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Category Archives: Experimental Archaeology

King Alfred’s Cakes

February 14, 2022by richardbrunningswht

Very appropriately, the fungus known as King Alfred’s Cakes (Daldinia concentrica) has been found on some decaying wood nar the longhall. Cheekily named after the monarch’s legendary absent minded cake […]

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Experimental Archaeology, Saxon

Wonderful volunteers

June 5, 2020by richardbrunningswht 1 Comment

As its National Volunteer Week here in the UK, here is a slideshow of the wonderful Hands on Heritage and Lost Island Detective volunteers in action. Nothing would have been […]

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Beckery, Burtle Priory, excavation, Experimental Archaeology, Roman, Saxon, Uncategorized, Villa

Saxon laser art

October 12, 2017by richardbrunningswht 1 Comment

Continuing the art theme, we discovered that the smoke holes make great solar laser art in the Saxon longhall on a sunny morning. The pastering is a work of art […]

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Experimental Archaeology, Saxon, Uncategorized

Roundhouse disintegration

June 22, 2017by richardbrunningswht

The gradual death of the last Glastonbury lake village roundhouse continues, but soon the thatch will be salvaged for the next roundhouse. Should be good for another decade or so […]

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Experimental Archaeology, Prehistory, Roundhouse, Uncategorized

Tree felling record

June 20, 2017by richardbrunningswht

Last weekend a group of people led by Marc Cox felled a large oak tree with replica copper and bronze axes. This is thought to be the first time that […]

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Experimental Archaeology, Prehistory, Uncategorized

Viking storm!

June 5, 2017by richardbrunningswht

Last weekend a hoard of pagan Vikings took over the Saxon longhall. And lo there was thunder in the heavens and the sky wept a deluge of tears. Fortunately everyone […]

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Experimental Archaeology, Medieval, Saxon, Uncategorized

Longhall revealed!

April 25, 2017by richardbrunningswht 1 Comment

At last the scaffolding has come down from around the Saxon longhall (thank you Acron Scaffold). Its form and the windows can finally be seen properly.

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Experimental Archaeology, Saxon, Uncategorized

Death of a roundhouse

April 25, 2017by richardbrunningswht 2 Comments

The third replica Iron Age roundhouse at the Avalon Marshes Centre quietly passed away at the weekend. It had been in poor health for some time and its demise had […]

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Experimental Archaeology, Prehistory, Roundhouse, Uncategorized

The Middelalder Centre

July 25, 2016by avalonmarshes 1 Comment

For the last week I’ve been living as a Danish Medieval peasant, back in the year 1406. Welcome to the world that is the Middelalder Centre. Situated overlooking the beautiful […]

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Experimental Archaeology, Medieval, Uncategorized

Firing up!

July 11, 2016by richardbrunningswht

A Roman hypocaust has been lit in Somerset for the first time in 1,550 years (give or take a few). The underfloor heating system was fired up a few days […]

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Experimental Archaeology, Roman, Villa

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