With construction starting on 1st August, Prof Nicky Milner, head of archaeology at the University of York, hopes the project will “transport visitors back to life in North Yorkshire over 11,000 years ago”.
The building is hoped to be finished by 11th August and the structure will remain standing in the Museum Gardens until 1st September. Overseeing the build will include a team from York Museums Trust and the University of York, as well as experts in ancient technology and archaeology, all funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund.
Inspiration for the build will be taken from Starr Carr, one of Britain's first organised settlements near Scarborough. Evidence from the settlement will be used by the experts to recreate one in York.
Dr Adam Parker, curator of archaeology at York Museums Trust, said the project in Museum Gardens is an “extraordinary opportunity” to experience a Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age) period build.
“Taking our lead from Star Carr, we are able to harness and harvest materials from the environment that will be similar to the components these people utilised all those years ago,” he said. “It’s a chance for visitors to see the process and the results and we’re expecting everyone to get very hands on with the making of matting and twine.”
Visitors will also be able to handle replica objects that were used in everyday lives 11,000 years ago, and learn more about the lives of those in Star Carr.
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