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 […]
Category Archives: Prehistory
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sheds, Shacks and Shelters Pt.1
Contrary to popular belief, not all the buildings in the Iron Age were round. In fact, a great many of the non-residential, ancillary structures were square or rectangular, built using […]
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 […]
