Scheme attended Festival of British Archaeology Events
The Scheme is organising (or helping with) a variety of events to coincide with the Festival of British Archaeology, that is run by the Council for British Archaeology.
PAs stand at the Kent County Stand
Friday 15th July 2011
The PAS in Kent is hosting a stand at the Kent County Show this year. The stand will include a demonstration of the new PAS database. LEGISE (the National Metal Detecting Council's southern group) will be in attendance with a different display of finds each day along with a display from the Kent Archaeology Society. The Kent Finds Liaison Officer will be on hand to identify and record any finds brought in members of the public. We can be ocated at stand numbe 308 on the show plan.
Treasures from the Earth Finds Identification Day
Saturday 16th July 2011
Finds identification day run by Anna Tyacke, Finds Liaison Officer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme, for the Treasures from the Earth Exhibition that is travelling around Southwest museums.
Finds Identification Day, Priest's House Museum and Garden
Saturday 16th July 2011
Finds identification
English Heritage Festival Of History
Saturday 16th July 2011
A day of stalls, re-enactments and education from various periods of history, organised by English Heritage.
Finds Identification Day - Southampton
Saturday 16th July 2011
An opportunity to bring along any mystery finds you have made whilst out walking, in the garden or while metal detecting. The Hampshire Finds Liaison Officer will be available to give you more information about them. Part of the CBA's Festival of British Archaeology (2011) - http://festival.britarch.ac.uk/whatson.
Finds Identification, Sandford
Sunday 17th July 2011
Finds identification at a community archaeology event at Sandford
Medieval Family Day
Sunday 17th July 2011
Finds identification (Wilts FLO), display of finds by the Trowbridge Metal Detecting Club, Medieval tile making, card weaving, fabric printing, brass rubbings, writing with quills, designing jewelled goblets, dig for Medieval objects, tour of St John's Church (Devizes)
Pre-booking not required - just come along between 11am and 4pm and enjoy the activities.
Cost: £2 adults, Children FREE
Finds Identification Day - Rockbourne
Sunday 17th July 2011
An opportunity to bring along any mystery finds you have made whilst out walking, in the garden or while metal detecting. The Hampshire Finds Liaison Officer will be available to give you more information about them. Part of the CBA's Festival of British Archaeology (2011) - http://festival.britarch.ac.uk/whatson. Entry to the site will be free to anyone bringing finds to this event.
Finds Identification and outreach, Dorchester Library
Tuesday 19th July 2011
Finds identification and children's activities
Uncovering the Burnham Bronze Age Hoard
Wednesday 20th July 2011
Join Laura McLean (Finds Liaison Officer) and Stefanie White (Conservator) to discover more about the exciting discovery and research into the Burnham Bronze Age hoard. The hoard was discovered by metal detectorists in 2010, leading to an archaeological excavation and continuing research and conservation work.
This event is part of the Festival of British Archaeology and will be held in the Chales Grey room of Colchester Museum. The talk runs from 2pm to 3pm and there will be time for questions.
The talk is free after normal admission prices to the Museum. For more details about this event please contact Clive Stacy (Events Officer) on 01206 282964 or clive.stacy@colchester.gov.uk
Gruesome Prison Tours @ Colchester Castle
Wednesday 20th July 2011
Discover the gruesome side of Colchester Castle on an after hours tour of the Castle Prisons.
Suitable for a family audience.The tour will commence at 17.30 and will last for approximately 1 hour.
Booking is essential: To book please call 01206 282940
Adults £4.50. Children £3.50
Finds Afternoon - Leeds
Wednesday 20th July 2011
Drop in session with your local FLO to identify and record archaeological finds
Gruesome Prison Tours @ Colchester Castle
Thursday 21st July 2011
Discover the gruesome side of Colchester Castle on an after hours tour of the Castle Prisons.
Suitable for a family audience.The tour will commence at 17.30 and will last for approximately 1 hour.
Booking is essential: To book please call 01206 282940
Adults £4.50. Children £3.50
Finds Afternoon - Wakefield
Thursday 21st July 2011
Drop in session with your local FLO to identify and record your archaeological finds
A walk through secrets of the past
Saturday 23rd July 2011
Discover the secrets from beneath your feet and behind your walls in this guided tour of Colchester Museums new BURIED! exhibition.
The tour is free after normal admission prices to the Museum. For more details about this event please contact Clive Stacy (Events Officer) on 01206 282964 or clive.stacy@colchester.gov.uk
A walk through secrets of the past
Saturday 23rd July 2011
Finds Workshop
Saturday 23rd July 2011
The FLO will be identifying artefact's. There will also be members of the Roman Baths Museum and Bath and North East Somerset HER present.
Archaeology Day - At Bolton Museum
Saturday 23rd July 2011
On Saturday 23rd July, Bolton Library and Museum Services will be taking part in the British Festival of Archaeology by hosting an Archaeology Day.
There are going to be loads of fun activities from having a go at archaeological excavation to getting your face painted, and best of all the activities are free!
We are also putting together a time capsule which is going to be buried on Sunday 31st July at Smithills Hall. We will be filling the capsule with items and objects about the Museum and Library. We also want your help to fill our capsule. Four lucky winners will be selected at random to choose one of your objects and a written letter to go into the time capsule.
We will leave instructions at the Museum for the time capsule to be dug up in 50 years time. Your objects will be able to show the people who open it about you and what it was like to live in 2011.
The activities available on Saturday 23rd July for the Archaeology Day include:
Storytelling (featuring stories connected to objects on display in the galleries)
Archaeology Trail
Reconstruct A Pot
Striking coins / Coin Handling
Making Egyptian Jewellery
Face Painting
Identifying old bones and Insects
Flint Knapping
Sandbox Archaeological Excavation
Garden Finds Display
Time Capsule competition
Archaeological Themed Book display
Conservation Activity
Finds Identification Day - Lyndhurst
Saturday 23rd July 2011
An opportunity to bring along any mystery finds you have made whilst out walking, in the garden or while metal detecting. The Hampshire Finds Liaison Officer will be available to give you more information about them. Part of the CBA's Festival of British Archaeology (2011) - http://festival.britarch.ac.uk/whatson.
Outreach and children's activities, Kingston Lacy
Sunday 24th July 2011
Finds handling collection, maritime finds and children's activities. National Trust/Festival of British Archaeology Event. Entry charges may apply.
Finds Workshop at Kings Weston Roman Villa
Sunday 24th July 2011
The Roman Villa at Kings Weston, Bristol will be open with members of the City Museum giving guided tours.Plus the FLO will be identifying any archaeological finds.
Ham Hill Archaeology Day
Sunday 24th July 2011
A family fun day where you can learn about the archaeology of Ham Hill and have a go at making a coil pot. Also handle real objects and bring your finds along to be identifed by the Finds Liaison Officer.
Finds Identification Day - Portsmouth
Sunday 24th July 2011
An opportunity to bring along any mystery finds you have made whilst out walking, in the garden or while metal detecting. The Hampshire Finds Liaison Officer will be available to give you more information about them. Part of the CBA's Festival of British Archaeology (2011) - http://festival.britarch.ac.uk/whatson.
Finds Identification, Dorset County Museum
Tuesday 26th July 2011
Finds identification, children's activities and display of maritime finds
Finds Afternoon - Sheffield
Tuesday 26th July 2011
Drop in session with your local FLO to identify and record your archaeological finds
Family Discovery Day
Tuesday 26th July 2011
Discover: Marine Archaeology
Share stories and make boats with Willie Rambles the lighthouse keeper in his weird and wonderful home. Get hands-on experience of marine archaeology with Wessex Archaeology, and Hampshire and White Trust will be bringing along their interactive bus, plus lots more.
Finds Identification with Wiltshire FLO
Booking: Drop in. No booking required.
Cost: Normal admission charges apply. No additional cost.
www.salisburymuseum.org.uk
Bronze Age Bonanza at Hereford Museum
Tuesday 26th July 2011
Festival of British Archaeology open day event
Top 10! @ Colchester Castle
Wednesday 27th July 2011
Take a walk through Colchester Castle Museum with our Archaeology Curator to discover his top 10 objects, and find your own favourite! Discover more about incredible archaeological objects, including one of the earliest wood carvings in Europe and the tombstones of Roman soldiers.
The tour is free after normal admission prices to the Museum. For more details about this event please contact Clive Stacy (Events Officer) on 01206 282964 or clive.stacy@colchester.gov.uk
Outreach and Children's Activities, Corfe Castle
Thursday 28th July 2011
Finds display, children's activities and maritime finds. National Trust/Festival of British Archaeology Event.
Note: The FLO will be sharing the staffing of this event with DCC colleagues and will only be present on Thursday 28th and the afternoon of Sunday 31st July. Entry charges may apply.
Archaeology Activity Day
Thursday 28th July 2011
An exciting opportunity to participate in hands-on activities and learn skills in practical archaeology techniques & activities with specialists; Neil Burridge who will be demonstrating ancient metal working techniques and Karl Lee who will be giving demonstrations of flint knapping.
In addition Katie Hinds, Finds Liaison Officer for Wiltshire will be in attendance and there will be plenty more family orientated activities around the museum.
Archaeology beyond the ground
Friday 29th July 2011
Join Archaeological Conservators from Colchester & Ipswich Museums to discover what happens to archaeological objects after an excavation. This event runs from 2pm to 2.50pm - Afterwards, why not continue your visit with a Conservation tour of exhibits within the Castle Museum.
The talk will take place within the Charles Grey Room of Colchester Castle Museum.
The talk is free after normal admission prices to the Museum. For more details about this event please contact Clive Stacy (Events Officer) on 01206 282964 or clive.stacy@colchester.gov.uk
Conservation in Action @ Colchester Castle
Friday 29th July 2011
Take a guided tour of ColchesterMuseum’s archaeology collections with our resident conservator for a new perspective on the museums displays. Why dont you start your visit a bit earlier and learn more about archaeoligical conservation in a talk immediately before this tour takes place?
The tour will begin at 3pm and will last approximately 1 hour.
The tour is free after normal admission prices to the Museum. For more details about this event please contact Clive Stacy (Events Officer) on 01206 282964 or clive.stacy@colchester.gov.uk
Conservation in Action @ Colchester Castle
Friday 29th July 2011
Take a guided tour of ColchesterMuseum’s archaeology collections with our resident conservator for a new perspective on the museums displays. Why dont you start your visit a bit earlier and learn more about archaeoligical conservation in a talk immediately before this tour takes place?
The tour will begin at 3pm and will last approximately 1 hour.
The tour is free after normal admission prices to the Museum. For more details about this event please contact Clive Stacy (Events Officer) on 01206 282964 or clive.stacy@colchester.gov.uk
Finds Identification afternoon - Bridgewater
Friday 29th July 2011
Bring along your finds to be identified and recorded. Laura is hoping to record finds made by metal detectorists and people who find archaeological artefacts whilst out walking, gardening, renovating houses, digging ditches etc. She can also advise on issues relating to finds and the Treasure Act.
A day of archaeology
Friday 29th July 2011
"The Day of Archaeology 2011", a social media based project that will allow archaeologists working all over the world to document what they do on one day, July 29th 2011. This date coincides with the "Festival of British Archaeology", which runs from 16th - 31st July 2011 and is one of the hundreds of events being held to celebrate archaeology in the UK and beyond.
Archaeologists taking part in the project will document their day through photography, video, facebook activity, twitter commentary and written blog posts. These will then be collated in realtime on the project's dedicated website - www.dayofarchaeology.com, which will then provide a glimpse into a day in the life of people working in archaeology, from archaeological excavations to laboratories, universities, community archaeology groups, education services, museums and offices. This project is open to everyone working or volunteering in any aspect of archaeology from anywhere in the world - and even those who have defected! Currently, over 150 people and organisations have signed up. You could be next, so give archaeology a voice!
This innovative idea, follows on from the very successful "Day of Digital Humanities" and was dreamt up by Matthew Law and Lorna Richardson, two PhD researchers at Cardiff and UCL respectively. The project will be fully archived by the Scheme and if deemed successful, will be repeated next year.
If you would like to get involved, email the project team at dayofarchaeology@gmail.com and you will receive further details and account details for the website nearer the date. If you have no experience of using blog software, there's information on how to use the systems provided on the site. If you have experience in graphic design, perhaps you could consider entering the design a logo competition, rules and more information can be found on the project's website.
The project is supported by:
The Portable Antiquities Scheme (providing server space for free)
Council for British Archaeology
L-P Archaeology
Wessex Archaeology
UCL's Centre for Digital Humanities, The Institute of Archaeology and CASPAR
The hashtag for this project is #dayofarch and can be used on tweets, blog posts and flickr photos to aggregate externally. Please consider using this tag if you refer to this project.
Finds Identification, Red House Museum
Saturday 30th July 2011
Finds identification and display of finds
Finds ID Afternoon at Wycombe Museum
Saturday 30th July 2011
Bring along [pre 1711] archaeological finds for ID & recording
Finds workshop at the Museum of Bath at Work
Saturday 30th July 2011
This will be a finds identification workshop held at the Museum of Bath at Work
Canterbury Through the Ages: A Day of Archaeological Activities
Saturday 30th July 2011
Finds Identificatino and recording
Finds Identification Day
Saturday 30th July 2011
Learn about the Portable Antiquities Scheme in Northants, and have your finds identified by the Finds Liaison Officer.
Archaeology Fun Day
Saturday 30th July 2011
Come join the fun and celebrate the Festival of British Archaeology. Visit our brand new Archaeology Gallery. Take part in Anglo-Saxon pendant making and make your own Roman fridge magnet.
Finds Day & Viking Day
Saturday 30th July 2011
A day of Viking-themed fun with re-enactors, crafts, storytelling and object handling. Finds identification service also available at this event. Free. Part of the Festival of British Archaeology.
Discover Towcester Archaeology
Sunday 31st July 2011
Discover Towcester Archaeology with the Towcester and District Local History Society (TDLHS) in conjunction with the Northamptonshire Artefacts Recovery Club (NARC).
There will be a guided walk of Roman Towcester and displays of field walking and metal detecting finds. Bring your own finds to be identified by Julie Cassidy, the Finds Liaison Officer from Northamptonshire County Council and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee in a fifteenth century priests house.
'Big Dig' day
Wednesday 10th August 2011
Meet the county Finds Liaison Officer and have your finds identified and recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
Medieval Fun Day
Saturday 13th August 2011
A Medieval fund day at abingdon Park Museum. Meet the county Finds Liaison Officer and have your finds identified and recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
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