Bury Young Archaeologists

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Interested in history and archaeology? Aged between 8 and 16 years of age?

Then the Bury Young Archaeologist club could be for you. The club has recently been formed by St Edmundsbury Heritage Service, which consists of Moyse's Hall and West Stow. We have approximately 10 events throughout the year with a variety of activities and day trips to sites in Suffolk.

The Bury Young Archaeologist club is aimed at those between the ages of 8 - 16 years of age. To join the Bury Young Archaeologist club there is an annual charge of £10 per person. Please contact Gill Hawkins on 01284 757161 or Hannah Simons on 01284 729720.

Please see the list of events on offer:

Date	Event name	Description
13 March 2010	How to discover buried treasures without digging	To celebrate this years national science and engineering weeks theme of 'Earth' the Bury Young Archaeologists club will be looking at how archaeologists discover what's buried within the earth without digging; have fun looking for clues about the past in ancient maps, aerial photographs and through geophysics 2pm	West Stow
24 January 2010	Fascinating Flints	Discover flint and its uses, from building, to the gun trade, to jewellery. Look at the development of the axe and learn where flint comes from and where it can be found in this area 2pm	Moyse's Hall
12 December 2009	Wartime Christmas Party	We investigate the foods, presents, costumes and games that people would have enjoyed at Christmas during World War two 2pm	West Stow
14 November 2009	Young Archaeologists Finds	Bring along your own archaeological finds! Local archaeologists will show you how to record and identify artifacts as they do on archaeological excavations 2pm	Moyse's Hall
31 October 2009	Anglo-Saxon Death and Burial	Joins us for fun and spooky Halloween activities as we look at death and burial in Anglo-Saxon Suffolk 2pm	West Stow
11 October 2009	WW2 Archaeology	An afternoon for members to see what we can discover about life during WW2 2pm	Moyse's Hall
21 August 2009	Fossils are fun!	An activity afternoon for members during the holidays 2pm	Moyse's Hall
26 July 2009	Amazing Archaeology	Bring along your own finds for identification, finds handling, mini excavation 11am	West Stow Visitor Centre
9 May 2009	Competition	Design a t-shirt and group banner 2pm	Moyse's Hall
15 March 2009	Anglo Saxon Technology Day	Find out about the talented Anglo-Saxon crafts people who once lived at West Stow. See demonstrations from crafts people and experimental archaeologists as we try to understand the science behind their creative skills - Free for Bury Young Archaeologist members 10am - 4pm	West Stow
15 March 2009	Mini Buildings	What do you think Anglo-Saxon houses looked like? Using clues from the past make your own mini reconstruction of an Anglo Saxon house. For Bury Young Archaeologist members only How were Anglo Saxon Houses built and what did they look like? Test your own ideas by building mini reconstructions. 2pm	West Stow
28 February 2009	Field Walking	Visiting a Roman Site. 2pm	Icklingham
18 January 2009	How to build an Abbey	An exciting afternoon led by Brian Ansell, visiting Moyse's Hall and the Abbey Gardens. 2pm	Abbey Gardens