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Do it yourself activities and resources
Visit our new resources area and explore a range of activities from guided walks and craft activities to virtual tours and pre-recorded talks.
These resources are available to access at any time and include a range of self-led activities to help you discover archaeology throughout the year.
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'Trowel & Error’ is a new digital game by Barnsley’s Poet Laureate Eloise Unerman, with the Barnsley and Rotherham Young Archaeologists' Club...
Auckland Park on the edge of Bishop Auckland is what remains of a once much larger medieval deer park established over 900 years ago for the...
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28 July 2021
TikTok has taken the online world by storm in the last two years. It’s a popular choice with teens and young people in particular, with user levels beginning to rival ‘tradition’ social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram.
>> Read moreCouncil for British Archaeology
26 July 2021
How many people just walk on the ruins of St. Mary's Abbey even without know about its history or the importance for York and the whole of Mediaeval England?
>> Read moreUniversity of York
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