The Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) is the leading professional body for archaeologists in the UK and abroad.
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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/organisat…
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Jun 12
Applying for Member (MCIfA) grade? You can apply anytime between Thursday 4 June - Tuesday 4 August to go to the professional review interview window of 7 - 18 September to be reviewed at the committee meeting on 3 November. Find the guidance online here archaeologists.net/join/mcif…
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Jun 11
A group of #archaeology students from the @uniofleicester (which runs CIfA accredited degrees) have unearthed timber buildings and associated finds during a dig at a #medieval village in Loddington in Leicestershire, as reported in BBC News online: ow.ly/HSPG50Zay0g
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Jun 11
The Council for British Archaeology (@archaeologyuk) is holding an evening event with @NaturalEngland, co-hosted by Tony Juniper, on 24 June at 7pm to discuss how #archaeology and #nature can work together, ahead of this summer’s Festival of Archaeology: ow.ly/9QIB50ZanoS
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Jun 9
Have you encountered ethical dilemmas during your daily work as an #archaeologist? Are you looking for guidance and help navigating these dilemmas? Then CIfA’s Practising Ethical Competence in #Archaeology workshop on 25 June could be for you: ow.ly/Lnke50Z9pBw
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Jun 8
A final call for CIfA’s Perspectives in Practice: Desk-Based Assessments workshop from 9:30am - 1pm on 9 June, aimed at #archaeologists and #historicenvironment practitioners who commission, write or approve DBAs: ow.ly/A7KH50Z8Hfq
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Jun 5
Applying for Associate (ACIfA) grade? Don't forget the next application deadline is Monday 15 June to be reviewed at the committee meeting on Tuesday 7 July. Find out how to apply here archaeologists.net/join/acif….
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Jun 4
Applying for CIfA’s Practitioner (PCIfA) grade? Make sure you get your applications in by Thursday 11 June at the latest to be reviewed at the end of the month. Apply online here archaeologists.net/join/appl….
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Jun 4
Archaeologists from @wessexarch, a CIfA Registered Organisation, have used a drone to survey a 12.5m (41ft) deep #medieval well, which once provided a vital source of water within the walls of Sheffield Castle, as reported in BBC News online: ow.ly/lrBp50Z7v1a
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Jun 3
During #VolunteersWeek, we would like to share with you some of the reasons why CIfA members volunteer. Here, we shine the spotlight on the volunteer chair of the @CifaFinds Special Interest Group, Emily Johnson, a senior zooarchaeologist with @ArchSouthEast.
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Jun 3
The latest Heritage Carbon Reduction webinar by @HistoricEngland is at 1pm on 18 June, entitled: #DigitalEmissions: Should #Heritage Organisations Worry about Them, and How Can We Lower Them? Free to attend and open to all. To book your place: ow.ly/HLve50Z75ax
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Jun 2
Join @CIfA_Wales and @ifa_archives Groups as they host an afternoon of talks and discussion about Archives in Wales, from 2pm on 5 June, featuring three speakers: ow.ly/Su1g50Z6L3x.
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Jun 1
It’s #VolunteersWeek, and CIfA wants to say a huge thanks to its member volunteers, without whom our work would not be as effective. Last year, over 300 of our members volunteered across a wide variety of roles, from Directors to Special Interest Groups: ow.ly/naLl50Z6b5c
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May 28
There are still a few places left on CIfA’s Perspectives in Practice: Desk-Based Assessments workshop from 9:30am - 1pm on 9 June, aimed at #archaeologists and #historicenvironment practitioners who commission, write or approve DBAs: ow.ly/nlqM50Z57X0
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May 28
CIfA has received funding from @HistoricEngland and @HistEnvScot to develop resources which support employers to engage with #HistoricEnvironment #apprenticeships, and would like your help to understand your needs as an employer, via a short survey: ow.ly/M5zq50Z520j
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May 26
Have you encountered ethical dilemmas during your daily work as an #archaeologist? Are you looking for guidance and help navigating these dilemmas? Then CIfA’s Practising Ethical Competence in Archaeology workshop on 25 June could be for you: ow.ly/4iM650Z4jxr
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May 22
The ONS has published the UK Standard Industrial Classification 2026, with an #archaeology code for the first time, thanks to @HistoricEngland's work with DCMS. Organisations will be able to code their business as Archaeological Research Investigations: ow.ly/GaFR50Z2C8X
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May 21
Archaeologists from Colchester Archaeological Trust, a CIfA Registered Organisation, have discovered a late-#Roman burial, thought to be of a high-status woman buried in a decorated lead coffin, during an excavation at the former Essex County Hospital: ow.ly/iC8M50Z2BaM
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May 20
Join the CIfA #Geoarchaeology and #Palaeoenvironment Network’s first ever networking event on 26 May, which will bring together specialists across all career stages, and this first event will feature two talks on marine geoarchaeology: ow.ly/BNbN50Z2cN1
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May 19
Join CIfA’s Community Archaeology Group for their informal tea break talk from 12:30, 20 May, on Managing the Message: #Archaeology in the Media, which explores how archaeological stories are shaped, shared & sometimes distorted across news & social media archaeologists.net/civicrm/e…
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May 15
The latest episode of the Climate Resilience Podcast has just been released, focusing on heritage adaptation and entitled Losing Well: Heritage, Climate Risk, and Adaptation, with Kate Guest of @HistoricEngland: ow.ly/XjIW50YZque
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