Wessex Archaeology’s outreach team took on a new challenge this week – bringing archaeology to several thousand scouts and guides!
WINGS 2014 is an enormous jamboree for scouts and guides from all over the world taking place in Windsor Great Park, and we were invited to take over the archaeology sub-camp for a day.
We came armed with trowels for excavating, toothbrushes for washing, clay for pot-making and an assortment of mystery artefacts for identifying, and were not disappointed with the response – the enthusiastic young people kept us busy all day. We even had a visit from the jamboree’s on-site radio station. The day was a huge success, and we are looking forward to the next WINGS already!
By Laura Joyner