Time travel at the University of Nottingham Museum

PA56/11 How sharp is a Neolithic arrowhead? And how hard is it to start a fire the Bronze Age way? The University of Nottingham's Museum is offering visitors a unique chance to find out at a special event as part of the popular BBC series, 'The History of Ancient Britain'. The University of Nottingham Museum contains artefacts dating back 250, 000 years to the Palaeolithic period. The majority of objects are from the East Midlands and show everyday life in the region over this long period of time. The 'Hands on Prehistory' event on Wednesday 23rd February 2011 is a rare chance for the public to take a closer look and even handle some of the prehistoric objects. The Museum staff and archaeologists from Nottinghamshire County Council will also be offering a range of activities such as prehistoric pot-making, cave painting and fire-making. The event been organised in collaboration with the BBC's 'Hands on History' outreach programme to coincide with TV historian, Neil Oliver's, 'The History of Ancient Britain', currently showing on BBC 2. It is one of several events organised in the East Midlands to encourage local people to discover the ancient history on their doorstep.
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