Gladiator fanzone
The back wall of the Roman building was subject to some vandalism by fans returning from the recent gladiatorial games at the amphitheatre at Charterhouse. As you can see from […]
Tag Archives: Roman
Roman trompe l’oeil
The Romans liked to put eye deceiving images in both frescoes and mosaics. Our first example in the mosaic floor is this image based on one from the Newton St […]
Mosaic milestone
All the hard work on the mosaic is bearing fruit as the main room is virtually complete. All that is left is the centre circle, where an ambitious attempt to […]
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 […]
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 […]
'Hands on Heritage' in the Avalon Marshes 