Find out how people in prehistory used amber to create a range of personal ornamentation, from buttons, beads, pendants and necklaces! Which artefact will you choose to replicate?   Our day will begin with an introductory talk into personal ornamentation and the use of amber from the Stone Age and into the Bronze Age. We’ll take a closer look at what artefacts have been found in Britain, what they’re made from and how experimental archaeology can help to better understand how these objects were made. The rest of the day will be spent working with a piece of amber to shape and drill it into a finished piece. We'll be using authentic tools and towards the end of the day, we'll use lime bast to create cordage so you can string up and wear your finished piece home.   Amber has been collected and shaped by people for thousands of years but we don't get amber naturally occurring in the UK... Where was amber being sourced from in Prehistory? What can the presence of amber ornamentation tell us about the people that lived in the past? Find out on this workshop!   Emma Jones specialises in creating replicas prehistoric jewellery from the Stone Age through to the Bronze Age. Having recently completed a replica of the Poltalloch Jet Necklace, Emma is fascinated by the tools and techniques our prehistoric makers would have used to create the artefacts that have been found across the UK.

Join us on a weekend workshop exploring the amazing archaeology found at Must Farm. On the two day workshop you'll cast your own late Bronze Age axe and wooden handle, and you'll work with tin, amber, oil shale and stone to create a replica of the stunning necklace. One of the most remarkable archaeological sites of the 21st century in the UK is undoubtedly Must Farm. The late Bronze Age settlement that stood on wooden piles above the fenland waterways nearly 3000 years ago only lasted a year before it collapsed after a huge fire ravaged the settlement. The site and excavation by Cambridge Archaeological Unit received huge attention from world media and were frequently featured on television documentaries as more stunning finds were made across the site.   We were delighted to have been asked by CAU to replicate some of the highlight finds which themselves featured in BBC articles and documentaries. We learned a great deal about the crafting skills that happened in the settlement, and we’ve put some of them together to make a Must Farm workshop weekend.