http://wyac.co.uk/ 2010-09-09T11:24:28+01:00 http://wyac.co.uk/ http://wyac.co.uk/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2008-03-29T02:11:27+01:00 http://wyac.co.uk/events/05apr2008 Some resources related to the event: * [Northwick Event Summary Leaflet] * [Northwick Invite to WYAC members] text/html 2010-01-30T16:00:36+01:00 http://wyac.co.uk/events/06dec2009 Two willing volunteers agreed to dress up in the 1650s fashion. Two other volunteers showed off the differences between rich and poor. Sorting out Christmassy items into those banned at the time, those that were OK, and those that hadn't been invented. The banned pile is the large one on the left! text/html 2008-03-15T18:50:13+01:00 http://wyac.co.uk/events/09mar2008 Romulus [Romulus the Roman] Rachel of nearly 9yrs sent us this picture of her complete reconstructed Roman (you can tell by the nose) face. Very impressive! Meet Romulus the Roman... If you have pictures of your completed reconstructions, don't forget to send them to <dig@wyac.co.uk>! text/html 2008-07-11T09:16:45+01:00 http://wyac.co.uk/events/10may2008 A graveyard survey was carried out by WYAC on Saturday 10th May 2008. The Wyacs were also given a tour of the roof spaces by the Cathedral Archaeologist Chris Guy. text/html 2009-10-27T16:47:43+01:00 http://wyac.co.uk/events/12jul2009 by Lian Sean Wild. Witley Court is a spectacular, privately owned ruined grand country house set in over 40 acres of ground - which is now under the stewardship of English Heritage. We were visiting the house to learn all about its history, how the house got into the state it is in, how it is currently being managed – and also what the plans are for the future. text/html 2010-09-02T12:46:17+01:00 http://wyac.co.uk/events/12sep2010 Smite Farm We will be touring the Farm looking at historical features and farming. This will be followed by 3 activities; making wattle & daub, threshing & grinding drawing buildings & machinery. NB. Please drop members off in the main car park - they will need to go through to the farmyard to be registered. Cost £1. text/html 2010-05-04T11:25:11+01:00 http://wyac.co.uk/events/18apr2010 Activity one saw us trying wattle and daubing in the shell of Plas Cadwgn, a medieval building that would have been made up of these panels. First we created the framework, before putting on some clay. In the second activity we had a go at brick making. At first we tried making them with our hands, before being along wooden slats to enable us to give them straight sides. When we laid them all out it could be seen that without moulds we had created a wide variety of shapes! text/html 2010-05-11T14:31:19+01:00 http://wyac.co.uk/events/18oct2009 For a detailed report on our day, click on the pdf file here. text/html 2010-03-02T16:39:21+01:00 http://wyac.co.uk/events/20feb2010 The Lost World of Tudor Newport Street Today Newport Street in Worcester has mostly modern buildings on it and only residents normally go down it. However in Tudor times it was a bustling street that ran down to the old bridge and home to many merchants. At this meeting we looked at documents and archaeology that helped to tell us about this lost world. text/html 2009-06-24T09:14:13+01:00 http://wyac.co.uk/events/21jun2009 Handling some of the medieval weapons Nick explaining all about medieval life We ended the afternoon with a demonstration on the Castle's courtyard, with archers shooting at advancing knights to show how many arrows could let loose whilst the attackers were advancing. text/html 2010-04-19T10:16:28+01:00 http://wyac.co.uk/events/21mar2010 The day consisted of two parts. One part was a tour around the park, finding out how it had developed over the years. The park was named after a World War I battle that the Worcestershire Regiment took part in. The other part of our visit allowed us to be museum curators and have a go at documenting and choosing items for display that were found in the park. These will be on display in the Sons of Rest building for the next few months. text/html 2009-05-03T17:53:57+01:00 http://wyac.co.uk/events/25jan2009 In January 30 members of WYAC came to Worcestershire History Centre, part of Worcestershire Record Office, to find out what resources can be found at the Record Office to help tell archaeologists about landscape history. We started off looking at general sources archaeologists can use, before Charlene, one of the archivists, told the members about the records of Croome Court and what they tell us about the landscape.