CIfA Early Careers SIG

Join the Committee! The Early Careers Group are looking for a Chairperson to join the Committee. Are you an archaeologist in the early stages of your career and looking for ways to get involved, meet people and help s…

Applications are open until Wednesday 1 October 2025. For more information about the role and how to apply, click here: cifaearlycareersgroup.wordpress.com/2025/09/25/j...

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Are you an archaeologist in the early stages of your career and looking for ways to get involved, meet people and help shape the profession?

Have you thought about standing as Chair of CIfA’s Early Careers Group?

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The @archaeologyuk.bsky.social Unearthing Futures Event Day is now open to anyone aged 16–25!

Sign-up has also been extended to 4 September, so don't miss out.

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Unearthing Futures: a youth-led pathway into archaeology event Curious about archaeology but not sure where to start? Join us on the 13th September at the Great North Museum: Hancock in Newcastle for a free, exciting, youth-powered event designed just for you!

Whether you're completely new to archaeology or already involved, this day is about opening up opportunities, exploring new ideas, and meeting others who care about the past, and the future.

Applications close 17 August. Find out more and apply here 👉 shorturl.at/1sJvV

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🔬 Hands-on workshops (from animal bones and fieldwork skills to museum curation and illustration)
🗣️ A chance to connect with professionals and ask your questions
📸 A creative photowalk exploring personal heritage
🚌 £50+ travel bursaries + free lunch provided (who doesn't love free food!)

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Don't miss the latest event from @archaeologyuk.bsky.social's Youth Advisory Board!

If you're aged 16-21 and want to explore what engagement in archaeology and heritage could look like for you, come join for:

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Student and Early Careers Conference 2025

To listen to Jenny's talk, make sure to book your free place at the Student and Early Careers Conference HAPPENING NOW here: www.archaeologyuk.org/youth-engage...

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My talk will discuss human/bog relations and the humanities in the context of peat and moss, a way of thinking-with which I am calling a critical peat/bog studies.

Jenny will be talking about the importance of studying bog bodies and the wider context of human interaction with peatlands.

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🗣 Meet the Student and Early Career Speakers! 🗣

My research centres around the 'bog body phenomenon' and takes place at the intersections of archaeology, environmental humanities, critical plant studies and more-than-human/posthumanism.

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Student and Early Careers Conference 2025

To listen to Qian's talk, make sure to book your free place at the Student and Early Careers Conference TODAY here: www.archaeologyuk.org/youth-engage...

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Qian will be exploring how diverse audiences engage with national heritage institutions and arts festivals in both the UK and China, and how this understanding can be used to improve heritage outreach.

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She holds an MA from Newcastle University and a BA from Nanjing University of the Arts, passionate about inclusive programming and amplifying underrepresented voices in global heritage. Qian is currently completing a PhD in Heritage Management at York.

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🗣 Meet the Student and Early Career Speakers! 🗣

Qian Wang researches public engagement with heritage institutions and arts festivals in the UK and China, focusing on cross-cultural audiences and creative strategies.

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Student and Early Careers Conference 2025

To listen to Esmé and Amy's talk, make sure to book your free place at the Student and Early Careers Conference on 30 July here: www.archaeologyuk.org/youth-engage...

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She is interested in engaging young people in archaeology, as well as population genetics and genetic disorders in the past.

Amy will be explaining with Esmé Haigh how they used the process of co-creation to redevelop the Young Archaeologists' Club website.

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🗣 Meet the Student and Early Career Speakers! 🗣

Amy is one of the YAC Website Redevelopment Placements, and has been working at the CBA since May. She is also studying for a master's in Bioarchaeology at the University of York.

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Student and Early Careers Conference 2025

To listen to Lucie's talk, make sure to book your free place at the Student and Early Careers Conference on 30 July here: www.archaeologyuk.org/youth-engage...

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Lucie will be exploring how developer-led archaeology can be applied to practicing sustainable development through a wetland and riverine case study area.

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I am passionate about sustainability, and so in my research I am exploring how we can realise archaeology’s potential to help us build a more sustainable world using all the amazing insights into the past gained from developer-led archaeological sites.

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🗣 Meet the Student and Early Career Speakers! 🗣

Hello, my name is Lucie! I am currently studying for a master’s in archaeology at the University of Reading, following a few years of working in the commercial archaeology sector.

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Student and Early Careers Conference 2025

Esmé will be explaining with Amy Vaughan how they used the process of co-creation to redevelop the Young Archaeologists' Club website.

To listen to Esmé and Amy, make sure to book your free place at the Student and Early Careers Conference on 30 July here: www.archaeologyuk.org/youth-engage...

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I have always been passionate about history and archaeology and I’ve really enjoyed applying that interest and learning a whole new set of skills through the redevelopment project.

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🗣 Meet the Student and Early Career Speakers! 🗣

Hello! My name is Esmé, I work as the YAC Website Development Placement, helping with the redevelopment of the YAC website.

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Student and Early Careers Conference 2025

To listen to the live talks, make sure to book your free place at the Student and Early Careers Conference on 30 July here: www.archaeologyuk.org/youth-engage...

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Arin will be speaking about how deconstructing the impact of the orientalist lens of Victorian classicists can give insight into previously overlooked cultural relations evidenced through Protocorinthian pottery such as the Macmillan Aryballos.

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My historical interest reaches from Bronze Age Crete, the Archaic Peloponnese, up until the late Byzantine Empire. My particular interest in archaeology covers the different forms of precious, personalised collectibles and storage pots found across Ancient History. 

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🗣 Meet the Student and Early Career Speakers! 🗣

I am a Classics student with an interest in ancient visual art and archaeology, and I am interested in the intersection between literary theory and artistic analysis.

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YouTube video by Council for British Archaeology A Winter is Coming: climate change & maxillary sinusitis in Britain in the Late Antiquity

His talk is already available to watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWPq...

To listen to the live talks, make sure to book your free place at the Student and Early Careers Conference on 30 July here: www.archaeologyuk.org/youth-engage...

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My primary research interests are bioarchaeology, osteoarchaeology and past climates.

Leon will be discussing the possibility of using palaeopathological proxies to measure climate change, using the example of Maxillary Sinusitis in Roman and early medieval Britain.

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🗣 Meet the Student and Early Career Speakers! 🗣

I'm a current Msc Funerary Archaeology student at the University of York, due to finish in September. Aside from this, I've excavated a number of sites around the UK and in Greece, as well as volunteering for Knaresborough Town Museum.

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