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27/10/2010 - 27/10/2010

The BIG Draw at DIG!

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27/10/2010 - 27/10/2010

Fascinating funereal finds

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Resources

DIG Resource Room

DIG has its own resource room that is full of interesting books and documents, all of which are fully accessible to schools. There are also computer workstations, which can be accessed to view the very popular Gazetteer, an archive of data from excavations in the City of York, and the York Archaeological Trust Picture Library.

The Resource Room can be used to plan your visit and any preliminary and follow-up activities. Ask for details when you book your preview visit.

Teacher's Resources

Artefact recording sheet
Please contact our Reservations Team on 01904 615505

DIG Finds Bags
To make your life easier when you bring your class to DIG, we have put together a selection of treasure bags to enable them to take a memento of the experience home with them. The packs can be ordered in advance which has the added advantage of saving you valuable time on the day of your visit. Staff from DIG have carefully picked out our most popular items, which are both fun and educational.

	DIG Finds Bag: Price £3.50 Take home with you a collection of our unique styled stationery. Includes Rocket pen, DIG logo bookmark, logo pad and box pencil sharpener.
	Archaeologist's pack: Price £3.50 Why not take your archaeological experience home with you with our fun and striking stationery collection, based on an archaeologist's Ranging Rod design. Contains pen, pencil, mini pad and bookmark.
	Romans Finds Bag: Price £3.00 If your child wants to learn about the Romans, this pack, consisting of a wide range of activities, shows the best of Roman life. Contains replica Roman coin, colour-in poster, fortress postcard and single boxed Roman figurine.
	Medieval Finds Bag: Price £3.00 This pack, which includes a popular feather quill pen, invites children to begin learning about the Medieval period. Contains replica medieval coin, Medieval mini pad, Quill biro and Medieval postcard.
	Victorian Finds Bag: Price £2.50 Ever wondered what games the Victorians played? This pack offers children the exciting chance to learn about the game of marbles and what Victorian coins looked like. Contains Victorian replica coin pack and 6 giant assorted marbles
	JORVIK Coin Pack: Price £3.50 During 1980-81, two Viking-Age coin dies were found at the York Archaeological Trust's famous Coppergate excavation. They are the only two to be discovered anywhere in the Viking World. This is a unique coin souvenir pack of replicas of the pennies that changed hands in Viking-Age York over a thousand years ago. Includes JORVIK struck coin, coin necklace and coin key ring.