑urban neighbourhood like Bevendean. Over 700 people took part. Ages ranged from 3 to 93. Nearly 8,000 finds were uncovered.

Supported by The National Trust South Downs and the #ChangingChalk Community Grants Scheme, and funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, with thanks to National Lottery players. #Heritagefunduk #ChangingChalk #FarmGreenDig

Watch the test pit videos here: Test Pit 1: youtube.com/watch?v=ijjhP9… Test Pit 2: youtube.com/watch?v=LPj2re… Test Pit 3: youtube.com/watch?v=6bCtoe… Test Pit 4: youtube.com/watch?v=sUtdnt…

During the #FarmGreenDigProject, Brighton YAC members teamed up with local graphic designer Hannah Armstrong (hannahdesign.uk) to create a brand‑new interactive guide to Farm Green.

We’re proud to share the film from #FarmGreenDig in #Bevendean #Brighton. Supported by the National Trust, The South Downs and the #ChangingChalk Community Grants Scheme, and funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, with thanks to National Lottery players. #Heritagefunduk

Come see us! #FestivalofArchaeology

Press release for the #BevendeanFarmGeenDig in #Brighton brighton-hove.gov.uk/news/2025/digg…

BEVENDEAN DIG OPEN DAY! Free entry. 10am - 3pm #Bevendean #Brighton Archaeology. @RegencyDelights workshop 12pm then performances @SDFolkSingers and Decadent Dayse. @YAC_CBA @BrightonMuseums @TheSouthDownsNT @BHAS_Publicity @BrightonYac stalls. #ChangingChalk @Heritagefunduk

Hey members! There's an opportunity to go explore some archaeology at Tangmere this HALF TERM! #archaeology #openday #thingstodoinsussex @TheNovium @ucl

📢Our annual Dig It! competition is back for 2025 🥳 Work alongside archaeologists at some amazing sites across the UK! With support from the @MarshAwards we are now able to offer Dig It! Bursaries to support members travel & accommodation to site. 🧵1/2

Last month our lucky members were invited to @TheKeepArchives where they learnt about the HER, had a go at the Arches database and did their own research using the archives. Big thank you to @SophUnger Drew Boulton and Tom for sharing all their knowledge! @YAC_CBA

📢We're really pleased to share another new YAC resource exploring the #archaeology of The Silk Roads. Our friends at @playwiththepast developed the resource and provided training for our leaders back in February. 🧵1/2