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Twitter is a space for us to engage, communicate and share with so many, but we ask this is done in a respectful and kind manner. CIfA staff are always happy to be contacted directly via email/phone and value the benefits one-to-one discussions can bring archaeologists.net/organisation/s…

CIfA’s wonderful Early Career Special Interest Group @CIfA_EC are helping to host the Student and Early Careers Conference on 30 July from 3 – 8pm, as part of the @archaeologyuk fantastic annual #FestivalofArchaeology: archaeologyuk.org/youth-engageme…

Applying for Associate (ACIfA) grade? Don't forget the next application deadline is Monday 4 August to be reviewed at the committee meeting on Tuesday 2 September. Find out how to apply here archaeologists.net/join/acifa

Archaeologists from CIfA Registered Organisation, @wessexarch, working with @Dendrochronicle and funded by @HistEnvScot, have identified a 250-year-old shipwreck discovered on the island of Sanday in Orkney last year, as reported in BBC News Online: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

CIfA is delighted to collaborate with our friends at @archaeologyuk in delivering its annual #FestivalofArchaeology, from 19 July - 3 August, incorporating hundreds of in-person and virtual events across the UK, many involving CIfA members: archaeologyuk.org/festival.html

CIfA welcomes the publication of the Historic Environment Overview 2024-25, which provides headline updates on key changes to the sector. Produced by the @HistEnvForum with support from @HistoricEngland, the full report can be accessed here: historicengland.org.uk/research/herit…

CIfA’s weekly Jobs, Training and Volunteer bulletin is the most comprehensive source for the latest jobs and opportunities in #archaeology and related disciplines. For further information about how to advertise a job or opportunity: archaeologists.net/advertising-jo…

Politicians and business leaders have united to ensure that development plans complement the site of Britain's only known Roman chariot racing track, discovered by CIfA Registered Organisation Colchester Archaeological Trust, reported in BBC News Online: ow.ly/eHm150Wr7ZB

Applying for Member (MCIfA) grade? Don't forget the last application deadline to be reviewed this year is 4 August to go to the professional review interviews w/c 8 September and the committee meeting on Tuesday 28 October. Find the guidance online here archaeologists.net/join/mcifa

CIfA’s weekly Jobs, Training & Volunteer bulletin is the most comprehensive source for the latest jobs and opportunities in #archaeology and related disciplines. To discover your next job or training opportunity: archaeologists.net/careers/jist

CIfA’s Landscape Special Interest Group’s latest online tea break lecture, from 12:05 - 12:55 on 16 July, will explore the fascinating world of landscape #archaeology. Lectures are free and open to CIfA members, £5 for non-members: archaeologists.net/civicrm/event/…

CIfA Registered Organisation, @GUARD_Archaeol, has discovered the remarkable remains of a large and complex Neolithic hall where some of Scotland's first farmers gathered for festivities, as reported in BBC News Online: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

CIfA’s latest online Practising Ethical Competence in #Archaeology CPD workshop for accredited professionals will run on 15 July, from 2 – 4pm. CIfA Members: £30; Non-members: £75. For more information and to register: archaeologists.net/civicrm/event/…

An excavation by the Caerau and Ely Rediscovering Heritage Project at Trelai Park near Caerau Hillfort in Cardiff, led by CIfA member Dr Oliver Davis, has unearthed a Bronze Age burial site, as reported in BBC News Online: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Applying for CIfA’s Practitioner (PCIfA) grade? Make sure you get your applications in by Thursday 10 July at the latest to be reviewed at the end of the month. Apply online here archaeologists.net/join/apply.

This week’s featured job from CIfA’s Jobs, Training & Volunteer Bulletin: Building Surveyor / Architect (Heritage) at Historic Building Advisory Service. Salary: Negotiable from £40,000 pa. Full/part-time, based in Salisbury. Closing date: 23 July 2025: ow.ly/QYff50Wj8i0

A team of archaeologists from CIfA’s Registered Organisation MOLA, have pieced together thousands of fragments of 2,000-year-old wall plaster to reveal remarkable Roman frescoes, as reported in BBC News Online: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

CIfA’s latest online Practising Ethical Competence in #Archaeology CPD workshop for accredited professionals will run on 15 July, from 2 – 4pm. CIfA Members: £30; Non-members: £75. For more information and to register: ow.ly/YPpg50WbsjI

CIfA's Information Management Special Interest Group invites you to join them for the latest in a series of short online talks: OASIS Explained: Your Guide to the UK's Historic Environment Investigation Database, 12:30pm, on 8 July: ow.ly/r3NM50Wbq7u

A section of a #Roman column unearthed during a dig at a cricket club in Carlisle is just "the tip of the iceberg", according to CIfA Member Frank Giecco, site director of Uncovering Roman Carlisle, as reported in BBC News Online: ow.ly/X03C50WbphL

CIfA is delighted to learn that its former Chief Executive, Peter Hinton, was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours List. Congratulations to Pete for this well-deserved recognition of his huge contribution to archaeology.