Catch ASE archaeologists at the CBA Festival of Archaeology 2025

Monday 21st July: Whitechapel excavation showcase

UCL East Culture Lab, Stratford & The Silk District, Whitechapel, LONDON

Celebrate the discoveries from our 2015-19 excavations at Stepney Way! Meet the curators at a new exhibition of stories from the site at the UCL East Culture Lab (10am-4pm) and join us on a site tour of The Silk District (5-6pm) to see how the archaeology has been incorporated into the new development. Find links to both events, the online exhibition, and more information. 

Tuesday 22nd – Friday 25th July: ASE at The Highdown Big Dig

Highdown Hill, Worthing, SUSSEX

This July you can catch an exciting new excavation taking place at Highdown Hill, a site of national archaeological importance. ASE osteoarchaeologist Hayley will be on site from Tuesday 22nd to Friday 25th July in case any human or animal bones are discovered during the dig. There’s an amazing program of events associated with the dig, which runs from Sunday 20th July to Thursday 31st July. Find more information about the Highdown Big Dig.

Thursday 24th July: The Festival of Essex Archaeology & Heritage

Cressing Temple Barns, Braintree, ESSEX

Come and see us at Cressing Temple Barns! See fantastic artefacts at our stand in the Barley barn, and perhaps even try on the armour of a Roman soldier! Hear from ASE expert excavators about exciting discoveries made at Chelmsford, Heybridge and Harlow. Find out more about the Festival of Essex Archaeology and Heritage.

Friday 25th July: Meet the experts

Fishbourne Roman Palace, Chichester, SUSSEX

Peek behind the scenes and meet a wide range of experts – including archaeologists from ASE – at Fishbourne Roman Palace! We’ll be there with a display of finds from our excavations, talking about some of our latest discoveries in the area. Find out more about this event at Fishbourne Roman Palace.
 

Saturday 26th July: Meet the #IceAgeIsland collections!

Sir Francis Cook Gallery, Jersey

Meet some archaeological treasures that have been in the collections for many years, as well as some recent finds. The Jersey Heritage Collections team and the Ice Age Island team will be on hand to share the stories behind each item. PLUS meet the researchers from ASE and the UCL Institute of Archaeology embarking on a new ‘mammoth’ research project on this material. Find out more about the Ice Age Island collections event.

Find out more about the CBA Festival of Archaeology.