A hunting we will go
The hunting scene has been finished – a fresco replica of a mosaic design from East Coker villa in Somerset. Very similar scenes are depicted on Roman villas as far […]
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Romans go dotty!
More work on the Roman ceiling – the pattern is becomming increasingly dotty. By popular vote, the serving girl was named Aurelia.
Fantastic volunteers!
Visitors to the reconstruction buildings are rightly amazed about what the volunteers have achieved. This week there were teams mass producing benches for the longhall, carving decorative chairs for the […]
How to fresco in small pieces
The hunting fresco image suffered from a patch of mold so had to be redone. The last thin plaster layer was removed and a new layer applied, but only in […]
Upping the ante
Work progresses on the frescos in the ante-room of the Roman building, with candelabra, fruit, hunters and Christian Chi Rho (XP) imagery. The building is based on 4th century AD […]
Swallows
As fresco work continued in the Roman building and furniture was being made in the longhall, the swallows nesting in the longhall roof have fledged and are now flying happily […]
The Lady and the beasts
In fresco world this week, various animals have appeared – birds on the columns around Diana the huntress and in the ante room a serpent, or agathodaimon, a spirit representing […]
Smartening up!
Lots of hard work last week tidying up the site ready for the Avalon Marshes open day on the 3rd June – 10am till 4pm. The longhall is looking smart […]
Fiends, floors and fakery
A busy week. Mike’s superb carving of Grendel’s arm is ready for painting before it takes its rightful place above his carvings of the Beowulf story (Beowulf ripped the arm […]
The table, the huntress, and the swallows
A slightly calmer week of work saw good progress on the top table for the Saxon longhall and its trestle supports. Its deliberately narrow so that it can be easily […]
Avalon Archaeology 'Hands on Heritage' 