Firelighting in Prehistory

Location address: Ancient Technology Centre, Cranborne
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Ages: children 8 - 18 · adults 18+ years

Available tickets:
Participant ticket £30 per session
Next date: Saturday 11th Apr,
Firelighting in Prehistory block mentored by Feral Science
A summary
Fire has shaped humans into what we are today; without the control and use of fire our teeth and digestive systems would be entirely different and without the use of fire for heating we would not have been able to survive in cooler climates. Recent discoveries have proved hominids were able to kindle fires to 400,000 years ago, when Neanderthals lived in the UK, 200,000 years before modern humans left Africa. How did early humans light fires? This workshop will explore the main methods of firelighting working backwards into history offering the opportunity to attempt each method and understand the challenges and the context for each approach to fire. This workshop is suitable for Adults and supervised children. Participants will be handling ignition sources and fire so should wear non-flammable clothing made from natural materials; wool or cotton (Please avoid polycotton blends as these are especially flammable).
About your mentor
Feral Science
Engaging with science outdoors
Rupert is a former head of science, a bushcraft instructor, an outdoor enthusiast and has just completed a MSc in Experimental Archaeology. He has been a regular presenter at the NTC and also presents at the IOL Bushcraft conference and later this year will be presenting an outdoor learning research paper, co-written with one of his schools, at the IOERC in Oslo. His company, Feral Science, is a science education provider that takes traditional curriculum science topics and delivers them in the outdoors with a hands-on, experiential twist. It’s about learning by doing, ditching desks and getting students actively involved in the natural world. Feral Science also create plans, resources, kits and CPD training to support teaching outdoors in this way; reworking established curricula to take advantage of the opportunities offered by being outdoors. “Curriculum-linked science taught where the learning feels like an adventure, not a worksheet.”
Pricing information
Ticket nameParticipant ticket
Price£30
InformationTickets are required for each attendee.
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Where we'll be
Ancient Technology Centre, Damerham Road, Cranborne, England, BH21 5RP
WHAT’S PROVIDED
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No refunds are given except in the case of a cancellation by the Mentor.

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