Speaking Archaeologically™

Each coin has a story to narrate, which may either be outlined on it's either side or hidden inside the covers of rust and dust. To get familiar to these hidden tales and to unfold the mysteries veiled in the metallic discs, the first workshop that was organised for the New Volunteers of Speaking Archaeologically was the Coinage Workshop.  The history of coins extends from the ancient times to the present, and is related to economic history, the history of minting technologies and the history shown by the engraved words and images. A single metal piece, unfurling a number of secrets is what attracts the lovers of this subject.  The workshop was held on the 4th of September at   S Cafe  and Bar, Chandigarh. The dim lights and the dusky-wooden shades adorning the walls of the Cafe created a perfect atmosphere. Without any delay, Shriya opened up the coins album which was welcomed all the energy that was present in the room. The enthusiasm and...

One of the first things we'd been hearing about SA Volunteers, when we enrolled, was the Volunteers'  Workshop and most of us could hardly wait. By the time the Workshop became a reality, we had already finished our first week of assignments and had started interacting briefly with each other on WhatsApp Task Forums and Facebook.  A Standard SA Observation Sheet on Coins A few days before the workshop,  the we started receiving picture messages on WhatsApp, showing us the coins we would be studying and asking us to bring along any old ones we might have at home,  for the purpose of study.  Those of us who were bringing coins were also asked to make a preliminary observation sheet such as this one, right here.  Soon, a message was circulated on the Volunteer Workshop Kit, which was basically a list of odd items we were supposed to carry with us to the workshop.  Finally, after a last minute venue change, the day for the first S...