BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1031@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20160720 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20160728 DTSTAMP:20160719T123614Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/museum-liverpool-dig-summer-holi days-week/ SUMMARY:Museum Of Liverpool: Museum of Liverpool: Dig the Summer Holidays: Workshop Week DESCRIPTION:\nDig the Summer Holidays\n\n\n\nFestival of Archaeology at Mus eum of Liverpool\n\nScroll down for full events listings during the week\n \n\n\n\nA week-long celebration of all things archaeological at the Museum of Liverpool brings history to life this summer\, from 20 to 27 July 2016 .\n\nFrom handling sessions\, trails\, role-players\, crafts\, talks and t ours\, the Festival of Archaeology has something for young and old to get involved with and see for themselves the many ways archaeology gives us a powerful connection to our past.\n\nThe festival includes exciting events run in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University. Live experiments on the Formby Footprints inform us about life in prehistoric Merseyside a nd facial reconstruction specialists from Face Lab will explain how skelet ons can be used to understand people from the past and what they looked li ke.\n\nLiz Stewart\, Curator of Archaeology and the Historic Environment\, said: “Our Festival of Archaeology is a bustling programme for people o f all ages with an interest in archaeology and history. From prehistoric f ootprints to the recycling habits of the Vikings and clay pipes of the ind ustrial age\, the festival spans centuries of this region’s history.\n\n “The Festival also covers the future of archaeology\, as Liverpool John Moores University’s research group Face Lab lead demonstrations of their latest methods of investigation and show how new technology can help us u nderstand our past.”\n\nwww.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/archaeology\n\nEvent s:\n\nDigging It!\nOn now – September\n\nThe Museum of Liverpool is cele brating the 40th anniversary of the Merseyside Archaeology Society with a special display\, highlighting a range of finds from sites the society was instrumental in investigating and excavating. It will also host the socie ty’s anniversary conference on 8 and 9 October.\n\nSite Tour: Lunt Meado ws\nWednesday 20 July and Monday 25 July\n10.30 - 12.30\nJoin archaeologis t Ron Cowell for a tour of the site currently being excavated at Lunt Mead ows. This exciting project has revealed great evidence of life in this reg ion around 6000-8000 years ago in the Mesolithic period.\n\nPre-booking es sential: www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/luntmeadows\n\nLunchtime talk: Findin g the Saxons and Vikings\nWednesday 20 July\n12.30 - 1pm\n\nThe early medi eval period in Merseyside was a fascinating and tumultuous time. Join Cura tor of Archaeology and the Historic Environment\, Liz Stewart\, to explore the finds from the region and what they tell us about communities and the ir lives in the Saxon\, Viking and Norman periods.\n\nLittle Diggers Adven ture\nWednesday 20\, Monday 25 and Wednesday 27 July\n11.30\, 1pm and 2.30 pm\n\nFollow the clues to find the treasures hidden around the Museum in t his fun and informative hunt especially for our younger visitors.\n\nSuita ble for children 3-7 years old.\n\nLunchtime talk: Fab finds through the a ges\nThursday 21 July\n12.30 – 1pm\n\nFinds Liaison Officer\, Vanessa Oa kden\, presents some of the exciting recent discoveries reported through t he Portable Antiquities Scheme.\n\nRoman Hoards\nThursday 21 July\n2 – 4 pm\n\nHave a go at being a Roman for the day and make yourself a Roman hel met and money box to carry around your treasure.\n\nLunchtime talk: Pots\, Pipes and People: Archaeology of Rainford\nFriday 22 July\n12.30 – 1pm\ nMonday 25 July\n2 - 4pm\n\nJoin Assistant Curator\, Jeff Speakman\, and l earn about recent excavations in Rainford\, near St Helens\, and how they ’re helping archaeologists learn more about the early industries of the region.\n\nSkeleton Crafts\nFriday 22 July\n2 – 4pm\n\nOsteoarchaeology or bioarchaeology is the study of human remains found on archaeological di g sites. This creative session helps you make your own skeleton\, complete with anatomical names for the different bones\, to take home with you.\n\ nFace Lab\nFriday 22 July\n2 - 4pm\n\nDiscover the skills and technology b ehind Face Lab\, Liverpool John Moores University’s research group\, wit h hands-on activities. Featuring celebrity face ID from plaster casts\, ba sic facial reconstruction skills and techniques\, trials with haptic 3D mo delling software\, surface scanning and computerised facial reconstruction \, visitors will get a greater understanding of how new technology helps u s decode our past.\n\nPrehistoric Footprints with Liverpool John Moores Un iversity\nSaturday 23 July\n2 - 4pm\n\nCan you help determine if a set of prehistoric footprints were left by men or women? Or were they left by chi ldren? Take part in this living science project which sheds light on this region’s ancestors.\n\nMagical History\nSunday 24 July\n1.30 - 2.30pm\n\ nJoin the Education team as they investigate the Museum’s archaeology ha ndling collection.\n\nI Came\, I Saw\, Who Conquered?\nMonday 25 July\n1\, 2 and 3pm\n\nFind out the intriguing story of Rome’s first (highly dysf unctional) imperial family. When they weren’t killing each other they m anaged to conquer large chunks of Britain. In this structured talk and ar chaeological handling session find out how it took Rome’s first emperors almost a century to finally subdue a wet and rainy island on the edge of the world whilst maintaining a very unstable throne.\n\nSuitable for child ren aged 8 and over.\n\nHandling Session: Pick a Pipe!\nTuesday 26 July\n2 - 4pm\n\nIn partnership with the Society for Clay Pipe Research\, Susie W hite\, Curator of the National Pipe Archive at University of Liverpool\, e xplores clay tobacco pipes\, explaining how archaeologists date them and w hat they tell us about the past.\n\nViking Crafts and Costume\nTuesday 26 July\n11.00 – 12noon and 1 – 3pm\n\nMeet a Viking lady and learn about weaving techniques and the clothes they made. Visitors can try weaving a bracelet or creating a Lucet.\n\nBig Heritage Viking Ship\nWednesday 27 Ju ly\n10 – 5pm\n\nThe EcoVikings are back at Museum of Liverpool\, waging war on your waste! A full day of activities for children of all ages to le arn some of the recycling skills of Merseyside’s Viking ancestors\; visi t the Museum’s collection of stunning Viking silver bracelets and learn about this tumultuous period of our past.\n\nThis event is organised by Bi g Heritage on behalf of Merseyside Recycling &\; Waste Authority.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2016/07/Dig-the-Summer.jpg LOCATION:Museum Of Liverpool\, Pier Head\, Liverpool Waterfront\, Liverpool \, L3 1DG\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom GEO:53.406165;-2.995119 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Pier Head\, Liverpool Water front\, Liverpool\, L3 1DG\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100 ;X-TITLE=Museum Of Liverpool:geo:53.406165,-2.995119 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20160327T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR