Craftwell workshops: take part in a research project

A University team led by researchers at the Department of Archeology and the Department of Health Sciences are running a study called Craftwell. Craftwell aims to find out more about how linking students to outdoor archaeology-based activities might benefit students' health and wellbeing.

The study involves taking part in one of two workshops (bead making or pottery making) at the York Experimental Archaeology Research (YEAR) centre. These two-hour workshops will be held on Wednesdays at 2pm. You will also be asked to complete one questionnaire before the workshop and one questionnaire after the workshop. 

Bead making workshops: You will recreate stone beads using the materials and techniques that archaeologists think people used 11,000 years ago. To string the beads, you will also recreate simple twisted string made from plant fibre, which also has been recovered from archaeological sites dating to the same period.

Pottery workshop: You will make pots based on Anglo-Saxon types used during the 5-6th Century CE. Anglo-Saxon pots were made by hand, using coils of clay to build up the vessel wall, and these were fired in simple bonfires. You will use the same techniques to create your pots in this workshop. Examples of decorative patterns that have been discovered on Anglo-Saxon pots will be made available for you to recreate on your own pots.

The team are interested in your experience of these activities and how they might benefit you. Please complete the expression of interest form if you are interested in taking part. We will try to accommodate your preferred workshop activity.

At this current time, Archeology students with experience at the YEAR Centre are not eligible to participate. 

If you have any questions about these workshops, please contact craftwell-project@york.ac.uk

Express your interest here