Prehistoric hunting technology

Projectile technologies before archery

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,
Prehistoric hunting technology block mentored by Feral Science
A summary
A reliable method to provide protein would have been essential for survival but what techniques were used before the advent of archery? In this workshop Rupert, an experimental archaeologist with a particular interest in projectile technologies in prehistory, will explore the options that could have provided early humans with an improved ability to throw and hunt effectively. The session will introduce the use of spears and spear-throwers, cordage assisted methods and slings and the probable evolution of a stick into a hunting boomerang. This workshop is suitable for Adults and supervised children.
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
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Price£30
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Where we'll be
Ancient Technology Centre, Damerham Road, Cranborne, England, BH21 5RP
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