Discover: Prehistoric Yorkshire  

Uncover over 100,000,000 years of history at the Yorkshire Museum in our Discover: Prehistoric Yorkshire workshop pilots. Explore the museum and handle real and replica objects to get an insight into life in Yorkshire during the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages. Afterwards create your own copy of the Star Carr pendant – one of the earliest pieces of decorative art found in Britain -, or a piece of decorated Neolithic (New Stone Age) pottery.  

Location  

The Yorkshire Museum
Museum Street
York
YO1 7FR 

Workshop times  

10.00am-12.00pm or 12.30-14.30pm.   

Age Group  

Key Stage Two. 

Numbers: maximum group size of 34 pupils per workshop.  

We can accommodate up to two groups from your school on a single day, with a maximum of 30 pupils per group (60 pupils in total).  

Session fees  

£7 per pupil. For groups of 22 or less, there is a flat fee of £154 per workshop.  

What to expect 

In this session, pupils will:  

• Explore our prehistory galleries by completing two discovery challenges. These will give pupils an insight into life at Star Carr – a Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age) site of international significance – as well as how life in Yorkshire changed between the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages.  

• Get hands-on with some real and replica artefacts using one of our two Prehistory Object Boxes: 

• • Life at Star Carr: using a digital mural we will transport your class back to the Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age). Pupils will handle replica objects made by experimental archaeologists at the University of York to discover what everyday life was like 11,300 years ago.  

• • From Stone, to Bronze, to Iron: pupils will explore how people’s lives changed over time by handling original artefacts made by people in the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages.  

• Learn through play by using clay to create a copy of the Star Carr Pendant – one of the earliest pieces of decorative art found in Britain – or a piece of decorated Neolithic (New Stone Age) pottery.  

Our Discover: Prehistoric Yorkshire workshop is led by an expert member of our Schools Learning Team.  

You can select which Prehistory Object Box and play-based activity combination you would like us to deliver as part of your workshop during the booking process.  

Pre-visit information  

To ensure you are fully prepared for your visit, please download and read the following documents:  

• Yorkshire Museum: School Visit Pack  
• Discover: Prehistoric Yorkshire – Teachers Workshop Pack 

The following documents may also be of use when planning a visit to our Star Carr: Life after the ice exhibition at the Yorkshire Museum.  

• Star Carr: Life after the ice – Teachers Exhibition Pack 
• Yorkshire Museum: School Visit Map  

Booking a visit  

If you would like to book a Discover: Pre-historic Yorkshire workshop pilot, then please complete a copy of our online booking form.  

Please be aware that completing the form does not represent a confirmed booking. A member of our team will be in touch within four working days with further information. 

Alternatively, if you would like to speak to a member of our team directly, please contact us at schools@ymt.org.uk.  

Cancellation Policy  

If you need to cancel your workshop booking, then please give us as much notice as possible so that we can offer your slot to another group.  

If a booking is cancelled less than one week before your visit date, then your school will be charged a cancellation fee amounting to 50% of the visit fee.  

If a booking is cancelled less than 24 hours before your visit date, then your school will be charged a cancellation fee amounting to 100% of the visit fee.