The Young Archaeologists’ Club (YAC) is the only UK-wide club for young people (8-16 y/o) interested in archaeology. YAC is run by @archaeologyuk

Joined January 2012
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Jun 9
From test-pitting to reconstructing historic sites on Minecraft, Cornwall YAC have been taking part in an exciting programme of events this year. Find out more about their recent activities and their plans for this year's Festival of Archaeology! 🤩 👉yac-uk.org/blog/catching-up-…
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Jun 3
It's always great to hear about YAC branches getting involved in local excavations! 🤩 Read about Bexley YAC's amazing day digging at Lesnes Abbey in southeast London with @TheDigVenturers on the YAC blog 👉 yac-uk.org/blog/bexley-yac-d…
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Jun 1
📣We're pleased to share another of this year's Dig It! competitions! Three lucky winners will be excavating the Anglo-Saxon site of Cookham, Berkshire on 31st July with archaeologists from @UniofReading. Find out more and enter the competition👉yac-uk.org/whats-new/competi…
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May 27
🎉We're delighted to share that three of our YAC branches have been awarded grants from the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society! Find out more on the YAC blog 👉 yac-uk.org/blog/three-yacs-r…
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May 26
🪏New on the YAC blog: read all about how Inverness YAC organised their own archaeological dig at the Heights of Docharty near Dingwall! 👉yac-uk.org/blog/excavation-u…
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May 20
📣Announcing our first Dig It! competition of 2026! Three lucky YAC members will be heading to Ballynahatty, County Down on 20th June, hosted by @QUBelfast to work on an incredible prehistoric henge site! 😍 Find out more and enter the competition 👉yac-uk.org/whats-new/competi…
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May 19
🎉Dig It! is back for 2026 and YAC members aged 8-16 could work alongside archaeologists at some amazing sites right across the UK! Our first competition will be launched soon on our website and via the YAC newsletter... 👀 👉yac-uk.org/whats-new/competi… 🧵1/2
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May 19
We're also delighted to share that each winner will have access to a bursary made possible by the @MarshAwards to help cover the costs of travel, accommodation and/or subsistence and will also receive an amazing satchel of archaeological tools from Past Horizons! 🧵2/2
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May 18
📣Today is the start of the Council for British Archaeology’s Out and About Archaeology events programme for 2026! Check out our exciting programme of guided events, digital tours, resources and much more👉yac-uk.org/blog/yac-celebrat…
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May 13
🎉Happy 10th birthday to Mick Aston's Young Archaeologists (MAYA YAC)! In our latest blog, branch leader Liz shares some highlights from the club’s first 10 years and tells us about their recent celebratory fieldtrip🎂 👉yac-uk.org/blog/maya-yac-cel…
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May 7
Here at YAC HQ we really enjoy supporting placement students to gain experience working in heritage and archaeology. In our latest blog, our placement student Amelia shares her experience working with YAC, from medieval baking to Mesoamerican crafts! 👉yac-uk.org/blog/placement-op…
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May 5
Hi! I’m Sophie Nutt, currently studying for an MSc in Museum & Heritage Practice @HistArchChester This May, I’m excited to be #volunteering with @archaeologyuk and YAC as a Youth Engagement Content Creator. Today’s task: choose a YAC activity and have a go. 🧵1/2
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May 5
I baked a stratigraphy cake🍰 A fun, hands-on way to explore archaeological layers! Fancy having a go yourself👉yac-uk.org/activity/make-a-s… #Archaeology #Heritage #learningThroughPlay 🧵2/2
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May 5
🎉We're thrilled to introduce our newest YAC branch - Dereham YAC based at the amazing @GressenhallFW in Norfolk! Read our latest blog post from branch leaders Katie and Susie to find out more 👉yac-uk.org/blog/introducing-…
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Apr 15
Do you know someone who is passionate about breaking down barriers and helping others to take part in archaeology? You can nominate them to be 2026’s Community Archaeologist of the Year in the Marsh Community Archaeology Awards! Find out more 👉archaeologyuk.org/our-work/a…
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Mar 28
We've had a fantastic time today learning all about the Ancient Maya with Archaeodiscovery for our latest YAC Leader training day. Huge thanks to @Fulham_Palace YAC for hosting us, especially Alexis who also gave us a fab tour 🤩 🧵1/3
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Mar 28
We created worry dolls, tasted Mayan hot chocolate and *tried* to build clay whistles, all of which come from our fab new resource pack, crammed with activities, games and info about the Maya. 🧵2/3
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Mar 28
We finished our leader training day by making a rainforest #soundscape. Can you hear the frog? 🐸 Huge thanks to @HistoricEngland for their ongoing funding that supports our YAC training events. 🧵3/3
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Mar 27
📢New YAC competition alert! We’ve partnered up with our friends at Archaeodiscovery to offer our YAC members the chance to win a Junior Archaeologist Kit! 🤩 Find out more than enter the competition: 👉yac-uk.org/whats-new/competi…
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