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- What does the study involve?
What does the study involve?
This study will take place at the York Experimental Archaeology Research (YEAR) centre to find out more about how linking students to outdoor archaeology-based activities might benefit students’ health and wellbeing. The YEAR centre is an outdoor space on campus used for teaching and researching experimental archaeology. It is located in a quiet area of woodland next to the lake by Wentworth Graduate College. In this space we have reconstructions of a prehistoric house and Viking workshop, as well as open structures with central hearths that will provide shelter and warmth during the workshops.
We are interested in your experience of these activities and how they might benefit you. This information will help increase awareness of the benefits of outdoor archaeology-based projects and potentially encourage more investment in similar schemes in the future.
The study involves taking part in one of two workshops (i.e., bead making or pottery making) and completing two questionnaires. The first questionnaire will be completed before you take part in the workshop to find out some background information about you and your health and wellbeing, and engagement with the outdoors. The second questionnaire will be completed after you have participated in the workshop and focuses on your experience of the activity so we can understand more about your experiences of taking part, and what other factors affect them. A select number of participants will be invited to take part in a follow-up interview to explore perceptions about the acceptability and feasibility of the workshops; health and wellbeing benefits; and role of social learning about heritage craft.
The workshops will run on a weekly basis from February to May at the YEAR centre. Each workshop is two hours in duration and all materials will be provided. We expect approximately 8 - 10 people to attend per session.
Please click on the links below to find out more about each workshop and what is involved in taking part.
