Wonderful volunteers
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 […]
Category Archives: Experimental Archaeology
Saxon laser art
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 […]
Roundhouse disintegration
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 […]
Tree felling record
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 […]
Viking storm!
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 […]
Longhall revealed!
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.
Death of a roundhouse
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 […]
The Middelalder Centre
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 […]
Firing up!
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 […]
Saxon hall takes shape
The Carpenter’s Fellowship have been busy erecting the oak walls of the Saxon longhall. There were several delays with poor ground conditions and the discovery of bits of car and a […]
Avalon Marshes 'Hands on Heritage' 