Tool of the Month- The Atlatl
We’ve made and gained a huge variety of tools over the last couple of months, however this latest one has provided us with the most enjoyment, competition and the biggest […]
Category Archives: Prehistory
Wedges in the Woods Pt. 1…
The peaceful silence of a Summer Monday morning, deep in the ancient Exmoor woods, was shattered by the sound of hammers and axes setting to work. We were getting started on […]
Ancient Doorways to Discovery Pt 3. The saga concludes…
Wednesday was marked by an exciting finale at the Avalon Marshes Centre, the pegging and hanging of the new roundhouse doors. After weeks of toil, we drilled and banged in […]
Ancient Doorways to Discovery Pt. 2…
Thursday the 20th of June saw the team assemble once again at the Avalon Marshes Centre, with yet more fresh faces swelling the ranks. We decided to dedicate the day […]
Ancient Doorways to Discovery Pt. 1…
We put our paddles to one side and set about undertaking a new mission for this week’s Hands on Heritage volunteer day. Sitting inside the roundhouse at the Avalon Marshes […]
Tool of the Month- The Drawhorse
We thought it would be a grand idea to showcase some of the toys we have bought, have made ourselves or have had someone else make for us. This will […]
Paddling through Prehistory Pt. 1…
Wednesday the 5th marked the second Hands on Heritage Day! With our crack team of volunteers we began making prehistoric paddles in preparation for our dugout canoe (the log for […]
Building a Bronze Age Board walk…
Wednesday the 15th of May saw the first Hands on Heritage Volunteer day at Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve. With our brand new set of tools in hand, we set […]
In the footsteps of the Neolithic…
Last week we stepped back in time to about 3806BC to reconstruct a section of the famous Neolithic trackway, the Sweet Track. This ancient 2km wooden walkway traversed the waterlogged […]
In search of timber…
In order to get started on one of the prehistoric dugout canoes we needed some wood. In fact, we needed a very large bit of wood. The word was spread […]
'Hands on Heritage' in the Avalon Marshes 