Making prehistoric beer in a wooden trough.
Whether you are a heritage organisation or an individual, come join us on our exciting journey to reconnect with our past and discover our true potential!
If you are interested in our Staff Training or would like to chat about potential options please contact David or Sue on 01492 650612 or email us
- making and decorating pottery
- cooking in leather bags
- making bark containers
- and gathering natural foods.
As with our public courses our ethos is on presenting the fascinating skills and technologies of the past in a fun and interesting way, with the emphasis on engaging people in a tangible way using ‘hands on’ experiences. We want people to be able to use all their senses in exploring the past.
We always try to be flexible in our training so that we can tailor the activities, technologies and periods covered to the particular group. So if you were interested in say Prehistoric Food we would put together a number of activities that would reflect these such as:
Staff Development Training for Educators
- teaching techniques to make the experience fun and interesting to a broad range of people
- how and where to source the raw materials needed to demonstrate the skills learnt
- lists of suppliers
- how to research and identify areas or objects of potential interest within the historic environment for educators to develop
- health and safety issues
Our training covers many skills and technologies from Prehistory from making natural types of cordage through to bronze casting and spear throwing! They all include:
We provide training for people working in museums, universities & the heritage sector in ‘hands on’ activities based on ancient crafts & technologies. These are designed to provide a greater understanding of everyday life in the past & practical, interactive activities for the public.
Making and using a Prehistoric lamp.
An Ancient Arts roundhouse under construction.
A bronze sculpter fresh from the mould on a bronze casting course!
Open Courses
If you are interested in the past, where we have come from & how this can help us develop our futures we have developed a series of two day courses for small groups or individuals.
Some of the courses we have run recently:
Ancestral Skills
Come and join Ancient Arts on a two day experience where you will take time to leisurely explore our ancestral skills in a beautiful location, to make connections with our landscape and to enjoy and relax into the moment.
Based on the philosophy of ‘slow’ we will be taking time to explore and reflect on the life skills, crafts and technologies of our Prehistoric ancestors and experiencing how they were part of their environment, using it, forming it and prospering in it.
We would like to invite you to come and join us on this fascinating exploration into past knowledge and have a great time!
Hot Stones, Warm Beer! Taste the past.
A 2 day course where you can enjoy gathering and cooking food with a Prehistoric flavour, including brewing ale with hot stones!
