MAYA and SANHS joined forces at the beginning of August for a Family Archaeology Day at Taunton Museum. Special guest was Phil Harding from the Time Team who has been a great supporter of MAYA from the start. Other guests included Celtic and Viking re-enactors who set up camp in the museum courtyard and in the Learning Room downstairs.
The day included artefact handling and a pottery display, tours of Taunton Castle, make your own Roman bulla amulet, mini archaeological dig, geophysics display and lots more! There was a steady stream of people throughout the day, including MAYA and SANHS members. It was great to have Phil there, chatting with everyone and posing for photos and signing autographs.
We were also delighted to meet Del Mason who has raised a significant amount of money for MAYA by auctioning hand knitted figures of members of the Time Team, and who had come all the way from Leicestershire especially for this event!
The day was a great success with a lot of positive feedback from members of the public. A huge thank you to everyone who helped out!
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