http://wyac.co.uk/ 2012-05-19T02:46:02+01:00 http://wyac.co.uk/ http://wyac.co.uk/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2012-01-30T13:59:59+01:00 Sheena Payne-Lunn http://wyac.co.uk/programme Sunday 22rd January 2.00pm to 4.00pm at the Archaeology Service on the University of Worcester Campus St Johns Archaeological Skills Workshop – Number One – BOOK ONLY ONE SESSION We are running a series of archaeological skills workshops. At each workshop there will be three different sessions. Over the year you will be able to attend each one of these workshop so that you can learn all the skills. The sessions will be: 1) Roman and Medieval Pottery - 2) Bones - 3) or Stone and Flint Tool… text/html 2012-01-30T13:44:23+01:00 Sheena Payne-Lunn http://wyac.co.uk/about [The Broadway Exhibition] WYAC is the Worcestershire Young Archaeologists' Club. We meet monthly, exploring all the different things that archaeologists do. The Club has been holding events and meetings since its relaunch by a voluntary group of archaeologists, parents and teachers in November 2003, with support from Worcester City Council and Worcestershire County Council. There are now around 70 members, aged 8-16, who all have the opportunity to learn about what it is like to be an archaeo… text/html 2012-01-18T16:32:15+01:00 Sheena Payne-Lunn http://wyac.co.uk/meettheteam The Worcestershire Young Archaeologists Club is run by a team of individuals who have all sorts of skills and ideas to help make the club as fun and informative as possible. Here they are! Deborah Overton, Co-leader [Deborah Overton]Deborah was part of the original team who first set up WYAC in November 2003. By day she is an archaeologist working for Worcestershire Historic Environment and Archaeology Service as their Historic Environment Record Officer (Outreach and Education). text/html 2011-11-01T12:17:17+01:00 Sheena Payne-Lunn http://wyac.co.uk/start WYAC is the Worcestershire branch of the national Young Archaeologists' Club. We meet monthly, exploring all the different things that archaeologists do. See the 'About WYAC' page for more information and joining instructions or browse our 'Events' page to see our past and future events. [Northwick Manor Heritage Trail launched! Click here] text/html 2011-11-01T12:15:45+01:00 Sheena Payne-Lunn http://wyac.co.uk/marshaward [WYAC celebrate at the British Academy, London] We are delighted to announce that WYAC's very own Northwick Manor Community Heritage Project made it through to the final three nominations for a prestigious national award. The Marsh Archaeology Award 'recognises and celebrates voluntary groups or individuals who have been responsible over the last two years for looking after and promoting access to the historic environment within the UK'. Representatives of the project team headed down to t… text/html 2011-05-15T09:27:44+01:00 Sheena Payne-Lunn http://wyac.co.uk/heritage_trail [Pictured, Libby Stevenson, Age 5, discovering the history of Northwick]A circular walk through Northwick and Bevere, along existing rights of way, has been way-marked and illustrated with interpretation panels and reconstruction drawings, bringing the fascinating story of this historic landscape to life. text/html 2011-05-05T16:10:31+01:00 Paul Hudson http://wyac.co.uk/events/23jan2011 What did those pesky Romans do for us? During the afternoon we found out that they changed the food we Brits ate for ever!! When the Romans arrived in Britain they thought our diet was very boring. They wanted to eat the fancy food they were used to and so had to bring all sorts new vegetables, fruit and herbs to Britain. Then they had to teach the local people how to grow the new plants and fruit trees and teach their slaves how to cook the food they liked. text/html 2011-05-03T10:20:22+01:00 Paul Hudson http://wyac.co.uk/events/20mar2011 Our March event was at Churchill Forge water mill near Kidderminster. It was one of the last working water powered forge mills in Britain, and was until the early 1970s producing metal tools such as spades, shovels and ladles. As such it is an important example of the industrial history. text/html 2011-02-19T13:59:36+01:00 Sheena Payne-Lunn http://wyac.co.uk/latest_news Northwick Project nominated for top award! For further information click here February 2011 - Digitised Doharty Map now online As part of the project, work was undertaken, not only to conserve an important 18th-century map, but also to make the information contained by the map and it's accompanying terrier book available via the internet.