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 […]
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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 […]
Fresco experiment
Stgae 1 of the Roman fresco experiment happened last week, playing with plaster mixes and pigments. Mixed results but not too bad for a first try. Hopefully even better next […]
Worms, stairs and paint
Another busy week with continued work inside and outside the Roman building, making ready for fresco week and starting work on the stairs up to the porch. The Saxon longhall […]
Old and new
The newly painted eastern gable end of the Saxon longhall decked out in brilliant iron oxide yellow, set against a clear blue sky, with vapour trails all over it. Arty […]
In and out days
The inside of the Roman dining-room has started to get its first additions of render, with the stone fakery continuing into the doorway. The Saxon longhall has almost finished turning […]
Illuminating the past
As light relief, 8 volunteers made replica Roman oil lamps at the Brick and Tile Museum with John French. Once they have been fired, they will be used to light […]
Harling
The first harling coat has started on the cob walls inside the Roman building. Eventually lime plaster will go on top to brighten the interior.
(Romano)British thin red line
The thin red line around the Roman building has finally come to an end, and looks mighty fine too. Traditional Roman fakery to make a building look posher than it […]
Avalon Archaeology 'Hands on Heritage' 