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 […]
Category Archives: Experimental Archaeology
A Launch into the Unknown
The 18th of March will forever be remembered as the day the boats were launched. With a shout of command and a concerted heave, we shifted the mighty wooden behemoths […]
The Glastonbury Galleon Pt.1.
In the foundations of one of the roundhouses at Glastonbury Lake Village, Arthur Bullied discovered what he described as part of a broken canoe made of beech. Conveniently for us, […]
Sheds, Shacks and Shelters Pt.2
Aided by the glorious sunshine, Rob and Bob have made some pretty substantial progress on the structure over the last couple of weeks. They began by heading out with the Avalon […]
Tinkering with Tar
Thinking about solutions to plug our crack in the canoe, we stumbled upon an idea that had been lurking in the back of our minds for some time now- what […]
Ferrous Fascinations
Due to foul weather in January, the second in our series of workshops on prehistoric metallurgy, was postponed until now. With Spring gagging to break Winter’s grip it was time […]
Paddling through Prehistory Pt. 3
It was all hands to the deck over the last couple of Wednesdays, as work raced on with the canoe. The first task, now the canoe was back the right […]
Paddling through Prehistory Pt.2
Over the last few weeks we have stepped up work on our replica Shapwick dugout canoe quite dramatically (and our ability to utilise 21st century technology to record our progress!). […]
Prehistoric Pyromancy and Pottery Pt.2
…With the giant clay edifice cool and cracking, we began peeling back the layers to expose our work which lay within. The pots were still warm to the touch, coated […]
Prehistoric Pyromancy and Pottery Pt.1
This Winter has already seen a range of pyrotechnical goings on at the Avalon Marshes Centre, from charcoal burning to bronze casting, this latest excursion was into the world of […]
Avalon Marshes 'Hands on Heritage' 