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The Archaeology of Human Bones

State:

Approved

Contact Details

I am the event manager:

I am the event manager

Event Manager Info

2. Event Manager First Name:

Rose

3. Event Manager Surname:

Wu

9. Event Manager Email address:

rose.wu@ncl.ac.uk

Event type and format

11. Do you have a preferred day for your event to take place on?:

Sunday 8 September 2013

17. Length:

1 hour

18. What will the format of your event be?:

Workshop - Time limited, stand alone interactive for adults and families

19. Please give any details about the format of your event you feel are relevant.:

This will take place as part of the Newcastle University Family Challenge Please note that this session involves human skeletal material and can only be offered at the University. We provide consent forms that must be signed by parents in advance of the session.

20. Location/venue:

Lab session

22. Audience Level:

Families & teenagers ( aged 12+)

Event details

12. Event title:

The Archaeology of Human Bones

13. Description of the core message of your event and key topics to be covered (c.100 words):

This workshop will introduce osteoarchaeology, the study of human remains. Participants will look at the ageing and sexing of human remains, before looking at remains from slave cemeteries to explore what they reveal and the history and horror of slavery.