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Fish 'n Chips: Fishing Through Time

Dr. Kristine Korzow Richter, Professor Matthew Collins, Dr. Laura Li, Dr. Camilla Speller, Harry Robson, Rachelle Martyn, Dr. Andrew Jones, Dr. David Orton

• 25 September 2015
  5pm-8.30pm

• King's Manor Marquee (map)

• FREE admission
  No booking required

• Wheelchair accessible

Event details

Did you know that you are walking on fishbones right now? York is knee-deep in fish bones, first animals from the Ouse and the Foss, and later the Kings Fishpond and fish from the North Sea and beyond. Using state of the art molecular methods archaeological scientists at York are exploring the remarkable history of York, fishing and fish. Look at the vast array of different fish bones found in the archaeological record, see how far fishermen sailed to feed the hungry denizens of York and discover why they wanted to grow fish that tasted like mud, a French secret for more the 300 years. You can even take home your own colourful fish made with fish glue!