Exploring axe heads from Prehistoric Britain Despite being thousands of years old, Stone Age tools can often be found in museum collections around the country. Axes would have been an especially vital to the agricultural revolution during the Neolithic or New Stone...
Why do archaeologists find so many clay pipes? Many museums have examples of clay pipes in their collections. They range from simple, undecorated pipes to more elaborate designs. Broken clay pipes Ryevitalise Community Dig, Ampleforth Clay pipes like this are often...
Exploring Snuff Before cigarettes and cigars became popular, many people enjoyed tobacco in the form of snuff, mistakenly thinking it would benefit their health. This powdered tobacco was sniffed, or ‘snuffed’, up their noses to help clear their heads. it...
Click on the photo to enlarge this ammonite fossil from The Seaboard Centre in the Highlands of Scotland. Making sense of ammonite fossils What are ammonite fossils? Ammonites are extinct sea creatures with a spiral shell that lived millions of years ago. Today, they...
Exploring Stoneware Ginger Beer Stoneware Bottles A century ago, it was very common for most regions to have their own selection of breweries. These provided products for their local shops and pubs, including ginger beer. This popular drink, which was originally...
