Waterloo Uncovered: Excavation Programme

Since 2015, Waterloo Uncovered has been taking Veterans and Serving Military Personnel (VSMP) to excavate on the site of one of the world’s most decisive battles – Waterloo in Belgium – where we have made important new discoveries about the fighting there, and about the people who took part. This programme offers a practical and immersive experience with a two week trip to Belgium for hands-on excavation with a team of world renowned archaeologists. It will also encourage veterans to use mindful techniques and to engage in archaeology with a powerful emphasis on wellbeing.

Waterloo Uncovered is the groundbreaking charity combining a world-class archaeological project on the Waterloo battlefield with expert veteran care and recovery. Each year we continue to grow and expand our scope of work, all while using archaeology as our primary tool to improve the wellbeing, education and recovery of veterans and serving personnel, many of whom have experienced mental or physical impacts from their service.

Since 2015 we have been uncovering the archaeological secrets of Waterloo while helping veterans and serving personnel recover from the traumas of war.

To date, we've discovered over 7000 archaeological finds and supported more than 350 veterans from the UK, Netherlands, Ukraine, Belgium and beyond.

There is still plenty more work to be done - and we can't do it without your support.

Our programmes

Excavation

Our flagship programmes includes two weeks of digging on the site of the world's most famous land battle.
 
Finds

This hybrid programme teaches veterans key post-excavation skills through finds handling sessions and workshops.  
 
Battlefields Uncovered

An online educational programme exploring conflict archaeology, providing veterans with academic credits.