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Festival of Metals – Historical Metallurgy Society

Butser Ancient Farm Butser Ancient Farm, Hampshire

Join the Historical Metallurgy Society for a weekend of all things metal! Renowned researchers and craftspeople will share their skills and knowledge at Butser Ancient Farm on the weekend of 24 and 25 May 2025. Demonstrations of various metalworkers will take place while national and international researchers are presenting big-picture overviews of their findings. In-depth talks on the history of metal objects next to the creation of ‘metal art’. There will be a raffle and an auction for replica historical metal objects. All made by our demonstrators. Auction on Sunday 25 May at 3pm. You can book your tickets via Eventbrite https://festivalofmetals.eventbrite.co.uk  . You will need to scroll down the ticket list if you want to add on the Saturday evening meal (one person per group needs to be a HMS Member) See below for: List of talks, demonstrations and people involved Info about Butser Ancient Farm

Durotriges Big Dig 2025

The 'Big Dig’ Field School is a Bournemouth University summer field school by current students and experienced archaeologists. https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/study/courses/durotriges-project-big-dig-field-school The Durotriges Project ‘Big Dig’ Field School is a Bournemouth University summer field school by current students, volunteers and experienced archaeologists. The fieldwork takes place within Dorset, a county of outstanding natural beauty and one of the best-preserved archaeological landscapes in Britain. The Durotriges Project is studying the role that Dorset's ancient Iron Age societies played in networks of settlement, exchange and burial before during and after the Roman invasion of AD 43. Students from our range of archaeology courses are able to gain hands-on experience at a fascinating site examining prehistoric roundhouses, areas of production and cemeteries, while those with an interest in archaeology, Dorset's history, or the project as a whole are welcome to join us. Big Dig - Open Day - 29th June -10am - 4pm We are also open to the general public for a Big Dig Field School Open Day. There is no need to book a ticket and you can just join us on the day. Please note: You must be aged 16 or over to take part in the fieldwork. Further information, including essential kit, specific timings, and joining instructions, can be obtained by emailing fieldschool@bournemouth.ac.uk. What to Expect: Work on site will take place daily between 9am – 4.30pm, five days each week (excluding Saturday and Sunday). We would recommend that you attend for a minimum of one week and to expect to undertake some or all of the following activities: · Site preparation, top-soil sampling, and trench excavation · Stratigraphic excavation of deposits and features · Context and feature recording (including written and photographic descriptions) · Sampling for environmental materials and specimens for scientific testing · Illustration: production of measured plans and sections · Sieving and sorting of soil samples to extract environmental materials and artefacts · Finds processing: cleaning, marking, logging, documenting and packaging different materials · Topographic survey for the collection and mapping of spatial data (total station; GPS etc.) · Geophysical survey for detecting and mapping below-ground features (resistivity and magnetometry Accommodation and Transport: We are not able to provide accommodation for the dig so please arrange your own via platforms such as booking.com or airbnb.co.uk. We are encouraging participants to travel to the dig site (especially if you are based in the local area around Dorchester) - there is parking available. We will also be able to offer some volunteers travelling from Bournemouth a space on our bus. Should you wish to join us on the bus you can indicate this when you register for the event. We will confirm if a space is available for you. What to Bring: Full details of what you need to bring and a suggested reading list will be provided when your booking has been confirmed. However, you may want to start thinking about the following: You will need to dress appropriately for excavation in the UK. Bring 'stout' (i.e. walking boots/steel-toe capped work boots) footwear (not sandals/trainers/flip flops etc.) You will need to bring hats, sun cream and rain wear and don't forget food (packed lunches) and (importantly) an adequate supply of water (there is a water supply on site but in order to stave off potential dehydration your own supply is imperative). Also to allow you to do magnetometry, pack some shorts or tracksuit type trousers and T-shirt which do not have ferrous buckles or the like on, and some trainers. For further information on this event please contact: fieldschool@bournemouth.ac.uk

Photogrammetry in Heritage Documentation Online Workshop

Factum Foundation, within the framework of the ARCHiVe Online Academy (AOA), is pleased to announce a free online workshop on Photogrammetry in Heritage Documentation. This intensive programme is specially designed for students passionate about cultural preservation and wish to enhance their skills in leveraging state-of-the-art digital technologies to reconstruct heritage sites and artefacts through photogrammetry. Throughout the course, participants will learn about image capture and post-processing to create high-resolution 3D models. Students will also learn how to produce CAD drawings derived from these models, along with tips on sharing results online for collaboration and archiving purposes. The course is limited to 15 participants to ensure a more focused and dynamic learning experience. Registration is open to university students in the fields of Archaeology, Heritage Conservation, Heritage Studies, and Museum Studies from Middle Eastern, Central Asian, and South Asian countries. Please refer to this summary sheet for full eligibility and course details: https://lnkd.in/da7aNV6D Register online here: https://lnkd.in/dTFagDyh

Flintknapping Weekend Workshop

Ludham Ludham, Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom

The oldest flint tools found in Britain date to around 1 million years ago, the latest around 3000 years ago so you will have the chance to try your hand at a process used for 99.7% of human presence in Britain!   A full weekend focused on flintknapping and stone tools! The flintknapping weekender is a deeper dive into learning lithics than our single day workshop, its an fantastic opportunity to really get to grips with this challenging, but fulfilling craft. We'll start with the basics, which is really useful if you're new to the craft or experienced. Then we will start to climb the steps to more methods of making stone tools such as pressure flaking to make arrowheads and learning how to make thinner tools like handaxes and even knives. Our aim on these workshops is to really help students understand the process and improve their technique,…

£200

York Archaeology Festival 2025

A week-long festival by York Archaeology, featuring guided tours, talks, and hands-on activities like pottery workshops and excavation demonstrations. Showcases York’s Roman, Viking, and medieval heritage.

Ancient Archaeology Alive: Bryn Celli Ddu Open Day

Bryn Celli Ddu , United Kingdom

A celebration of prehistoric Wales and beyond Bryn Celli Ddu and its surrounding landscape is truly magical. One of the most important aspects of being there is the fabulous surroundings: the monument is not only beautiful but is also one of the most important and best-preserved examples of a Neolithic passage tomb in Wales, dating to around 5,000 years old. Come and find out more about this special place, and enjoy a day of living history, tours, exhibits, food demonstrations and a range of hands-on experimental archaeology activities for all the family. Throughout the day, attendees will be invited to watch live flint knapping demonstrations with flint experts Ancient Crafts; take a bilingual archaeology tour of the monument with the famous punk antiquarian Rhys Mwyn; watch demonstrations of ancient pot making techniques; through to finding out more about ancient natural dyes, ochre mineral paint pigments and the colourful geology of the island with Stone Science.

Bronze Age Casting Workshop

Great Orme Copper mines Llandudno, Llandudno, United Kingdom

A truly unique opportunity to experience Bronze Age metalworking in one of the most significant locations to the Bronze Age in the UK! Join experimental archaeologist, Dr James Dilley as he guides you through the process our ancestors perfected over 4000 years ago.   Participants will get the hands-on chance to prepare a mould, working the leather bellows and cast liquid bronze to produce a replica axehead to take home!   Following a safety briefing, workshop attendees will prepare their own mould, before working the leather bellows on the charcoal fuelled furnace to melt copper and tin. They will then cast the liquid metal into their prepared moulds to produce a replica early bronze age axe head to take home at the end of the day. Students can then begin decorating the axe, filing off the casting flash and start cleaning the surfaces of the axe.   There will be short talk over lunch about the life and times of Bronze Age people in Europe. It will cover our current understanding of technology in the Bronze Age and how it is reflected in archaeology. It will be an informal talk with lots of scope for open discussion.   Entry to the mines is included in the workshop ticket price. More information about the mines can be found here: https://www.greatormemines.info/   Guidance will be on-hand at all times. Appropriate clothing must be worn for manual work (fully covered shoes and trousers etc).   Workshop attendees are encouraged to bring their own lunch and drinks. Attendees must be over 16.

£150

Bronze Axe Casting Workshop

Great Orme Copper mines Llandudno, Llandudno, United Kingdom

A truly unique opportunity to experience Bronze Age metalworking in one of the most significant locations to the Bronze Age in the UK! Join experimental archaeologist, Dr James Dilley as he guides you through the process our ancestors perfected over 4000 years ago.   Participants will get the hands-on chance to prepare a mould, working the leather bellows and cast liquid bronze to produce a replica axehead to take home!   Following a safety briefing, workshop attendees will prepare their own mould, before working the leather bellows on the charcoal fuelled furnace to melt copper and tin. They will then cast the liquid metal into their prepared moulds to produce a replica early bronze age axe head to take home at the end of the day. Students can then begin decorating the axe, filing off the casting flash and start cleaning the surfaces of the axe.   There will be short talk over lunch about the life and times of Bronze Age people in Europe. It will cover our current understanding of technology in the Bronze Age and how it is reflected in archaeology. It will be an informal talk with lots of scope for open discussion.   Entry to the mines is included in the workshop ticket price. More information about the mines can be found here: https://www.greatormemines.info/   Guidance will be on-hand at all times. Appropriate clothing must be worn for manual work (fully covered shoes and trousers etc).   Workshop attendees are encouraged to bring their own lunch and drinks. Attendees must be over 16.

£150

Bronze Sword Casting Workshop

Great Orme Copper mines Llandudno, Llandudno, United Kingdom

A truly unique opportunity to experience Bronze Age metalworking in one of the most significant locations to the Bronze Age in the UK! Join experimental archaeologist, Dr James Dilley as he guides you through the process our ancestors perfected over 4000 years ago.   The first swords in Europe were made of bronze. They are an iconic development in the human story as social pressure led to tension between groups and individuals. Swords were as much a tool of fighting as they were status symbols. During the workshop, participants can make a replica of the iconic leaf-bladed Ewart Park style sword blade . Workshop students will prepare their own mould, before working the leather bellows on the charcoal fuelled furnace to melt copper and tin. They will then cast the liquid metal into their prepared moulds to produce a replica bronze age sword to take home at the end of the day. Students can then begin filing off the casting flash and start cleaning the surfaces of the sword.   There will be short talk over lunch about the life and times of Bronze Age people in Europe. It will cover our current understanding of technology in the Bronze Age and how it is reflected in archaeology. It will be an informal talk with lots of scope for open discussion.   Entry to the mines is included in the workshop ticket price. More information about the mines can be found here: https://www.greatormemines.info/   Guidance will be on-hand at all times. Appropriate clothing must be worn for manual work (fully covered shoes and trousers etc).   Workshop attendees are encouraged to bring their own lunch and drinks. Attendees must be over 16.

£270