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Sun, Sandcastles and Shovels…

July 26, 2013by avalonmarshes 1 Comment

In celebration of the CBA Festival of Archaeology, we put a hold on playing with big chunks of wood and sharp bits of metal, in favour of  digging a gurt […]

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Prehistory

Tool of the Month- The Atlatl

July 26, 2013by avalonmarshes

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 […]

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Experimental Archaeology, Prehistory, Tools

Wedges in the Woods Pt. 1…

July 12, 2013by avalonmarshes 2 Comments

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 […]

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Canoe, Experimental Archaeology, Prehistory

Ancient Doorways to Discovery Pt 3. The saga concludes…

July 4, 2013by avalonmarshes 2 Comments

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 […]

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Experimental Archaeology, Prehistory, Roundhouse

Reciprocal Roofs and Roundhouses…

July 1, 2013by avalonmarshes

Taking a slight distraction from the Avalon Marshes, we headed up to Bristol to spend a couple of days getting involved at a community garden ran by Avon Wildlife Trust […]

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Roundhouse

Ancient Doorways to Discovery Pt. 2…

June 24, 2013by avalonmarshes

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 […]

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Experimental Archaeology, Prehistory, Roundhouse

Ancient Doorways to Discovery Pt. 1…

June 14, 2013by avalonmarshes

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 […]

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Experimental Archaeology, Prehistory, Roundhouse

Tool of the Month- The Drawhorse

June 11, 2013by avalonmarshes

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 […]

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Experimental Archaeology, Prehistory, Roman, Saxon, Tools

Paddling through Prehistory Pt. 1…

June 7, 2013by avalonmarshes

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 […]

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Canoe, Experimental Archaeology, Prehistory

Roman Reconnaissance at Wroxeter…

June 6, 2013by avalonmarshes

Tuesday the 4th of June saw a team of us venture up north on a mission of inspiration and exploration. We were headed for the Roman town of Viroconium Cornoviorum […]

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Experimental Archaeology, Roman, Villa

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