The Common Roots of European Culture project
Bronze Age reconstruction, Asnapio
The Common Roots project was carried out to help people living in South East England and Northern France understand and get involved with with their common cultural heritage.
Started in 2006, the project was led by East Sussex County Council and managed by:
What the project achieved
The project enabled the ESAMP and Asnapio teams to work together on both sides of the Channel, on:
- building projects
- educational delivery and interpretation
- planning and running public events
- new training and employment opportunities.
Children learning about Bronze Age ceramics
Photo gallery and project highlights
Construction of two new Bronze Age reconstruction buildings, at Asnapio Park and at Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum, East Sussex. Visitors can explore the buildings and teachers can use them as a unique setting for teaching during school visits.
Team collaboration at events including Wood Fair, Food and Fire in Lewes and the Celtic Festivals at Michelham Priory.
Design of new educational resources, such as display panels and education packs for teachers and new activities such as crafts and handling archaeological collections. For details, contact ESAMP .
New educational opportunities, including teaching sessions in schools, teacher training workshops, adult education courses, workshops for ESAMP volunteers and French lessons for the ESAMP team. For details, contact ESAMP .
A travelling exhibition in the UK and France about Bronze Age archaeology , which can be seen in July 2008 at the Barbican House Museum at Lewes Castle.
New outdoor signage to improve visitor experience at Asnapio Park and at Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum and Michelham Priory .
Crucial maintenance for existing reconstruction buildings on both sides of the Channel.
Project partners
‘Common Roots’ is a two-year Franco-British collaboration, part-funded by the European Union under the Interreg IIIA programme.
In the UK, the project has been supported by:
Further information
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France:
