Young Archaeologists' Club: Holiday Special

Young Archaeologists’ Club

Brings 6 individual full day sessions:

Wednesday 8th – Friday 10th
Wednesday 15th – Friday 17th

Time: 10-2:30 Pm (Lunch 12-1Pm)
Price: £30 per day
Ages: 8-16 years old
Capacity: 10 people per session

Please bring a packed lunch with you unless you are entitled to HAF

Link to tickets on our ‘whats on page : all tickets’

Those entitiled to HAF follow this Link to book :
Groundwork South & North Tyneside – HAF at Jarrow Hall – Archaeology for ages 8-16 years – Jarrow Archaeological Mission / https://book.plinth.org.uk/e/VpUJPNA9RH6Slj2Pev5E

Join our archaeologists at Jarrow Hall and learn about all things Archaeology!

Programme: HAF makes Thursday and Fridays session free
Wednesday 8th – Wool Wednesday: We will explore the manufacture and preparation of wool clothing. We will spend time gathering wool left by our sheep, then we will try our hand at preparing it to make into clothes. We will explore carding (combing), spinning and weaving in an effort to create a piece of fabric.

Thursday 9th – Pottery:
We will be exploring the creation of pottery, from clay to pot. We will carry out a series of experiments to prepare our clay and then to create our pots using different historical methods.

In the afternoon, we will handle pottery found in the JAM excavations. After this, Children can optionally ‘fire’ their clay pot to help it become pottery, though this often has a high failure rate.

Friday 10th – Excavation:
We will look at how archaeologists find out evidence by digging. Using trowels, spades, wheelbarrows and other tools, we will set up test pits to explore archaeology as a career.
Wednesday 15th – We will continue to excavate, as we did the week before. But we will introduce new tools such as mattocks and techniques such as archaeological drawing.
After lunch, we will explore Anglo-Saxon and Viking warfare through replica handling and recreating a battle.
Thursday 16th:
We will continue to excavate, as we did the week before. But we will introduce new tools such as mattocks and techniques such as archaeological drawing.

After lunch, we will explore Anglo-Saxon and Viking herbal remedies. We will create a remedy believed to cure eye infection and we will create your own herb charm to take away with you.

Friday 17th – Excavation:
We will look at how archaeologists find out evidence by digging. Using trowels, spades, wheelbarrows and other tools, we will set up test pits to explore archaeology as a career.

After lunch, we will wash our finds and add them to our timeline.

ran by Jarrow Archaeological mission (J.A.M)