OUR NEWS

  • Forum 2011 - Errata and Apologies - Three Stones on the Hillside CBA Yorkshire Forum 2011: Three Stones on the Hillside. Three figures were inadvertently omitted from this article printed in Forum 2011. Theattached pdf file contains the complete article. Our apologies ...
    Posted 23 Jan 2012 12:36 by Paul Brayford
  • Back Numbers of CBA Forum, 1986 now sold out A number of older editions of CBA Forum are for sale at £1 a copy including postage.Each issue contains summaries of archaeological work undertaken in Yorkshire during the year ...
    Posted 26 Apr 2011 02:56 by Paul Brayford
  • CBA Forum 2010 Plans are in hand to publish the next issue of our annual publication Forum in the summer of 2010. Short articles, project reports, site summaries and notes relevant to ...
    Posted 23 Jan 2010 10:09 by Paul Brayford
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OTHER NOTICES

  • Jobs @ Council for British Archaeology in York Head of Communications & Marketing (full-time, £28-30,000) Membership Development Officer (full-time, £23-26,000) Events Officer (part-time, £21,000) Information Officer (full-time, £22,000) The ...
    Posted 2 Feb 2012 15:00 by Paul Brayford
  • New book - Landscape Surveying using Handheld GPS Receivers When the Swaledale and Arkengarthdale Archaeology Group (SWAAG) was formed one of the key requirements was to perform accurate landscape surveys that could be mapped to a sufficient standard for ...
    Posted 23 Jan 2012 12:27 by Paul Brayford
  • Help Save the West Yorkshire Hoard for Leeds Leeds City Museums need your help to save the West Yorkshire Hoard. The Friends of Leeds City Museums and the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society have joined forces to help ...
    Posted 3 Nov 2011 14:06 by Paul Brayford
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IN THE NEWS

  • Lost orchards, Roman roads, and hut circles From Harrogate News 9 Feb 2012New clues to the history of North Yorkshire have been unearthed by local archaeology groups – and published on the internet for all to see ...
    Posted 14 Feb 2012 16:26 by Paul Brayford
  • Grave discovery From Pontefract and Castleford Express 13 Feb 2012ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed the remains of a medieval burial ground at St Giles’ Church in Pontefract.Ten medieval graves were unexpectedly discovered ...
    Posted 14 Feb 2012 16:22 by Paul Brayford
  • Yorkshire heritage under threat as treasures are stolen to order Yorkshire Post 7 Jan 2012A TREASURE trove of antiques and artefacts worth hundreds of thousands of pounds has been stolen from or damaged in Yorkshire’s museums and stately ...
    Posted 12 Feb 2012 08:52 by Paul Brayford
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Featured Group

  • East Riding Archaeological Society The East Riding Archaeological Society (ERAS) was founded in the 1960s, and has been actively promoting the rich and varied archaeology of the East Riding ever since. The Society has ...
    Posted 26 Oct 2011 13:52 by Paul Brayford
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OUR NEXT EVENT

  • Field Trip to National Coal Mining Museum for England - 13 May 2012 The first field trip of 2012 will be on Sunday 13 May to the National Coal Mining Museum for England at Overton near Wakefield. The museum is located at Caphouse ...
    Posted 8 Apr 2012 07:50 by Paul Brayford
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Upcoming Conferences and Dayschools

  • The following list includes conferences and dayschools being run by CBA members but not CBA Yorkshire itself. If you wish us to advertise an event please email: web@cba-yorkshire.org.uk
  • Sheffield: Hunter Archaeological Society Centenary Weekend 11 - 13 May 2012 The first meeting of the Hunter Archaeological Society was held on 13 May 1912 and the Society is holding a centenary weekend exactly 100 years later.   Events include:   Sat 12 ...
    Posted 13 Apr 2012 05:22 by Paul Brayford
  • Archaeology and the Historic Environment in the Yorkshire Dales National Park - 21 April 2012 Archaeology and the Historic Environment in the Yorkshire Dales National ParkSaturday 21 April 2012, 10am to 4.30pmGrassington Town HallThe Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority is holding ...
    Posted 8 Apr 2012 08:00 by Paul Brayford
  • Scarborough: Dr Joann Fletcher - Mummification from Ancient Egypt to the 21st century NOTE THE SPEAKER CHANGE FOR THIS EVENTOn Monday 16 April 2012 Scarborough Archaeological & Historical Society as part of Scarborough Literature Festival will present an open lecture by Dr Joann ...
    Posted 29 Mar 2012 12:40 by Paul Brayford
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FIELDWORK OPPORTUNITIES

  • You may find it useful to read the Dig Survivors Guide if you've not been to a dig before
  • Barnsley: Mediaeval Woodland Archaeological Survey 22 Aug - 1 Sep Come along and help WOLF (Woodland Outreach Learning Foundation) learn more about the history of Cawthorne Park Woodlands. Bell pits, iron smelting, slag heapsand iron ore are all to be ...
    Posted 23 Aug 2011 05:22 by Paul Brayford
  • Weaverthorpe Geophysical Survey ‘The Friends of St Andrews, Weaverthorpe, have secured funding from the LEADER Coast, Wolds, Wetlands & Waterways programme for geophysical surveys in the churchyard of St Andrews and on the site ...
    Posted 7 Aug 2011 09:49 by Paul Brayford
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