Prehistoric bushcraft activity events at the Ancient Technology Centre

Activity Description

Two half-day workshops in Prehistoric techniques are offered: Fire-lighting and Hunting: Book a morning, or afternoon OR book both and stay the whole day for an immersive Stone-Age experience! Both workshops take place at the fantastic Ancient Technology Centre in Cranborne, Dorset.

Join experimental archaeologist and bushcraft instructor Rupert Loch to experience the ingenuity of our ancestors and try their hunting techniques and technology. In this workshop you 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.

2.5 hour session suitable for ages 8 and upwards. Everyone attending must purchase a ticket.

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How did early humans light fires? This workshop will explore the main methods of fire-lighting 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).

Suitable for ages 8 and upwards. Everyone attending must purchase a ticket.

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.