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How To… Make Your Own Roman Postcards
Wish you were here? This is Vindolanda, where archaeologists have found hundreds of wooden tablets on which survive the oldest known examples of handwriting in all of Britain. Today we’re going to...
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How To… Make A Scratch Art Greek Vase
The Ancient Greeks were known for their incredible skill with pottery and created some of the most recognisable ceramic artefacts in the world. These beautiful pieces are in many museums around the...
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Six of the Best… Rainy Day Activities for Little Archaeologists
So, you’ve just spent the weekend cooped up indoors with the kids playing endless games of eye spy while Britain’s wild and wet winter cooks up yet another storm outside. I spy with my little eye…...
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How To… Decorate Your Easter Egg Like It’s 60,000 BC
Decorating eggs is a well-known Easter tradition in many parts of the world, but it’s actually a practice that goes waaaay back in time. Like 60,000 years back in time. If you’re looking for a bit of...
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Recipe: How to make your own ancient ice cream WITHOUT using a freezer
The origins of ice cream can be traced back over 4,000 years to the King of Mari, who built the first recorded ice house I scream, you scream, we all scream for the world’s oldest ice cream! Today, ice...
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How To… Make Your Own Stonehenge Pumpkin
The five spookiest archaeological discoveries? That’s been done to death, so this halloween we thought we’d go for something a little bit more original… archaeology-inspired pumpkin-carving! Here’s...
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The sweet, sweet history of Pontefract Castle
DigVentures is inviting families to try archaeology as part of a new excavation taking place at Pontefract Castle in October 2019. This week, Yorkshire is celebrating the sweeter side of the castle’s...
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Top 10 Discoveries by Junior Archaeologists in 2019
It has been another absolutely stand-out year for archaeological discoveries, but it’s not just adults doing all the work – all over the country, hundreds of kids and teens are making their own...
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