Suitable for those aged 16 and over

Join Emma Jones to create your own piece of Bronze Age jewellery using a range of techniques that would have been available to makers over 5,000 years ago!

Date: Thursday 10th September 2026
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: Enys Gardens, St Gluvius, Penryn, TR10 9LB – What3Words: ///diplomat.ooze.quite

Price: £120 per person

Find out how people in the Bronze Age used jet and jet-like materials to create a range of personal ornamentation, from bangles, buttons, belt rings, beads and pendants, before mastering all the techniques needed to replicate an artefact yourself! 

The day will begin with an introductory talk into personal ornamentation in the Bronze Age, focusing on jet and jet-like materials. You’ll take a look at what artefacts have been found in Britain, what they’re made from and how experimental archaeology can help to better understand how these objects were made.

The rest of the morning will be spent working with a piece of jet and practicing a variety of techniques to shape and drill a bead. You’ll then move onto working with jet and amber to create a shale button, belt ring or pendant. In the afternoon there will also be an option to learn how to make prehistoric cordage from natural fibres if you wish to string your jewellery.

Despite its fame in the Victorian period, jet and jet-like materials have been collected and shaped by people for thousands of years. Using far simpler tools than Victorian crafts people, they achieved stunning pieces that still dazzle people in museum displays today. What was so special about this mysterious black material? Why do we refer to jet-like materials? All the answers will be revealed in this workshop!

Emma Jones from Ancient Craft will lead this small group workshop with just 8 participants. Early booking is recommended to avoid disappointment.  

Refreshments will be provided, but please bring your own lunch.

This event is in aid of Cornwall Heritage Trust – the small, independent charity protecting Cornwall’s heritage for everyone.

About Emma Jones

Emma Jones specialises in creating replica prehistoric jewellery from the Stone Age through to the Bronze Age. Having recently completed a replica of the Poltalloch Jet Necklace, Emma is fascinated by the tools and techniques our prehistoric makers would have used to create the artefacts that have been found across the UK.

More information about Emma can be found here https://www.ancientcraft.co.uk/emma-jones