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Shag an Archaeologist Day – Shag Props!

Shaginora! Check out these brand spanking new Shag Props! Specially designed to make you 2.5% more attractive, these cheeky little numbers are an odds on favourite to get you shagged on the 23rd July. Read more

Bunnygate – The Saga Continues!

Just in time for the start of Wimbledon, internationally respected carrot cruncher Cllr. Alan Melton fired forth with yet another volley of gobshite tennis yesterday, with this little gem lapped up by the local rag: Read more

Council leader declares war on archaeologist ‘Bunny Huggers’

Archaeologists in Cambridgeshire preparing to ‘Shag Like Bunnies’ on 23rd July, met with grim news this morning – learning that ‘Shag an Archaeologist day 2011’ has been cancelled in their district. Read more

Shag an Archaeologist Day – New T-Shirts!

If you were lucky enough to purchase one of the original Shag an Archaeologist Day T-Shirts, then hold onto it tight. Selling faster than a beach volley ball Olympic final ticket, the original Union Jack ‘care for a shag’ T-Shirts have now sold out – thanks in no small part to a bulk order of several thousand placed by those saucy devils at the CBA. Good effort guys! Read more

Past Orders Part 3: A hiccup with the evidence?

The Great Beer Experiment produced a passable ale, but the proof of the pudding is not just in the drinking. The strength of an experimental hypothesis is underpinned by what we find in the dirt; if there is a general lack of animal bone to support O’Kelly’s cooking explanation, the archaeobotanical evidence to support the brewing interpretation is equally sparse. Read more

Sincerely Yours

The long lost art of letter writing, expertly executed by Koop and Earl Zinger. Friday’s tune for the facebook generation… Read more

Digging up Bloomsday

‘Hey did you catch Conor’s new Blog?’

‘What? Conor’s not got a blog. I’d have known if Conor had a blog.’

‘I was reading it yesterday.’

‘Eh? Conor Conor or the other Conor?’

‘Not Conor (obviously!) – or the other.

‘Conor the other the other? Didn’t know he was blogging. What’s it like?’

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Past Orders Part 2: The Great Beer Experiment

The Bronze Age burnt mounds of Ireland are enigmatic; many theories have been proposed for their purpose, from cooking sites to prehistoric saunas. But were these monuments actually microbreweries for Bronze Age beer? In part two of our three part series, we get down to business with archaeologists who like to experiment… Read more

Edible Archaeology

Ever heard the expression you can’t have your site and eat it? No, neither have we. But checking out these beauties on the ‘cakes’ section of the Current Archaeology website, it seems the lost art of competitive baking is alive and well on digs up and down the land. Read more

Past Orders Part 1: The Archaeology of Beer

The Bronze Age burnt mounds of Ireland are enigmatic; many theories have been proposed for their purpose, from cooking sites to prehistoric saunas. But were these monuments actually microbreweries for Bronze Age beer? In the first of a 3 part series, Diggingthedirt samples the evidence. Read more

Group Therapy

Field season’s a coming – good luck to all you bright young things about to start your archaeological careers, and have your lives changed for ever. Read more

The Top Ten Funny Archaeology Videos

Archaeology – no laughing matter – unless of course you’re taking the piss out of Time Team, in which case it’s hilarious. Pulled from the YouTube, these top ten videos are some of the best we’ve found – but perhaps you know of more? Stick your favourite’s down in the comments, or post them up on our facebook page. There’s a poll there too, for you to rearrange our top ten into your top ten and pick out your own number one. Enjoy – and Happy Friday from all at DtD!
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Shag an Archaeologist Day 2011

‘Shag an Archaeologist Day 2011’ is an online project to help convince the general public to have sex with an archaeologist on  Saturday July 23rd 2011.  This date coincides with the Festival of British Archaeology, which runs from 16th – 31st July 2011. Read more

The Herit Age

First came the Stone Age, then the Bronze Age, followed quick sharp by the Iron Age. Then there was a good while when nothing really happened. Until, that is, we invented archaeology, and so began the Herit Age. Read more

Diggingthedirt is Insulted!

Former vegetarian restaurant owner Mike Pitts is Editor of British Archaeology, and like the wholesome food he used to purvey, our Royal Wedding series seems to have given him wind and self-righteousness. Read more