Past school projects
During the Birnie dig, National Museums Scotland Archaeology
and Community Engagement departments have worked
together to offer schools across Moray the chance to learn more
about this amazing site.
Local school pupils and many others visited the dig to see
archaeology in action. Tours were led by on-site archaeologists,
and pupils given the chance to test their new-found skills and
discover their own finds through sifting the ploughsoil. One class
even discovered a piece of Iron Age bangle – a real find! The tours
and workshops gave the pupils a sense of how the site had been used
over the years, from its earliest beginnings right up to the
present day.
Clockwise from top left: 1. Learning to use a quern - a grinding
stone. 2. An image from a film made by school pupils. 3. Boys on a
site visit sift through top soil. 4. Girls on a site visit make a
discovery.
Some pupils went on to create artwork based around the site,
developed activities which expanded their understanding of the Iron
Age and made their own Birnie souvenirs.
Above: A mud map made by school pupils with artist, Sean
Harris.
Download the resource
pack (2153 KB) now! This can be used alone or with the Birnie
handling box, held at Elgin Museum.
Contact Elgin Museum to book the Birnie box: curator@elginmuseum.org.uk