Do workshop participants keep the things they make?

Absolutely, that’s part of the fun!

Do participants need prior experience?

Typically not, unless the workshop is clearly labelled as an “advanced course”

Do you provide risk assessments and Public liability insurance?

Yes. I have public liability insurance with an indemnity limit of £5,000,000.

Do you provide lunch?

The workshop venue may provide lunch or offer discounts in an in-house cafe. Please check the information provided on the venue website carefully when booking, or contact them. Otherwise please assume you need to bring your own.

Event Workshops | AncientCraft

WORKSHOPS

AncientCraft delivers a variety of workshops that aim to teach and improve the understanding of prehistoric crafts. Alongside the creation of an object to take home, there is a strong focus to provide background information and contextualise how and why people made and used objects in the past.

AncientCraft WORKSHOP

Join us at our base in the Norfolk Broads where we

run workshops throughout the year. We highly recommend you spend a few days in the area and combine a weekend of prehistory and nature!

WORKSHOPS in 2026...

Are you a budding craftsperson, a prehistory enthusiast or just looking to try something new? We offer a range of workshops for individuals keen to try their hand at the art of flintknapping, bronze casting and more...

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WORKSHOPs

AncientCraft provides a range of prehistory workshops at museums and heritage sites throughout the year.

We are now taking workshop and event bookings for 2025 so get in touch to find out what dates we have avaliable.

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Bone & Antler Carving

Bone and antler has been used from the start of prehistory up to the modern day for making tools and ornamentation. Join experimental archaeologist James Dilley to make replicas of prehistoric bone and antler artefacts using authentic tools and materials including harpoons, needles, pins, combs, belt hooks, spear points and fish hooks to name a few - which will you choose?

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Bronze Age Axe Casting

Discover how some the earliest metal tools were produced in prehistoric Britain. Choose between casting a Bronze Age flanged axehead or a palstave axehead.

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Bronze Age Knife Casting

Make your mould, work the bellows, and cast liquid bronze to replicate your own Bronze Age knife!

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Bronze Age Sword Casting

Cast your own Bronze Age Sword! The first swords in Europe were made of bronze. They are an iconic development in the human story as social pressure led to tension between groups and individuals. Participants can choose to replicate a rapier, Ewart Park or Naue II sword.

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Flintknapping

Discover the oldest craft in the world, Flintknapping and learn how our earliest ancestors make tools to survive in the Stone Age. James will guide you through the process of making flint tools to help you produce your own flint artefacts to take home!

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Jet & Jet-Like Jewellery

Create your own Bronze Age jewellery using a range of techniques that would have been available to makers over 5000 years ago!

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Ötzi's Birch Bark Container

Create your own birch bark container, like those found alongside Ötzi the Iceman in the Italian Alps in 1991. Dating to around 5300 years old, the iceman discovery is considered one of the best during the 20th century.

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Ötzi Experience Weekend

Make your own replicas of Ötzi the Iceman’s toolkit under the guidance of experimental archaeologist Dr. James Dilley. This two day workshop will focus on the two most iconic objects found with Ötzi: his flint knife & sheath and his copper axe.

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