We try to engage with the public in a range of ways to suit the interests and needs of the group we are working with. Whether in schools or on public events we love to explain the craft skills, techniques and uses of ancient tools and artefacts, whilst offering the chance to handle replicas. We look at the different characteristics of materials such as flint, pot, and textiles and how these influenced daily life in prehistoric times. Below are some of our previous outreach events, and current projects.
Festival of Archaeology event, John Lewis Leicester, 6th & 7th July 2024 – presentation of replicas and handling collection
Oadby & Wigston Fieldwalking Group, 10th June 2024 – Talk: “Daily Life in Prehistoric Leicestershire” – an informal and conversational presentation taking the audience through the Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age periods using our replicas to show how tools were made and used.
University of Leicester, Heritage Hub event, 23rd March 2024 – presentation of our replicas and handling collection. Talking to the public about all things prehistoric!
Hinckley Archaeological Society, 11th December 2023 – Talk: “Daily Life in Prehistoric Leicestershire” – an informal and conversational presentation taking the audience through the Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age periods using our replicas to show how tools were made and used.
“Reconstructing the Past”, University of Leicester, 25th November 2023 – presentation of replicas and handling collection
Broughton Astley Heritage Society, 3rd October 2023 – Talk: “Daily Life in Prehistoric Leicestershire” – an informal and conversational presentation taking the audience through the Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age periods using our replicas to show how tools were made and used.
Festival of Archaeology event, John Lewis Leicester, 8th July 2023 – presentation of replicas and handling collection
Lutterworth Museum Exhibition Day, 21st May 2023 – presentation of replicas and handling collection
“Reviewing the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age in the East Midlands”, CBA Conference, 13th May 2023 – presentation of replicas and handling collection
The Prehistoric Workshop 