Community Archaeology by Dhanjal Sarah.;Moshenska Gabriel.;University College London.;

Author:Dhanjal, Sarah.;Moshenska, Gabriel.;University College, London.; [Dhanjal Sarah, Moshenska Gabriel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-84217-696-2
Publisher: Casemate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
Published: 2012-02-26T16:00:00+00:00

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AIMHIGHER AND DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGES

John Knowles

Introduction

Since 2002, the Widening Participation Unit at the University of Lincoln has held an annual series of ‘master classes’ for able pupils, called the ‘Summer University’ as they have taken place in June and July when lecture theatres and seminar rooms become available. About 100 to 120 pupils from four or five schools attend each session, and the sessions are repeated to allow as many schools to attend as wish to. The events are targeted at pupils in Years 8 and 9 (ages 12 to 14), and were initially planned in partnership with Aimhigher coordinators from schools in Hull. Deserted medieval villages (DMV) were chosen as a topic because of the way in which the study of DMV sites can combine documentary and archaeological evidence, and because ‘Archaeological evidence is probably least used in key stage 3. This is unfortunate, as it can provide opportunity for sophisticated first hand study of primary sources.’ (Henson 1996). The events also build on the popularity of TV archaeology, including Time Team and Meet the Ancestors, and allow pupils to understand how archaeology can give us insights into the lives of the common people who did not leave their own documentary records: the title of one of the mini lectures is ‘Medieval Social and Economic History; it’s not all Kings, Queens and battles’.

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