Carnyx and Cornu
They may sound like two French cartoon characters, but they are in fact ancient musical instruments. We have replicas of both, which have just been tweeked to perfection by the […]
Category Archives: Prehistory
Now you see it, now you don’t
There once was a partly built replica Iron Age roundhouse. Then there was a storm, or two, and the roundhouse vanished, leaving just a doorway to nowhere (which is also […]
Roundhouse creeps higher
As raw materials gradually run out the roundhouse creeps higher.
Roundhouse creeping higher
The roundhouse roof creeps higher, but as the diameter shrinks it becomes harder to weave. Several hundred bundles of reed from Ham Wall Natrure Reserve have been delivered for the […]
Roundhouse going higher
Work on the new roundhouse continues upwards with no break between the wall and the roof in this experimental design. Getting the angle right for the roof (55 degrees) is […]
Roundhouse remodelled
After the Christmas break some changes were made to the roundhouse design, including a new doorway structure. The previous wattling was whipped off and a new version erected. We are […]
Roundhouse begins – day 1
A week earlier than planned, work has begun on the replica of roundhouse 74 from Glastonbury Lake Village. The recent excavations showed that the wall posts only averaged 38mm in […]
Carnyx calls
Round the back of an industrial estate, the unlikely strains of an Iron Age carnyx (based on the 1816 finds from Deskford in Scotland) could be heard entertaining passing high […]
World’s smallest cinema
The World’s smallest cinema will open to the public for one day only on the 21st of July during the Viking day. The Bulleid and Gray cinema will show a […]
Mysteries of the Iron Age dead revealed
A new study of 130 Iron Age bodies from 5 sites in Somerset has been undertaken by Cardiff University, revealing the mysterious ways in which human remains were treated. It […]
Avalon Marshes 'Hands on Heritage' 