More birds and tesserae
Other additions this week have been Kath’s double bird carving, which complements one on an opposing pillar and helps to complete a bird theme for the whole ‘arch’. Meanwhile in […]
Category Archives: Roman
Mopped mosaic
For this last post of the day (cue bugle) there is an image from the time lapse camera of the last time the whole floor was mopped (by Martin – […]
Roundhouse, legs and waves
Another busy week, continuing work on the roundhouse roof, the legs of the Roman table and a circle of waves on the Roman mosaic.
Mosaic border making waves
Work on the mosaic is going well with the guilloche border completed and miraculously the coloured strands matching up perfectly. Meanwhile, in the overlapping squares, a wave design is being […]
Roman child labour
The wonderful and talented MAYAN young archaeologists have been on the site again, learning woodcarving and mosaic laying skills. Having earlier proved that children can make mosaic tesserae using a […]
We’re open this Sunday!
At long last, seven years of dedicated effort by the hands on heritage volunteers (aka Axe Club) has brought us to the day when we can finally let the public […]
Mosaic speeding up
As the mosaic team have become more accustomed to the work, things have begun to speed up and the overall pattern is taking shape nicely. Its noticeably quicker on the […]
Vikings, peasants, wattle and guilloche
Between the site tours, work continues by the volunteers every week, adding more details to the site. Vikings and peasants have arrived on the mural in the longhall, fresh wattlework […]
Ready for the public
The site has been made to look pretty for the first week of public tours. Steve’s palisade gate featured on the Gate Appreciation Society facebook page, the back room of […]
A busy week
A busy week with the volunteers, with the dias floorboards relaid in the longhall, its gable end given a much needed new coat of limewash (with yellow ochre) and the […]
Avalon Archaeology 'Hands on Heritage' 