Neil Redfern

We are very sad to hear the news of Mike Corbishley's passing.

Mike was a long-time supporter of the CBA and co-founder of YAC. We’ll be celebrating Mike’s life and contributions in an upcoming issue of British Archaeology.

Here he is in 1986, celebrating the conclusion of a Wroxeter excavation

Looking forward to reading and watching all of the submissions to A Day In Archaeology. Enjoy all.

We’re kicking off #ADayInArchaeology with an intro from @neilredfern.bsky.social, filmed in a landscape that holds deep personal meaning

From muddy boots to museum work, stay tuned today as we follow a day in the life of archaeologists, students & volunteers across the UK 🏺✨

YouTube video by Neil Redfern How does this many faced sundial work? #festivalofarchaeology #history

#FestivalOfArchaeology Day 11. I know I have missed @askanarchaeologist.bsky.social Day but this question is important: youtube.com/shorts/xFEXH...
@nattrustarch.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @catlodge.bsky.social

Iron Age hoard moves permanently to Yorkshire Museum The Melsonby Hoard contains 800 artefacts, believed to be one of the UK's largest Iron Age finds.

Great to see this news and I cant wait to see it go on permanent display. We are long overdue a blockbuster exhibition on the Iron Age in Yorkshire @yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social @archaeologyuk.bsky.social #FestivalOfArchaeology www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

YouTube video by Neil Redfern 27 July 2025

#FestivalOfArchaeology2025 learning to use YouTube Shorts for my Festival journey @archaeologyuk.bsky.social - let me know what you think 🤔 youtube.com/shorts/piqTa...

A Day in Archaeology blogs Read the blogs from our A Day In Archaeology series

#AskAnArchaeologist Day. @archaeologyuk.bsky.social Thats a wrap for the 20205 AAA Day. If you are missing the chat & conversation there is plenty more to come from #FestivalOfArchaeology not least #ADayInArchaeology to find out more head to www.archaeologyuk.org/festival/a-d...

Wow what an offer - did I agree to that 😱. Don’t miss out there is lots to discover. If 48 hours are not long enough you can always become a member and read at your leisure… The is 20% off membership during the Festival.

Why does the press always think we are baffled? What I don’t know in life far exceeds what I have learnt. The thirst for knowledge and new experiences/ideas/questions is key to what makes archaeology fascinating.

Jessica and Anna have been hidden behind the scenes all day keeping us connected and cross posting questions. We hope this has worked and we will continue to ensure our reach is as wide as possible but fragmentation of our world is making this difficult. 2/2

As we start our last 30 mins of #AskAnArchaeologist Day I want to give a big shoutout to two members of the CBA @archaeologyuk.bsky.social team, Jessica and Anna. This year we have expanded beyond X and tried to host AAADay over multiple platforms. 1/2

Calling all curious minds! Today is #AskAnArchaeologistDay, your chance to ask anything you’ve ever wanted to know about archaeology!

📱 Join the conversation on X, BlueSky, TikTok, and Instagram, just use the hashtag #AskAnArchaeologist or ask your question in the comments to get involved.

What does archaeology mean to YOU? One word, a poem, anything goes.

Let us know in the comments below 👇

John Henry Philips giving a talk in a large tent - screen behind him and audience in front.

@chalkefestival.bsky.social listening to @johnhenryphillips.bsky.social talk about Romany Archacaeology if you head over to @archaeologyuk.bsky.social you can get access to his article in our British Archaeology magazine

Day 5 of @chalkefestival.bsky.social! Come and escape from the sun in the shade of the heritage hub tent ☀️ Try fun hands-on activities, grab some free magazines, and meet the team!

Congratulations Steve 👏👏👏

The wonderful Dave Coombs. Taught me at Manchester in the early 90’s and yes we had a trip up Mam Tor….

📣 Join us tomorrow for our CBA Office Open Day as part of York Festival of Ideas!

Drop in any time between 11am - 3pm at De Grey House, York to explore what we do, chat with the team, and take part in hands-on archaeology activities.

No booking needed & totally free (donations welcome)

A photo of a hand holding an elegant honey-coloured flint point.

A photo of a hand holding an elegant honey-coloured flint point.

Today is the final excavation day at Skipsea in East #Yorkshire, and we’ve dug our way into the Early Mesolithic. And here - an elegant flint point, a razor-thin slash through time, found lying exactly where it had been dropped, some 10,000 years ago. 🏺
#FlintFriday #FindsFriday

My week has also seen me doing lots of dog walks around Clifton, York, where you can find remnants of RAF Clifton, medieval ridge and furrow and the garden tree planting for the North Riding of Yorkshire Mental Hospital at Clifton Park #OutAndAboutArchaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social

On Friday I walked from Richmond to Easby Abbey. On the way back we past a memorial to a Drummer Boy disappeared when trying to find the ‘lost’ tunnel between Richmond Castle & the Abbey. The trees growing over the path makes a natural tunnel #OutAndAboutArchaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social

Wednesday saw me exploring Sutton Bank with Miles Johnson, National Park Archaeologist @northyorkmoors.org.uk From Bronze Age Barrows and Dykes to WW2 slit trenches, from Hillforts to aircraft hangars and even conservation goats 🐐 this walk had it all
#OutAndAboutArchaeology

Over the last 9 days for #OutAndAboutArchaeology I have explored York from leading a walking tour to dashing round the City Walls on my lunch brakes - York never disappoints, there is always something going on and it’s constantly changing @archaeologyuk.bsky.social

One of favourite books is Waterland by Graham Swift - gives such a wonderful and evocative description of living in the Fens and the power of its watery landscape

#OutAndAboutArchaeology looking back at 9 days walking to raise money for @archaeologyuk.bsky.social. I covered 146km and here are a few of my walks:

1,944km to Support Out & About Archaeology This May, CBA staff and trustees will walk a combined 1,944km, to commemorate the year the CBA was founded, to celebrate the archaeology that surrounds us and raise vital funds to support our work thr...

This a link to our fundraising page that actually works! #OutAndAboutArchaeology
bit.ly/4ktpe6w

Small slit trench half of which has been excavated by archaeologists. Next to the trench is a mound of earth that was the upcast of the trench used as a firing platform

Large ditch and bank - a Bronze Age dike which turns to the right as it goes around and earlier burial mound. The earthworks are covered in Bilberry and a tree grows out of the mound

Roof of aircraft hangar. Made of wooden trusses called a Belfast Truss. Over 100 years old.

5 goats eating grass and the leaves of a Silver Birch tree. The goats are an orange/gold colour and know as Golden Guernsey’s

#OutAndAboutArchaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social Wednesday - Sutton Bank, North Yorkshire with Miles Johnson from the @northyorkmoors.org.uk exploring everything from the prehistoric to the WW2, Hillforts to slit trenches, Belfast Truss hangars to conservation goats. We even met an adder!!

Information panel for Easby Abbey, nr Richmond North Yorkshire

View of Richmond Castle over the River Swale. Trees in foreground and to side of castle with tower keep in middle of the image

Me standing in small doorway of the Gatehouse to Easby Abbey. Next to me is my very wet Dog Star. A golden cocker spaniel who has just been swimming in the River Swale.

Information board outside Easby Abbey

#OutAndAboutArchaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social lovely day in Richmond walking to Easby Abbey along the River Swale

Screen shot showing number of steps - 30,114 and kilometres 22.8

Yesterday I added a further 22km and passed 100 for the week. #WalkingAndTalkingYourWay

1,944km to Support Out & About Archaeology This May, CBA staff and trustees will walk a combined 1,944km, to commemorate the year the CBA was founded, to celebrate the archaeology that surrounds us and raise vital funds to support our work thr...

All this week I have been walking to raise money for the CBA @archaeologyuk.bsky.social, joining staff and trustees as we try and cover 1,944km in one week for Out & About Archaeology.

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