The Sanctuary - Heritage Craft and Wellbeing Hub

A message from our head of department @derekpitman to offer holders and those thinking of joining us in September #JoinBU #BUProud #archaeology #anthropology #highereducation

Great first day at Aldbourne on #diggingbandofbrothers - with the base pads of a 101 Airborne hut and the knife of a US serviceman found by one of his 101 successors - Currahee! An ideal way to remember #VEDay79 #archaeology #wellbeing #veterans

Standing in the area marked for archaeological investigation as part of @BU_ArchAnth #Durotriges24 Looking further out across South #Dorset and the @Dorset_NL We love absolutely love this place 😍 Join us again very soon

@HoZiegler @bournemouthuni @Durotrigesdig We can organise that!😉

@th_sanctuary_ @bournemouthuni @Durotrigesdig Want

To mark our one-year anniversary Lydia created a beautiful lino cut of our logo🤲🌱 Some of these T-shirts have been dyed using our plants grown on @bournemouthuni campus🌿 Catch us wearing these on the @Durotrigesdig this year!💚

Discussing wellbeing research in experimental archaeology with @exarc_net 🌿 exarc.net/podcast/past-m… 📷 By Tasha Crocker-Horn

A brilliant week catching up with many of the @thetimeteam family at different events and meetings. 😁

Communal flax project with @ATCranborne @hengistburyvc and many gardens and allotments🌱 #flax #line #sustainable

Day 1 @ATCranborne great day supporting Megs and the @th_sanctuary_ On the prehistoric weekend a brilliant activities, reenactors and experimental archaeology 🥰

Catch us helping to move the monolith at @ATCranborne for @HistoryHit with @thehistoryguy ✨🛖

Spot a few of our members on this tonight at 9pm @channel5_tv @HistoryHit @thehistoryguy

Ancient pigments stall at the @ATCranborne for the Prehistory Open Weekend🐚🎨 #experimentalarchaeology #ancientcraft

🦇Meet the wonderful Andrea, our craft and herbal consultant #archaeology #archaeologist #wellbeing #craft #herbalist #thesanctuarywellbeingproject

🌱 Last year, Will taught us how to make cordage using Nettle! Some of us made friendship bracelets, rooting the craft experience in giving and making for others!

Last year The Sanctuary had an amazing worship with Hayden from Hengistbury Head learning flint knapping! Turns out, we’d never be without tools, the sanctuary team are a dab hand at flint working!

On #IWD24, celebrating this year's worthy winner of @BUArchAnth's @Athena_SWAN trophy, Megan Russell! The exciting unveiling...

Yesterday we spent the day coppicing with the @ATCranborne Despite the rain we had a fantastic day, some of us learning a new skill or two, having lunch in the woods and of course popping into the centres long house and round house! What a treat! #experimentalarchaeology

An exhibition entitled Seasons of Sanctuary is running in the Lees Gallery, Talbot Campus, as of TODAY! The exhibition is a reflective piece encapsulating the first year of the Sanctuary project: four seasons through four craft gestures. Please do go visit! Images: Megan Russell

In last weeks session, we had another go at making shoes! Lead by our lovely Sarah and inspired by examples from 8325-8100 BP found in America, we managed to fashion ourselves some footwear using only rope, our hands and feet!

In March, The Sanctuary will have been going for one whole year! To celebrate, join us on the 26th of February for the “Seasons of The Sanctuary” exhibit in the Lee Gallery on Talbot campus