Some Past Activities: Described by Club Members

Exploring the 17th Century Archaeology and History of Dunnottar Castle
We had good fun at Dunnottar Castle. We learned about the history from Jane and we found a secret tunnel that went under a wall. There was a gravestone that we couldn't read so we rubbed grass on it and it said 'Here lyes a bairn aged 9 - 1682'
- by Oliver

Encounter with a Covenanter
At one of our meetings we had a visit from a covenanter expert called Stuibheart (the Gaelic spelling of Stuart). He brought along with him some 17th century clothes and I tried on one of his covenanter jackets. We all thoroughly enjoyed the visit and also got to try out some swords and a dagger and we held 2 muskets (they were really heavy!).
- by Alasdair

Archaeological Conservation
We got to smash up a pot and put it back together again. I found this a bit difficult!!! We also went on a tour of the Museum's Conservation Lab with conservator, Margot Wright. It was really good fun and she showed me and all the other members a mummified Egyptian cat. I really enjoyed it.
- by James

Young Archaeologist@Aberdeen Open Day 2004
(part of Scottish Archaeology Month)
There was over 500 people turned up for our Open Day. I showed people how to grind corn as they would have done in the Iron Age. We also showed people how to sort archaeological finds, told them about coins, handed out leaflets and counted how many people there were.
- by Angus

Walking the Deeside Railway Line
Along the path of the old railway line, we saw lots of clues that told us what it used to be. We saw things like old sleepers being used for fencing and old metal railway bridges. It was really interesting to see how we can tell a railway was there.
- by Kirsty