Ancient Egypt Big Sat & Urban Harvest (15/16 Oct) at The Manchester Museum
11 Oct 2011
Showcase lecture (Wednesday 19 October): Where did that bone go? 150 years of cave archaeology and museum collections.
Saturday 15 October (11am-4pm)
Big Saturday: Ancient Egypt
With the help of our new Unearthed: Ancient Egypt exhibition, journey back to the 1920s to our Egyptologist’s store room for some archaeological training. Our Egyptologist, Dr Digby (played on film by Horrible Histories’ Terry Deary), needs some help sorting, recording and working out more about his finds. Unearth the science and technology of ancient Egypt - make pyramids, discover the process of mummification and mummify oranges, go on a dig, and touch objects that are thousands of years old. You can also watch a family friendly film. Part of Manchester Science Festival and The Manchester Weekender.
Most activities are free and drop-in. Some activities may need to be booked on the day and may cost up to £1.50. All ages
Sunday 16 October (12-3pm)
Urban Harvest - part of The Manchester Weekender
After months of careful tending, The Museum Allotment is ready for harvest. Kids can get their hands dirty helping dig up veg from our allotment and enjoy performances from The Vegetable Nannies and a veggie-playing symphony orchestra (and a veggie instrument-making workshop); parents can discuss the ethics of food production and learn about urban foraging; and everyone can sample food prepared by local chefs. Part of The Manchester Food and Drink Festival and The Manchester Weekender - forty-eight hours of art, culture, music, film, food, literature, walks, politics, poetry, photography, theatre, spectacle and games all wrapped up into a single weekend.
Drop-in, free
Wednesday 19 October (3-4.30pm)
Showcase lecture: Where did that bone go? 150 years of cave archaeology and museum collections
Hannah O’Regan, Archaeology, Liverpool John Moores University. Cave archaeology has, at times, been central to our understanding of human evolution. Especially during the late 19th century, when ‘Cave hunting’ was not just a book (Boyd Dawkins, 1874), but also a key pastime for keen antiquarians. Discoveries and excavations all over the UK meant that large quantities of archaeological remains, including human burials, non-human bones such as bear and lynx, stone tools and pottery were recovered. Some of these specimens made their way into museum collections and this talk will discuss, using examples from North West England and The Manchester Museum collections, what can be learned from the archives, the specimens, and from the application of new scientific techniques.
Drop-in, free
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