Human Henge Avebury 2018 Timetable
Human Henge Avebury 2018 timetable
| Session | Date | Location | Description | Staff |
| Introduction | Friday 12th January
10am – 12 |
Avebury Education Room | A visit to Avebury to have a look at where the sessions will be based. Meeting other participants and National Trust staff. | Daniel O’Donoghue, Briony Clifton |
| 1 | Friday 19th January
10am – 1pm |
Avebury Education Room | Meet at Avebury Education Room. | Yvette Staelens, Daniel O’Donoghue, Sara Lunt, , Briony Clifton, Mary Wickenden, volunteers |
| Windmill Hill | Minibus to Windmill Hill. Walk in the landscape and take part in a guided meditation. | |||
| Introduction to research and research questionnaires | Vanessa Heaslip | |||
| 2 | Friday 26th January
10am – 1pm |
Avebury Education Room | Meet at Avebury Education Room. | Yvette Staelens, Daniel O’Donoghue, volunteers |
| Swallowhead Springs | Walk along the river from Avebury, experience the edge of the Roman Town, sarsen stepping stones. | |||
| 3 | Friday 2nd February
10am – 1pm |
Avebury Education Room | Meet at Avebury Education Room. | Yvette Staelens, Daniel O’Donoghue, Tim Darvill, Maxence des Oiseaux , Laura Drysdale, volunteers |
| West Kennet | Walk to West Kennet Long Barrow. Ancient sounds and songs. | |||
| 4 | Friday 9th February
10am – 1pm |
Avebury Education Room | Meet at Avebury Education Room. | Yvette Staelens, Daniel O’Donoghue, volunteers |
| Lockeridge | Minibus to Lockeridge, focus on stone. | |||
| 5 | Friday 16th February
10am – 1pm |
Avebury Education Room | Meet at Avebury Education Room. | Yvette Staelens, Daniel O’Donoghue, volunteers |
| Sanctuary and Ridgeway Barrows | Walk to the Sanctuary and Ridgeway Barrows. Circular structures | |||
| Research questionnaire | ||||
| 6 | Wednesday 21st February
6pm – 9pm |
West Kennet Stone Avenue | Night walk. Meet at Layby by West Kennet Stone Avenue to look at the starscape. | Yvette Staelens, Daniel O’Donoghue, Tim Darvill, volunteers |
| 7 | Friday 2nd March
10am – 1pm |
Avebury Education Room | Meet at Avebury Education Room. | Yvette Staelens, Daniel O’Donoghue, Briony Clifton, volunteers |
| Avebury landscape | Walk in the landscape at Avebury. Use clay. | |||
| 8 | Friday 9th March
10am – 1pm |
Avebury Education Room. | Meet at Avebury Education Room. | Yvette Staelens, Daniel O’Donoghue, Tim Darvill, Dr Rosamund Cleal., volunteers |
| Alexander Keiller Museum | Walk to the Alexander Keiller Museum, Avebury to look at collections. | |||
| 9 | Friday 16th March
10am – 1pm |
Avebury Education Room | Meet at Avebury Education Room. Equinox celebration ceremony planning | Yvette Staelens, Daniel O’Donoghue, Mary Wickenden, Maxence des Oiseaux, volunteers |
| 10 | Tuesday 20th March
7.30am – 12 |
Avebury Education Room | Meet at Avebury Education Room. Ceremony in the Stone Circle | Yvette Staelens, Daniel O’Donoghue, Maxence des Oiseaux, Tim Darvill , volunteers |
| Research | Friday 23rd March
10am – 12 |
Avebury Education Room | Meet at Avebury Education Room. | Daniel O’Donoghue |
| Research questionnaire and focus group | Vanessa Heaslip | |||
| Conference | Friday 13th April
10am – 4pm |
Bournemouth University | Human Henge conference on Archaeology and Mental Wellbeing | Yvette Staelens, Daniel O’Donoghue, Briony Clifton, Tim Darvill, Vanessa Heaslip, Sara Lunt, Laura Drysdale and others |