skip to content
 

Hands On Archaeology

11:00am-4:30pm on Saturday 29 March
12:00pm-4:30pm on Sunday 30 March

Times shown are in GMT (UTC +0) up to the 26th March. For events on or after 27th March times are in BST (UTC +1).

New Museums site, Bene't St, CB2 3PT

Join the team from the Department of Archaeology, the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research and the Cambridge Archaeological Unit who will be showcasing the variety of archaeological research through a range of hands-on activities across the weekend. Come along to speak to us about our research, see and handle artefacts and find out what it's like to be an archaeologist!

Booking/Registration is: RECOMMENDED

Drop in welcome no need to book

Additional Information

Age: All Ages, Children under 12, Young Adults 12 – 18, Adults
Format: Family Weekend
Timing: In person
Cost: Free
Theme: Discovery, Society
Accessibility: Step-free access

Download the PDF programme

Sign up for email updates

Get all the Cambridge Festival news straight from us to your inbox. Sign up to our mailing list now.

Festival FAQs

Got a question? Check out our FAQs here.

Image copyright: L. Clough

You might also like...

Read more at: Exhibition - 'Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World'

Exhibition - 'Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World'

9:00am-6:30pm on weekdays from Sunday 30 March until Saturday 6 December
9:00am-4:30pm Saturday every week from Saturday 29 March until Saturday 6 December
Timing: 
In person
Format: 
Exhibition
Age: 
All Ages

How did people treat illness and live healthily many centuries ago? How was the body thought to function? And who studied and practised medicine?...

Follow us on socials