August 2003

Young Explorers on a Fossil Hunt

On July 19th, 2003 a good thirty school children from Bremen went on an excursion within the framework of the summer holiday programme. The Geosciences Collection, respectively MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Science at the University of Bremen had invited to the event in collaboration with the District Sport Association. The destination of the mini-expedition was the Höver quarry near Hanover. There, the inquisitive young explorers collected million year old fossils with great eagerness despite the very high summer temperatures. During the two following weekends the environmental evidence from past ages was then prepared and determined at the Geosciences Collection of the University.

Since many more school children had applied than there were places available, Dr. Jens Lehmann has now posted the "Expedition" to the quarry with lots of photos and explanations on the internet. "The school children were thrilled with the trip", the head of the Geo-Collection summed up. "Even the portion of theory, which we conveyed during the preparation days, was met with great interest".

Given that, who wouldn't like to take part the next time round ……….

The expedition journal can be found on the internet .