The Ice Age Art and The Modern Mind

Name: The Ice Age Art and The Modern Mind
Start: 2025-01-25T14:00:00+00:00
Location: West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village

Schedule

Sat, 25 Jan, 2025 at 02:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village | Bury St Edmunds, EN

Extraordinary art created up to 40,000 years ago and what it tells us about ourselves.
Enjoy a lavishly illustrated talk on the latest discoveries about Ice Age Art and how these reveal the thinking of our ancient ancestors. The talk includes some portable art and some cave wall art from Britain and abroad. This session lasts about an hour and includes original Upper Palaeolithic (c.10, 000 - 50,000 years ago) object handling. This event finishes about 3.15pm.
This is part of a series entitled ‘Our Story’.
- Does not include admission to Anglo-Saxon Village
- The event is suitable for adults and/or accompanied young people 12 years and over; all must be paying participants.
- Please meet at the West Stow Visitor Centre 10 minutes before session start time.
-This event will go ahead in most weather conditions apart from extreme wind and/or rain (introduction inside).
Parking: Normal parking fees apply
Times: 2pm-3.15pm
Tickets: £15 per person
Booking: Essential - use the 'Book now' button on website or call 01284 758000
Venue: West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village
This event is promoted by Arnor Heritage Projects.
Ages 12+
Meet at the Visitor Centre 10 minutes prior