Posts tagged Wessex Archaeology
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!!
Half-Term Havoc at Birmingham Sea Life Centre
Oct 21st
The Explore the Seafloor team are off to the National SEA LIFE centre at Birmingham for the half-term holidays. The roadshow starts on Saturday the 23rd of 
October and runs through to Halloween.
Come down and handle real archaeological artefacts dredged from the depths of the sea, examine sea creatures under a magnifying glass and, if you’re brave, have a feel and guess what’s in our mystery boxes.
The Sea LIfe centre will have lots more activities to fill in those rainy, half term days so if you are looking for something to do, come down and join us.
New event announced for half term
Oct 19th
Explore the Seafloor is pleased to announce a new special event to keep the family occupied during the October half term school holidays. Join us at New Forest 
Centre on Wednesday the 27th of October for a day of fun and exploration. The centre is open from 10am to 4pm. Entry is free for under 16s and £3 for adults.
The New Forest National Park Authority will also be coming along to tell visitors about the exciting maritime archaeology project they are undertaking along the park’s coastline.
So come along and join us.
Go to our Events page for information
Sunshine in Hunstanton
Sep 8th
It’s the end of the summer and the end of our roadshows for the moment, as we return from the sunshine and sea air of Hunstanton Sea Life Sanctuary.
The Explore the Seafloor team were glad that the high winds and torrential rain that greeted them on arrival were quickly replaced by blue skies and warm sunshine.
It was busy over the August Bank Holiday weekend with huge numbers of people guessing artefacts in the water-table, enthusiastically sieving the geology samples and digging for facts in the sandpit.
We had lots of visitors enjoying the activities and many children spending their last week of school holiday freedom learning about the seafloor off the East Coast. Many people enjoyed dressing up as a scientist or dredging industry staff and the waders proving particularly popular. We also chatted to several people about sea level changes off the Norfolk coast following a particularly well-timed episode of BBC’s Coast about submerged forests in the region.
Check out our photos on Facebook
We’re taking a short break from roadshows while we prepare some online resources about the project. Our next and final roadshow will be at Birmingham Sea Life Centre during October half-term.
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.
Did you know?
Jul 26th
Did you know that Wessex Archaeology’s Learning & Access team run Explore the Seafloor on behalf of the Marine Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund? Find out what else the team has been up to on their Time Travelling by Water blog.
