How to mosaic around a door and owl or alien?
A busy time in the Roman building this week as we raised up both doors to give extra clearance over the mosaic. As they are on pivots not hinges, this […]
A looming presence
At last the replica of the Oseberg tablet weaving loom has been completed and is ready to join our IKEA Viking bedroom in the longhall taking its place alongside the […]
Snapshots in time
In 2014 we were lucky enough to do some small excavations at the Glastonbury Lake Village. In Trench 4 there was a small baulk of material that had been left […]
Countryfile visit
The BBC Countryfile team were in Somerset the other week and filmed at the site as part of a feature on King Alfred the Great and his struggles with the […]
When mosaicas go wrong
In our ante room we have designed a ‘best of Roman Somerset’ mix of mosaics. First up is a colourful guilloche border, copying a design from the cold plunge pool […]
Winter work
Despite the freezing weather the volunteers have continued work, turning legs for the Roman couch, finishing off the Viking tablet weaving loom, laying mosaic and painting the last panel of […]
The year is turning
As the turn of the year approaches, it is appropriate that one of the last activities on site was to set up one of the pole lathes so that work […]
Dolphin evolution
Images of the evolution of the Lopen Dolphin below, from the design sketched out in the wet lime mortar, to its gradual formation, the application of a thinner mortar wash […]
Dolphin spotted in Somerset
The mosaic of a Dolphin has been created in our Roman dining room. It is a copy of one from a probable dining room at Lopen villa in the south […]
Highly Commended volunteers
The Hands on Heritage volunteers have been justly recognised in this years Archaeology Achievement Awards, being Highly Commended in the Engagement and Participation category. The Avalon Archaeology site has been […]
'Hands on Heritage' in the Avalon Marshes 