Dogger Bank Wind Farm launches local history education pack in East Riding
- Education pack contains handmade replicas of historical artefacts unearthed during archaeological excavations during construction of Dogger Bank Wind Farm.
- The local education pack includes replicas of a 6,000-year-old flint arrowhead, an Iron Age or Anglo-Saxon glass bead, an Iron Age to Roman bone comb and pottery that is thought to date back more than 2,000 years.
Schoolchildren across East Riding will be able to get their hands on replicas of key historical artefacts that were uncovered during the construction of Dogger Bank Wind Farm, following the launch of a new education pack.
The education pack contains handmade replicas of some of the key findings from 22 excavations, undertaken on the wind farm’s 30km cable route from Ulrome to its onshore convertor stations near Beverley. It includes 3D printed and hand-painted recreations of a 6,000-year-old flint arrowhead that was unearthed near the village of Beeford, an Iron Age or Anglo-Saxon glass bead excavated in Ulrome and an Iron Age to Roman bone comb discovered in Leven.
The Dogger Bank-funded education pack will be managed by the East Riding School Library Service.
Councillor Victoria Aitken, East Riding Council’s cabinet member for children, families and education said:
“The collaboration between education and business is leading a cultural change so children can be trailblazers in their careers.
“This new history pack was officially launched at Molescroft Primary School, where pupils had the opportunity to hear about the construction of the wind farm, and handle the replicas as part of their ongoing work on Anglo Saxons. I look forward to it being rolled out across more schools in the East Riding, and more pupils benefitting from this unique and fascinating education.”
Rachel Lawrence, Stakeholder Engagement Manager for Dogger Bank Wind Farm, said:
“Unearthing the rich history of Holderness has been an unexpected and exciting part of our construction journey.
“Our experts from AOC Archaeology carried out 22 separate excavations along our cable corridor and invested 26,000 hours preserving fragments of local history.
“It’s our privilege to be able to share this information with schoolchildren, as we bring their local history to life in the classroom through our education pack.”
An online exhibition detailing historical finds from the construction of Dogger Bank Wind Farm can be accessed by visiting www.doggerbank.com/archaeology. The online exhibition features an interactive map to explore 22 excavated sites alongside a wealth of information about AOC Archaeology’s wider work in the East Riding of Yorkshire.