During the workshop, participants will cast a replica of a late Bronze Age Ewart Park sword.
The first swords in Europe were made of bronze. They are an iconic development in the human story as social pressure led to tension between groups and individuals. Swords were as much a tool of fighting as they were status symbols. During the workshop, participants will cast a replica of a late Bronze Age Ewart Park sword. These were made and used from 3000-2700 BP, and have been found across Britain and occasionally further afield. With many different types of late Bronze Age sword in circulation at this time, the Ewart Park is very much a ‘British’ style.
Workshop students will prepare their own mould, before working the leather bellows on the charcoal fuelled furnace to melt bronze. They will then cast the liquid metal into their prepared moulds to produce a replica bronze age sword to take home at the end of the day. Students can then begin filing off the casting flash and start cleaning the surfaces of the sword. The workshop also includes a brief talk to contextualise the Bronze Age and swords at the time. Handle making kits will be available to purchase at the end of the workshop.
Dr. James Dilley is an experimental archaeologist and flintknapper, specialising in the British Stone Age & Bronze Age. James founded AncientCraft in 2009, dedicating its focus towards educating and reconnecting people to their prehistoric heritage. I
Learn more about James and Ancient Crafts here https://www.ancientcraft.co.uk/james-dilley
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