Worcestershire YAC

WYAC is the Worcestershire branch of the national Young Archaeologists' Club for ages 8-17, run by archaeologists, teachers & parents.

[explorethepast @ExploreThePast]

Thank you to everyone who came along to Worcestershire Heritage Day, helping us celebrate @TheHiveWorcs 10th birthday as well as the county's fantastic heritage. It was great to have so many groups join us, as well as so many visitors. Thanks to @WorcesterMayor for opening it

[explorethepast @ExploreThePast]

We're very excited to announce a community excavation this summer 🎉

Our Roots in Time project is running a community dig near #Evesham 23rd Aug - 19th Sept of a prehistoric & Roman site. No experience needed, just enthusiasm!
For details & to sign-up ➡️ https://t.co/xBxE78ZXsI

[YAC @YAC_CBA]

Today is the #FestivalofArchaeology Journey's Theme Day in partnership with @WessexArch!

We have created a bumper resource pack with activity & session ideas based on the Journeys theme.

Access it here 👉https://t.co/MpJFDdufmp
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[explorethepast @ExploreThePast]

Join us here in The Hive on Sat 16 July for Worcestershire Heritage Day.
The event is free and you can drop in between 10am and 4pm.

[YAC @YAC_CBA]

📣Our From #OrdinarytoExtraordinary projects are coming to an end, so we are celebrating all the fantastic outputs created by our groups.

Today we are sharing Worcestershire YAC's 'Childhood Tales' project, which explored childhood in the historical & archaeogical record.
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[explorethepast @ExploreThePast]

Curious to have a go at archaeology #WorcestershireHour? Now's your chance!

Join our Big Dig weekend in Wolverley, by #Kidderminster 11-12 June. No experience needed, open to all adults & families locally.

More ⬇️ or to sign-up email [email protected]

[explorethepast @ExploreThePast]

With the 82nd Anniversary of #Dunkirk evacuations we share the stories we recorded of people who were there in 1940. Many of these people are no longer with us, but their stories live on in the archives so others can read or hear about their experiences
https://t.co/QNCGQ13yga

[explorethepast @ExploreThePast]

Thanks to everyone who made Badsey's Big Dig possible!

Highlights from the weekend inc possible tessera (Roman mosaic pieces), early medieval pot and - our personal favourite - an old Guides badge ♣️ found by the Scouts. We'll share more as the story unravels #SmallPitsBigIdeas

[explorethepast @ExploreThePast]

🌟 Dig opportunity THIS weekend 🌟

Spaces are available on Badsey's Big Dig 21-22 May. No experience needed, just enthusiasm for having a go at archaeology! Info on this community dig ➡️ https://t.co/OV5G0ZiUp8

Signup ✉️ [email protected] #WorcestershireHour

[explorethepast @ExploreThePast]

#Badsey's Big Dig is excavating 20 'test pits' (mini 1m archaeological digs) around the village over Sat 21st - Sun 22nd May.

Open to all - no experience needed, just plenty of enthusiasm for uncovering clues from this medieval village's earliest days!
https://t.co/OV5G0ZiUp8

[Worcestershire YAC @WorcsYAC]

The testpitting is part of 'Small Pits Big Idea', a @WorcsArchSoc project run by @ExploreThePast & funded by @HeritageFundUK. Wichenford is 1 of 6 locations across the county. It's based on a project run in the East of England by Time Team's @CarenzaLewis.
https://t.co/b7urw2tOSx

[Worcestershire YAC @WorcsYAC]

Our April event was taking part in a community testpitting project in Wichenford led by @ExploreThePast. Lots of members came, as well as some family members too. We aren't able to do archaeological excavation very often, so it's great when we get the opportunity!

[explorethepast @ExploreThePast]

A fantastic weekend unearthing Wichenford's hidden history! Thanks to everyone who took part.

Lots of stories waiting to emerge from the muddy finds bags, including the intriguing #Georgian counterfeit coins 🤔 We'll let you know as the picture unravels.
https://t.co/TU0oMaaIIr

[Worcestershire YAC @WorcsYAC]

We played several traditional games at WYAC meetings, such as 9 Mens Morris, dominoes & tiddlywinks, & this inspired some members to focus on games for our Childhood Tales #OrdinaryToExtraordinary project
@eh_shoutoutloud @YAC_CBA @HeritageFundUK
https://t.co/jnb9hdqDUZ

[Worcestershire YAC @WorcsYAC]

WWII interests many young people, & some of our members chose this as their focus for the #OrdinaryToExtraordinary project. This included interviewing people about their experiences as a child during the war
@YAC_CBA @eh_shoutoutloud @HeritageFundUK
https://t.co/L22BC2rC9v

[YAC @YAC_CBA]

Our #SecretoftheTreasureKeepers competition closes on the 30th April, have you entered yet? 📚

YAC members can win one of six bundles of
@AMHowellwrites
books.

Find out how to enter here 👉 https://t.co/fPVpy6lHje

[explorethepast @ExploreThePast]

We've a display in our cabinets on Level 2 all about the archaeology of the Severn and what has been discovered along the river. This coincides with the @SevernUnlocked exhibition in @TheHiveWorcs.
https://t.co/6oiHZDyhVx

[Worcestershire YAC @WorcsYAC]

Over the past few months we investigated childhood in the past as part of @eh_shoutoutloud project funded by @HeritageFundUK. What can archaeology & archives tell us? What has survived?
@YAC_CBA
https://t.co/afyVLeAtAS

[ArchaeologyUK @archaeologyuk]

💬 “Part of a generative, community of practice, you can nurture conditions for hopeful actions. That at this time, the stories you help tell matter, not as narratives of forgotten pasts, but as preconditions for better futures.”

[explorethepast @ExploreThePast]

This week's #FindsFriday is a pleasingly large section of #Roman samian ware from another of our recent excavations.

Samian ware was imported from Gaul and is found all over Britain. It's often possible to identify workshops or individual potters from stamps on the base! (1/2)