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Fare thee well PASt Explorers!
Today marks the end of the PASt Explorers project, started in November 2014 to develop the Portable Antiquities Scheme volunteer base, providing training and support alongside other resources for our FLOs and volunteers. The project was generously funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund and we are extremely grateful for their support. Sadly, we bid …more
County Pages Survey
We are carrying out a short survey to find out more about visitors to the PAS website’s County Pages – who they are, why they visit, and the experience they have. This should take no more than five minutes to complete. Your information will be held securely and will only be used for research purposes …more
Last Few Tickets Left for PAS Conference 2018 Recording Britain’s Past 12 October 2018
The British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) has recorded over 1.3 million finds – each one a unique discovery made by a member of the public. This conference celebrates 15 years of the Scheme, with a day or discussion and debate. These explore how the PAS is advancing knowledge, sharing information about the past, encouraging …more
Love is in the air at PAS
Today is Valentine’s Day and our Finds Liaison Officers have been busy highlighting love-themed objects from the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. Be sure to check them out on Twitter! In the meantime, here are a few more objects that demonstrate the range of subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways people in the past have professed their love. …more
Gunpowder, treason and plot
It’s Bonfire Night tomorrow so we’ve uncovered 5 fabulous finds from the PAS database to help you remember, remember, the 5th November! Silver Sixpence of James I (LEIC-0ED383) Dated 1605, the year of the Gunpowder Plot, this is a particularly fine example of a James I sixpence. It has the Royal Coat of Arms …more
PASt Explorers Conference 2016: What Do People Do All Day: The Busy World of Volunteers
The PASt Explorers Conference 2016: What Do People Do All Day: The Busy World of Volunteers is now open for bookings. This year’s conference celebrates the contribution of volunteers to the PAS through the project. Through PASt Explorers, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), more people are now volunteering with the PAS, undertaking finds-related work, …more
PASt Explorers Volunteers Conference 2016. Save the Date and Call for Talks!
We are currently in the process of organising the forthcoming PASt Explorers Conference in partnership with National Museums Liverpool and would like to invite all PAS Volunteers (and FLOs) to get involved in the following: What Do People Do All Day? The busy world of volunteers. Thursday 29th September 2016, 10.00–16.30 Event Space and Lecture …more
Derbyshire County Pages Launched Today
We’re excited to announce the launch of the Derbyshire County Pages, our sixth County Pages site to go live. Derbyshire is home to Cresswell Crags, the famous Palaeolithic caves, and museums that display several impressive coin hoards. Learn more about visiting Derbyshire’s heritage sites or explore archaeological finds from Derbyshire reported to the Portable Antiquities …more
