RESIDENTS and visitors to Pembrokeshire are being invited to take part in the world’s biggest celebration of archaeology this month.
Now in its 23rd year, the Festival of Archaeology sees around 70 Cadw-funded activities take place across Wales from July 13th to 28th, encouraging people to get hands on with history.
They include discovering Nevern Castle and Castell Henllys Iron Age Fort.
The festival is organised by The Council for British Archaeology (CBA) and launches with a key message: To make the most of the UK’s unique and rich archaeological landscape.
Dr Mike Heyworth MBE, Director of the CBA, said: “In the current climate, it is more important than ever that members of the public understand how they can play a vital role in archaeology.
“Archaeology is key to understanding who we are as humans, where we have come from and where we might be going. Traces of history are all around us, dating back to almost 800,000 years to the first signs of early humans in the UK. But if that evidence is not looked out for, we risk losing it forever.”
TV presenter, historian and festival patron, Michael Woods added: “I am struck everywhere by the staggering amount of fresh insight and new knowledge. The festival celebrates that passion and Britain’s riches. It gets people out of their armchairs, into the open and experiencing history hands on. What better way to understand the past and our relationship to it?”
For further information on the Festival of Archaeology 2013, search the online event listings at www.archaeologyfestival.org.uk/whatson
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