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Fun and Games
Dec 17th
As you can see we have been hard at work upgrading and redesigning the Explore the Seafloor website. We think the new design makes finding things and looking through the website an even better experience than before.
Side-scan sonar
Let us know what you think in the comments section.
With all this recent frosty weather we have had plenty of time in the office to create our exciting new secondary school lessons and games. The lessons focus on marine food webs, ancient landscapes and the amazing technology which helps us map the seafloor. The eLearning games are being built with the skill of web animator Chris Day from Little Creature. Each of our games are designed to test your knowledge of the seafloor AND your skill. The games will be going live in February so don’t forget to check the website.
Even though our games aren’t finished yet you can check out some other interesting ones on the following websites:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/
Holiday Hi-jinks
Nov 3rd
This October half-term holiday the Explore the Seafloor team was out and about. 
The last 2010 roadshow ran at the National SEA LIFE centre in Birmingham, and it was one of our busiest. We had lots of fun and were particularly impressed with the Halloween costumes that some of our younger visitors wore. Katie and Sarah, Explore the Seafloor team members, also got very excited about seeing the cast of the BBC TV show “Hustle” filming at the end of their street, as well as a Jet Ski chase for a Bollywood movie along the Birmingham canals.
On the South coast ETS team member Rhonda put on a one day special event at the New Forest Centre, working alongside outreach officers from the New Forest National Park Authority. On a miserable autumn day it was a fun way to escape the weather although people still got a bit wet at our archaeology handling table!!
Maritime Mad at Fort Cumberland
Aug 20th
Explore the Seafloor joined English Heritage’s event “From Caves to Cohorts” at Fort Cumberland on the 31st of July and 1st of August, part of the Festival of British Archaeology celebrations. 
The weekend was great fun, exploring Britain’s history from the Stone Age through to the Romans with exhibitors and great hands-on activities to fill the whole day. One of the highlights was the Roman re-enactors Britannia who entertained the crowd with a rather gory Roman gladiator training session.
Located in the Maritime tent Explore the Seafloor joined the New Forest National Park Authority’s Maritime Archaeologist and English Heritage’s own maritime specialists giving people the opportunity to discover the amazing history of Britain’s seas.
Explore the Seafloor would also like to thank Wessex Archaeology staff Amy Radford and Sophie Thorogood for coming along and helping out on the day.
Splashing about at the Hampshire Water Festival
Aug 6th
Searching for artefacts
Last weekend Explore the Seafloor joined in the celebrations for Hampshire’s annual Water Festival at Staunton Country Park, in Havant.
The water theme was very welcome on this hot July weekend. The Explore the Seafloor activity area let people cool down while exploring our water table for amazing artefacts. Dredged up from Britain’s coastal waters these archaeological finds include a Stone Age hand axe, which is 250,000 years old and a World War II bullet. Our fun activity area had over a thousand visitors and the team enjoyed sharing ideas about how these objects ended up at the bottom of the sea.
To see pictures of the event go to our facebook page www.facebook.com/exploretheseafloor
Explore the Seafloor in Sussex
Jun 4th
This Sunday June 6th 2010 the Explore the Seafloor Roadshow will be at Newhaven Fort in Sussex. The Fort, built in the 1860’s, is hosting an event day with community groups joining in the fun to raise awareness of local projects. The Explore the Seafloor team will be on site all day with a range of hands-on activties for you to try.
Come and hold real archaeological finds from below the waves, meet some of the creatures that live off of the South Coast and see if you are brave enough to explore our mystery deep sea feelie boxes.
For more information on finding the Fort and the opening hours, visit Newhaven Fort’s website.
