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Did you know there used to be wild hyenas in Yorkshire? Come and try your hand at recreating an archaeological site using Minecraft. Join our researchers to uncover the hidden treasures of our city, with demonstrations, walking tours and short talks and step inside the York you never knew.

Events

	After the Vikings: Exploring Norman and Later Medieval York Walking tour, 2pm - 3.30pm, 6pm - 7.30pm, Clifford's Tower York is famous for the Vikings, but what happened in the city after the arrival of William the Conqueror in 1069? Step back through the ages and explore York's past!
	Books and beasts Activities and exhibition, 4pm - 10pm, St Helen's Church In this activity you will have a chance to ‘decode’ some of the many different parchment fragments we have to find out what animals were used to them, and then even make your own DNA bracelet by coding your own name.
	What's in a name? Activities and exhibition, 4pm - 10pm, St Helen's Church Ever wondered where your ancestors come from and who you really are? Play the surname game, find your archaeological tribe and discover how archaeologists uncover the identity of people from the past.
	Archaeology and Minecraft Activities and exhibition, 4pm - 7pm, King's Manor KG/60 With virtual reconstructions we can test ideas about ancient landscapes, different interpretations of building techniques, and how people lived in the past. Come explore and reconstruct archaeological sites using the creative video game Minecraft!
	Ancient reptiles Exhibition, 5pm - 8.30pm, Yorkshire Museum Finds Lab Ancient reptile experts Dean Lomax and John Green will be talking about the Museum’s Ichthyosaurs, including how they can still be found today, if you know where to look. Dean will also be signing copies of his new book, Dinosaurs of the British Isles.
	Discover Roman burials, the Haxby Hoard, Roman glass and the Catterick coins Activities and exhibition, 5pm - 8.30pm, Yorkshire Museum Roman Galleries Learn about volcanoes and Dr Tempest Anderson (1846-1913), York’s own volcanologist. Ask your dinosaur questions to our expert Will Watts and get your hands on fossils with our Hands on Here volunteers!
	New Historic Library collection Exhibition, 5pm - 8.30pm, Yorkshire Museum Library Our Historic Library collection, never before available for public viewing, has been opened specially in celebration of YorNight! Drop by to take a look at these incredible resources.
	Our City at the Yorkshire Museum Medieval Gallery Activities and exhibition, 5pm - 8.30pm, Yorkshire Museum Medieval Gallery Come and learn why the Fishergate Ring has caused much confusion among leading experts, meet our actor in character as Oshere, the King who once owned the York Helmet and enjoy many more exciting activities at the Yorkshire Museum Medieval Gallery.
	Science lab Activities, 5pm - 8.30pm, Yorkshire Museum Science Lab Come and try your hand at being a forensic expert! Work out which skeleton is which by using real scientific techniques and discover for yourself how fascinating research can be!
	Volcanoes, dinosaurs and fossils Activities and exhibition, 5pm - 8.30pm, Yorkshire Museum Extinct Gallery Learn about volcanoes and Dr Tempest Anderson (1846-1913), York’s own volcanologist. Ask your dinosaur questions to our expert Will Watts and get your hands on fossils with our Hands on Here volunteers!
	Yorkshire's ancient people Acitivities, 5pm - 8.30pm, Yorkshire Museum Balcony Discover more about the people who called Yorkshire home thousands of years ago in a series of prehistoric activities.
	The archaeology of York’s churches Exhibition, 5pm - 8pm, Holy Trinity Goodramgate Church Find out about the churches’ architecture, interiors, and burials and learn about exciting new digital technologies that are used to reconstruct medieval churches and their surroundings
	York tactile mapping project Exhibition, 5pm - 9pm, King's Manor KG/33 Designed to highlight the needs of blind and partially sighted members of the community in York, the three ‘tactile’ historic maps show York through the Roman, early medieval and industrial periods. A fantastic event for all the family; experience York as you never have before!
	Stories from Georgian York Walking tour, 5.30pm - 7pm, Holy Trinity Church Micklegate York is often thought of as a Roman stronghold, a Viking settlement, or a medieval town, but York was also a focus for polite society in the Georgian period. This tour will describe how the streets would have looked like at this time and also create biographies of the people who lived there.
	Funding innovation and talent, and sending a duck into space Exhibition, 5.30pm - 9pm, King's Manor Refectory; Talk, 6.15pm - 6.30pm, King's Manor K/159 Come along to find out how the University of York supports creativity and talent with the help of alumni and friends. Hear how the new YuStart crowdfunding platform is helping to launch a rubber duck into space.
	Coinage and identity in Roman Britain Exhibition, 5.30pm - 10pm, King's Manor Refectory; Talk, 7.10pm - 7.25pm, King's Manor KG/07 In a short talk Barry will outline the key elements of his research against the background of Romanisation in Ancient Britain, with a focus on coin use, money, and exchange. You can then handle genuine Roman coins, and discuss some of the themes of his research in more detail at the exhibition afterwards!
	Seeing York through the eyes of our visitors Exhibition, 5.30pm - 10pm, King's Manor Refectory; Talk, 5.55pm - 6.10pm, King's Manor KG/07 Learn how York’s visitors see the city, what makes them come back year after year, and how this information is used to make sure that tourism remains a key provider for the city, for the tourism businesses and those who work for them.
	Storytelling, storylistening, storyknowing Talk with stories and activities, 6pm - 6.30pm, York St John University, De Grey Lecture Theatre All you need to be a storyteller is to have heard a story. Once you’ve heard it, it is yours, to know and retell. But when the story passes through your mind and your voice, it takes on bits of you. During this talk you’ll hear a story, make a story and be asked to think about what it means to think with stories.
	Rail search Short talks and exhibitions, 6pm - 8pm, National Railway Museum Exclusive after-hours access to the National Railway Museum, and a special chance to see the NRM’s research programme and collections up close and personal. Rail search will present a series of short talks and displays by curators and researchers in the unique setting of the NRM’s Great Hall.
	Does York's linguistic landscape reflect the languages spoken in the city? Talk, 6.30pm - 7pm, York St John University, De Grey Lecture Theatre Do you know how many languages are spoken in York? This talk will allow you to explore the work done to find it out. Should you be able to tell what languages are spoken in a city? Should the authorities make visible the linguistic heritages of the city’s residents?
	When huge hyaenas hunted big game across Yorkshire Talk, 6.30pm - 7.30pm, Yorkshire Museum Tempest Anderson Hall Professor Patrick Boylan is the President of the Yorkshire Geological Society, and Kirkdale Cave - the "Yorkshire Hyaenopolis" and similar Pleistocene sites elsewhere have been one of his major research interests for over 40 years. Come to hear more about his fascinating research.
	A serendipitous archive Talk, 7pm - 7.30pm, York St John University, Quad South Hall Dr Claire Hind presents her collaborative performance work made with the artist Gary Winters including; Ghost Track, Dream Yards, Kong Lear, Roy of the Dead/Day of the O and Gillygate Sleeps. Her performative talk examines the relationship between writing, play and performance.
	In Between: Poems from the snickets of York Poetry reading, 7pm - 8pm, King's Manor K/159 Discover some incredible poetry with John Clarke, listen to the soundscape created by acoustic modelling expert Dr Damian Murphy, and uncover the secrets of York with Kate Giles.
	Analysing archaeology: Using chemistry to understand the past Exhibition, 7pm - 9pm, DIG From Great Barrier Reef corals to South African ostrich eggshells, collaborations between chemists, earth scientists and archaeologists push analytical science forward and advance our understanding of earth's history. So come and discover how the molecules we analyse in the lab can tell you about the past!
	Behind the scenes at the Cold War Bunker Tour, 7pm-8pm, 8pm - 9pm, 9pm - 10pm, York Cold War Bunker Why are some atoms radioactive and what does this mean? How do we measure radiation and how much are we exposed to during our lives? Find out how the shielding of the bunker works, and why having a shower might save your life!
	New light on an ancient city: The archaeology of Roman York Talk, 7.45pm - 8.45pm, Yorkshire Museum Tempest Anderson Hall A very special lecture exploring new archaeological research and what it can reveal about Eboracum, by Archaeologist and author of Roman York, Patrick Ottaway.