the full Outdoor Learning Programme 2013 - Severn Gorge ...

15 June 9am-5pmIntroduction tomaking and firingprehistoric potteryTutor: Mick KrupaThis course provides anintroduction to prehistoricpotteryStudy the materials andtechniques used in potterymanufacturing and firing andits subsequent survival in thearchaeological record.Using a specific examplefrom the Iron Age, known as“briquetage” which is intimatelyassociated with salt production,participants will produce asimple coil pot using locallysourced materials before firingthe finished vessel in a replicaprehistoric pottery kiln.£25. Old clothes advisable.Max no. 1018 June 10am-1pmPlant Identificationin Benthall Edgewoodlands andPatten’s RockQuarry heathlandTutor: Penny WysomeIdeal for anyone fascinatedby plant identificationEnjoy a guided walk with Pennyand become familiar with thehuge variety of flower and leafforms of wild flowers in thesebeautiful habitats.FREE. Bring a flower ID bookand x10 hand lens optional.Meet on The Iron Bridge,(TF8 7DR). Max no. 1222 June 9am-5pmCharcoal inArchaeology andan Introduction toCharcoal BurningTutor: Mick KrupaThis course provides anintroduction to charcoalStudy its importance in thearchaeological record, how itwas produced and used, fromantiquity to the recent past, andhow in this modern world it stillsurvives as a traditional industry.Using practical demonstrationsof earthen clamp charcoalbuilding, based on research inthe UK and Eastern Europe, itaims to present an internationalsynthesis of this ancient craft,the people involved and theircultural traditions.£25. Old clothes advisable.Max no. 1010© Mike Ashton