{"id":5626,"date":"2021-09-27T15:51:34","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T14:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/?p=5626"},"modified":"2021-11-10T13:25:36","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T12:25:36","slug":"soroptimists-explore-prehistory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/2021\/09\/27\/soroptimists-explore-prehistory\/","title":{"rendered":"Soroptimists Explore Prehistory"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Crosby\u2019s Soroptimists have been going back in time.<\/h4>\n<p>The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancswt.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LWT<\/a>) is planning education workshops. These form part of the Mesolithic and Modern Life project at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancswt.org.uk\/nature-reserves\/lunt-meadows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lunt Meadows<\/a> Nature Reserve. SI Crosby is a long-term partner with LWT.<\/p>\n<p>The Soroptimists are joining other volunteers in developing sessions that can be rolled out as part of the project\u2019s learning programme. Topics include prehistoric crafts and archaeology techniques.<\/p>\n<p>Soroptimist Chris Chua-Short said: \u201cThe initial workshop, on prehistoric crafts, was led by Barry Taylor and Amy Gray Jones, Senior Lecturers in Archaeology at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.chester.ac.uk\/departments\/history-and-archaeology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Chester<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey gave us an insight into life in Mesolithic times, then explained how to make some traditional Mesolithic items. We started with cording using nettle and some other tree bark. Certainly, we weren\u2019t as skilled as people 9,000 years ago! However, it was challenging and fascinating, and we learned a lot.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;white&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1636547026772-a9275a30-5fc5-7&#8243; include=&#8221;5627,5628,5629&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\u2018Wet sieving\u2019 is archaeological technique that could form part of the project. Ron Cowell, Curator of Prehistoric Archaeology at the Museum of Liverpool leads this phase of development. The workshops build on the museum&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk\/archaeology\/archaeology-national-museums-liverpool\/community-archaeology\/lunt-meadows-sefton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">research at Lunt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPouring water through a sieve full of soil deposits from Lunt\u2019s Mesolithic site was a bit messy,\u201d said Soroptimist Margaret Davidson. \u201cHowever, spotting tiny fragments of flint, chert and hazelnut shells as they were revealed in the sieve was quite exciting. We were the first people to see these items in thousands of years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe learned how to record the findings. Gradually these records can be plotted out and form a \u2018picture\u2019 of the people\u2019s lives at Lunt Meadows in Mesolithic times.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Drop-in family sessions attracted many people during the autumn half-term holiday. 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