Ever wondered how our ancestors built or made things?
History@Work Weekends showcase the inner workings of Experimental Archaeology.
Imagine a place where the sound of ancient tools still ring, whpere ancient skills and processes are not forgotten. Bring your family to a unique day out in Dorset.
These weekends offer you the chance to see our volunteers and staff demonstrating their individual skills and expertise in a wide range of crafts and activities that genuinely contribute to the construction and maintenance of the site.
The days are informal and allow you to ask those detailed questions that you have always wanted to ask, to see authentic tools and methods at work and to enjoy behind the scenes detailed tours of our fabulous structures by those who built them. This is a great chance to understand the complex issues and processes that turn a small piece of evidence from the ground into something tangible.
This History@Work weekend will be ‘roof’ themed. We aim to:
Work/techniques will include:
Our wonderful volunteers will be on-hand to demonstrate various techniques and answer questions. There will be an opportunity to get involved in some of the tasks, explore the buildings on site and of course purchase the delightful homemade cakes!
We will be open to the public from 10am - 4pm on
Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th May 2018.
Tickets are available on the gate:
Adults: £5.00
Children: £2.50
Under 4's Free of charge
Please note smoking and dogs are not allowed on site.
This History@Work weekend will cover several areas:
Work/techniques will include:
Our wonderful volunteers will be on-hand to demonstrate various techniques and answer questions. There will be an opportunity to get involved in some of the tasks, explore the buildings on site and of course purchase the delightful homemade cakes!
We will be open to the public from 10am - 4pm on
Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th October 2018.
Tickets are available on the gate:
Adults: £5.00
Children: £2.50
Under 4's Free of charge
Please note smoking and dogs are not allowed on site.
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