Bronze Age Jewellery Workshop

The Course

Find out how people in the Bronze Age used jet and jet-like materials to create a range of personal ornamentation, from bangles, buttons, belt rings, beads and pendants! Which artefact will you choose to replicate?

Our day will begin with an introductory talk, exploring personal ornamentation in the Bronze Age. We’ll take a closer look at the artefacts that have been found across the UK, what materials they’re made from and how experimental archaeology can help to better understand how these objects were made.

For the rest of the day will be spent working with a mixture of Bronze Age materials, including amber, jet and jet-like materials, to create beads and have the option of creating a shale button, belt ring or pendant. You’ll use authentic tools and techniques to shape, drill and polish your jewellery. In the afternoon Emma will teach you how to make natural fibre…