Greater Manchester Young Archaeologists Club

Greater Manchester branch of the Young Archaeologists Club. Based in Bolton with our home at @BoltonLMS. Contact: [email protected] for info and how to join!

[NW Historic Graffiti @NWHistGraffiti]

@YAC_CBA @trumerz Great day out with @GM_YAC at Norton Priory. Lots of medieval reenactment going on, we had clothes, food and a medieval siege demonstrated to us.

[Greater Manchester Young Archaeologists Club @GM_YAC]

Greater Manchester YAC have had a fab day out at @NortonPriory today!

We tied in our theme of clay (Norton has 1 of the world’s largest medieval clay tile collections!) with their “Medieval Weekend”

12th Century life demos, live battles, great exhibitions & picnic by the ruins!

[Greater Manchester Young Archaeologists Club @GM_YAC]

We finished off a spectacular day with a photo on the town hall steps and an early viewing of #Evanescent and #MuseumoftheMoon at the #PutBigLightOn Festival!

[Greater Manchester Young Archaeologists Club @GM_YAC]

We saw the Council Chamber too and learned about how the council makes decisions, and learned about some of the past mayors!

[Greater Manchester Young Archaeologists Club @GM_YAC]

Whilst in the Mayor’s Parlour we were privileged to see and handle the Mayoral jewels!

AND we signed the same visitors book at King Charles III and Queen Camilla! @RoyalFamily

[Greater Manchester Young Archaeologists Club @GM_YAC]

Greater Manchester @YAC_CBA have a special Christmas treat, drinks and mince pies in the Mayor’s Parlour with the Mayor of Bolton @boltoncouncil, Cllr Mohammad Ayub.

[NW Historic Graffiti @NWHistGraffiti]

Great day out with @GM_YAC at Smithills Hall today. Some keen young eyes spotted these burn marks on a Tudor bed

[Greater Manchester Young Archaeologists Club @GM_YAC]

Greater Manchester @YAC_CBA are out on site at Aspull, Wigan today to help Wigan Archaeological Society with the excavations of their Bronze Age Ring Ditch site!
Exciting times!
#archaeology

[Greater Manchester Young Archaeologists Club @GM_YAC]

@ImmortalEgypt @EBMuseum @BoltonLMS @kidsinmuseums @YAC_CBA Oh we shall, thank you! 😃😃

[Greater Manchester Young Archaeologists Club @GM_YAC]

We think @GM_YAC might have to make a trip to @EBMuseum to see this!
Looks amazing, using @BoltonLMS objects too! 😃

And in the week they win “Best Accessible Museum” from @kidsinmuseums

Calling all local @YAC_CBA groups…get yourself here too!

#TUT22 #Tutankhamun

[The Yorkshire Post @yorkshirepost]

TUT’22: The life of Tutankhamun curated by @ImmortalEgypt's Joann Fletcher at @EBMuseums ft @BoltonLMS objects unmasks the #Yorkshire town's incredible tomb discovery links on the 100th anniversary - @GW1962 story at https://t.co/LAuJsqngfz
#TUT22BSLY @BarnsleyMuseums #ad

[NW Historic Graffiti @NWHistGraffiti]

The weather held and a good time was had. We made nettle string and tried out a bow drill. Even better we sieved samples from the site and found burnt hazel nut shells and lots of small flakes of flint and chert.

[Vicki Gregson @vickigregson]

Master J out today exploring meadows - meanwhile I’m bothering the local coffee shops 😂

[Greater Manchester Young Archaeologists Club @GM_YAC]

Today we are out at Lunt Meadows

Ideal kind of weather…touch wood it holds! But we will definitely have fun!

@MuseumLiverpool Archaeologist Rob Cowell is currently talking us through his decade long excavations

#Archaeology

[Vicki Gregson @vickigregson]

Great to listen to Prof. Joann Fletcher @ImmortalEgypt at @WiganMuseum this afternoon! We enjoyed learning about sport in Ancient Egypt - photo as promised for @trumerz too! Fab that our @GM_YAC -er could access for free, thank you all 🙌🏼

[Emma Green @ELGreen93]

The dream job continues. Today me and some of my fantastic colleagues headed down to my favourite place - @HultonPark, to meet up with the @SalfordUni team & get hands on with the dig
If anyone knows anyone who produces @thetimeteam - I’ve found my passion!
#HultonParkHappenings

[Greater Manchester Young Archaeologists Club @GM_YAC]

It’s a great day to be out digging today!

We are with @DGM_Archaeology at the site of Hulton Hall, Over Hulton, Bolton

Big walls and lots of finds coming up! What an amazing site!

#Archaeology #FestivalofArchaeology

[Libs and Museums @BoltonLMS]

Found something whilst digging the garden? Want to know what it is?

Bring it along to our first #DugIt Finds ID Day and our archaeologist will tell you what you’ve discovered!

This Saturday 16th July 11am until 3pm in the Museum Foyer

#Archaeology

[Libs and Museums @BoltonLMS]

It’s the first of our @archaeologyuk #FestivalofArchaeology events

Pick up a #WhatsOn guide in any branch to see what else we have in store for you!

If you dig #Archaeology you won’t be disappointed 😊

[Greater Manchester Young Archaeologists Club @GM_YAC]

@EllieM163 @invisiblegoats @KerryBeeston3 @NWHistGraffiti

[Greater Manchester Young Archaeologists Club @GM_YAC]

We had a great day yesterday continuing our theme of PREHISTORY

We made nettle string, did some flint knapping, and got a tour around the @BoltonLMS stores with @trumerz where we looked at ancient textiles!