Children are doing archaeology – and becoming experts who enrich whole communities

Elizabeth Curtis

Children are doing archaeology – and becoming experts who enrich whole communities

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Abstract

Keig, Aberdeenshire. A gaggle of excited children are instructing community archaeologist Colin Shepherd when to drop a china mug on the floor so that they can see how it breaks on impact.

They will use the results of this experiment to better understand an archaeological find: the broken pieces of an old marmalade jar, last used for breakfast around 100 years ago. The children had recently excavated the jar from woodland in which they usually build dens and play hide and seek as part of an archaeological investigation.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation UK
Publication status	Published - 17 Mar 2020

Bibliographical note

The Bennachie Landscapes Project was funded through the AHRC Research 4 Community Heritage fund.

Keywords

Children
Archaeology
Scotland
Young people
Community
Active learning
Museum

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Children are doing archaeology – and becoming experts who enrich whole communities

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