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handSpears, making, using and safety.

handGathering (Weaving bags etc)

handGathering (String-Making)

handGathering food and materials

handGames and playing

handPaints and painting

 

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handSpears, making, using and safety.

handGathering (Weaving bags etc)

handGathering (String-Making)

handGathering food and materials

handGames and playing

handPaints and painting

"Palaeoquest offers a real insight and you can take the challenge as far as you can.  I've always wanted to create fire from rubbing wood and we also built some really effective shelters which we tested!  My kids enjoy the adventure and it gives them a unique experience with responsibility.   We also like the warrior school, enjoying the martial art for exercise and sport."

Ian Murgatroyd and gang



 

 

What to do in the middle of nowhere - with nothing!

Courses can be run throughout the U.K.or at our base in South-West Scotland

You don't need any modern tools or materials to live comfortably, you do need skill and knowledge.

One to five day courses. Choose skill(s) from list below.
Note! Choose 2-3 skills maximum. It's impossible to cover them all in one day!
Those marked** each take at least 1 day.

hand General introduction to Hunter-Gatherer living skills. **
hand Huts and shelters  
hand Finding natural food and safe water  
hand Cooking, preserving and food storage **
hand Finding and using materials and resources   
hand Making and using hunting weapons     
hand Clothes, jewellery and decoration   
hand Art and cave painting  
hand Bow-making (from Basic Survival bow to advanced) **
hand Fire-making and fire-mastering  
hand Stone-working (from Oldowan to microlith)  
hand Tracking and hunting skills, co-operative and solo  
hand Traps and snares  
hand Musical instruments and polyphonics  
hand Medicines **
hand Leather-making (From rawhide to buckskin and furs) **

Courses run from:10am – 5pm at Drumlanrig Estate and other venues.

Cost: £350.00 per day (£35.00 per person in a group of ten)

                                       (£23.33 per person in a group of 15) 15 people maximum

“A superb, easy to follow and comprehensive course.  Since starting my training, I can't walk anywhere without checking walls, verges and trees for possible sources of food, materials and medicines.”

R. Wilkins: Survival Student.

 

 
 


“What to do in the middle of nowhere – with nothing.”

learning to use hand axes

Cost of day: £450:00 Per Group
It is cheaper to share the costs with others
6-10 is a good number, 15 maximum

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If you are interested in several days training there are accommodation options:

 Local Accommodation

Stone Age Camps

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Palaeoquest accredited survival courses

I was amazed, all you need is a knife and they are easy to make. From that first tool springs everything you need.
Ceris at 16 (Now an Instructor)


This would be brilliant for a whole gap year. Who'll fund it for me? I'd do it for TV, anything!
Carla Morrison 19

I've done tons of bushcraft stuff and courses, but Palaeoquest goes way further.
Liz: Lockerbie

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