Glastonbury Ancient Antler Craft
Antler crafts with Greencrafts@Glastonbury
A tiny team – just two of us headed to Glastonbury.
We meet a fantastic range of folk, many were returning customers, some from nearly a decade ago.
We got great feedback on antler longevity, one ring has just broken after being worm each day for 8 years.
We also got to decorate a tine started as a task many years ago.
Museum SOS
We took our archaeological science adventure to Bluedot (boy, did it rain) and Green Man.
Calling all scientists of the human past. There has been a museum mash-up and we need you to help us sort out our store. Finds from some of the most important ancient sites in the UK have been mixed up. We want to train citizen scientists to help in our race against time – and get the objects back to their secure store. Come along grab a fragment of pot, bone or stone and learn new skills to help identify our objects and sites and reveal how people lived in ancient times.
We are a team of archaeological scientists from across Europe who are investigating ancient objects using cutting edge techniques. We use microscopes, molecules and more to understand people, animals, foods and technologies. Find out how our analysis of ancient DNA, cut marks and food remains allows us to explore past lives. Join us and learn how to look at the world in new ways.
This was an interactive introduction to archaeological chemistry and biomolecular archaeology – led by Guerilla Archaeology and working with ChemArch (a Marie Skłodowska-Curie doctoral training network developing the next generation of artefact scientists) to develop interest and excitement in STEM.
The activities were designed to allow individuals to work as citizen scientists. They handled fragmentary artefact reproductions (mixed up in our museum accident), identifed materials (pot, bone, stone etc) and explored how scientific analyses work to characterise human activity, and therefore sites. Everyone was given at least two artefacts and got work with the teams to undertake ‘analyses’, get results and reveal fascinating facts about the past.
Techniques included macroscopic examination (e.g. stone vs metal tool marks, wear associated with use) and biomolecular analysis (e.g. mass spectroscopy and genetic coding). The team were all experts in these techniques and were able to supplement and enhance interactions using their own experiences.
Pumpkin Art 2023
These images are based on Scandinavian rock art.
Guerilla Archaeology 