CFA Archaeology News

CFA's latest article, New evidence for Romano-British pottery manufacture at Poppyfields Drive, Snettisham, is now published in Norfolk Archaeology. Excavations uncovered over 3,200 Roman pottery sherds, including numerous defective vessels and ‘seconds’, providing new evidence for pottery manufacture, trade and industry at Romano-British Snettisham.

CFA Archaeology is collecting local histories from community members with memories about the Ripon Barracks, North Yorkshire.

CFA Archaeology is excited to share our latest journal article, '500 Years of River Management of the Dove Valley, along the Border of Derbyshire and Staffordshire', published in the Journal of Wetland Archaeology. Investigations at Dovecliff Weir uncovered the remains of an earlier medieval weir, revealing centuries of river management practices and highlighting the value of archaeology in river restoration projects.

CFA Archaeology is hiring Apprentice Fieldwork Archaeologists, to be based out of our Leeds, West Yorkshire office.

The Vernacular Archaeology Group’s (VAG) annual spring conference took place this month, bringing together industry experts and enthusiasts to explore the rich architectural heritage of central Scotland.

CFA's April and May Photo Competition winners are showcased.

CFA staff enjoyed the CIfA 2026 conference in Edinburgh, where they attended sessions, engaged in debate and discussion, and caught up with colleagues.

Last week, two of CFA’s heritage consultants attended The Setting of Heritage Assets, a specialist training course hosted by Oxford University.

CFA Archaeology is hiring Field Archaeologists to be based out of our Milton Keynes office.

CFA Archaeology is hiring Archaeological Supervisors to be based in Milton Keynes.

CFA Archaeology is hiring Project Officers and Senior Project Officers, to be based out of our Milton Keynes office.

CFA's March Photo Competition winner was Jenni, with 'Archiving Colour'.

CFA has a new article in ‘Prehistoric Yorkshire’ detailing our excavations of a rural Iron Age settlement in West Yorkshire. We uncovered evidence of enclosed fields adjacent to a settlement with a roundhouse, grain store, and more - showing both work and domestic life.

Discover CFA’s latest article in SAIR! Our 2019 excavations at Loak Farm, Perth and Kinross, revealed a thriving Bronze Age community living in timber roundhouses and producing surplus grain which they stored in raised granaries. Evidence shows limited Iron Age occupation and early medieval re-use of the site for metalworking and crop processing.

CFA's January Photo Competition winner was Nick, with 'Site Scene from Below'.

CFA's December Photo Competition winner was Joe, with 'Abandoned Quarry'.

In case you missed the Edinburgh, Lothians & Borders Archaeology Conference this past November, the talks were recorded and are now available to watch online.

CFA Archaeology has renewed their ISO 9001 certificate in Quality Management Systems.

CFA has published an article in the Forth Naturalist and Historian describing our excavations near the Devonpark Knitwear Factory in Tillicoultry.

CFA's zooarchaeologist and post-excavation officer Josh has been elected to the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) Finds Group.