The Backyard Archaeology project in 2009 gave members of the public the opportunity to attend a series of workshops aimed at teaching basic archaeological finds identification.
These workshops aimed to:
- Equip local communities with the skills and capacity to understand their historic environment and engage with the HER
- Provide local groups with the tools to investigate the historic environment via finds identification
- Improve the representation of sites and finds in the HER
- Encourage people to use their new skills in areas where there are gaps in the HER's knowledge
![Flint workshop Flint workshop](/assets/exhibition/Image/Annual report 2009-10/workshop2.jpg)
Five workshops in total were organised, examining pottery, miscellaneous objects, aerial photography, worked flint and metal objects. Led by staff from Warwickshire Museum Field Services, all workshops proved a huge success. A wide range of age groups attended, from a wide geographic area (including outside of Warwickshire).
A follow-up introductory course in aerial photography was also held in November 2009 at Shipston-on-Stour Town Hall, introducing participants to the history of study and providing opportunities for hands-on analysis and interpretation of maps and photographs.
![Aerial photography workshop Aerial photography workshop](/assets/exhibition/Image/Annual report 2009-10/workshops.jpg)