DigVentures is the body behind the Europe’s first-ever crowd-funded and crowd-sourced archaeological excavation, at Flag Fen in Peterborough - the site of a Bronze Age causeway made of millions of vertical and horizontal timbers, the existence of which is threatened by the retreat of waters which have hitherto acted to preserve the structure. The website features blogs and videos documenting the excavation, information about the site and its importance as well as details on how to contribute and volunteer and profile of ‘venturers’. The success of the dig indicates that such projects may well have a significant role to play in archaeology, providing, as they do, not just a source of funding, but also labour for ventures that previously would have proved difficult to undertake.