tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85608092768320477722024-03-14T01:10:03.527+00:00Ancient Arts Ancient adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07748350619290682066noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560809276832047772.post-2206569436701875122014-05-07T13:32:00.001+01:002014-05-07T13:32:27.130+01:00Ancestral Skills Weekends Poster ready!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Ancient adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07748350619290682066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560809276832047772.post-70124204186754575942014-05-02T14:37:00.000+01:002014-05-02T14:37:06.647+01:00Dates and details about our Ancestral Skills Weekends!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="fsl">Escape the rat race, come and join us to find your
inner European aboriginal self! Explore and gently reflect on the life
skills,crafts and technologies or our prehistoric ancestors in a
relaxing and stunning natural location!<br /> <br /> You are welcome to stay overnight on our on-site campsite for free or we can provide you wit<span class="text_exposed_show">h a list of local accomodation. We will provide two delicious lunches and plenty of reviving drinks!<br /> <br />
We do ask that you turn off any phones/tablets or other smart devices
(apart from your brains) as we will be letting go of the modern World
and returning to a simpler more natural time.<br /> <br /> The price is £150
per person (we offer a 10% discount for bookings of more than two
people) and ask for a £70 deposit on booking. Here are our Terms and
Conditions <a href="http://www.ancient-arts.org/terms.html" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>www.ancient-arts.org/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>terms.html</a> and you can book a place here: <a href="http://www.ancient-arts.org/training.html" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>www.ancient-arts.org/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>training.html</a>.<br /> <br /> Please contact us if you have any questions!</span></span>Ancient adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07748350619290682066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560809276832047772.post-65376730900954287852014-05-01T14:06:00.001+01:002014-05-01T14:06:42.306+01:00Ancient Arts replicas for the Ice Age Exhibition at Llandundo Museum <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We were recently asked to make a replica of the decorated Kendrick's Cave horse jaw from Lalndudno and a number of other items which would have been used at the same time (at the end of the Last Ice Age).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our replica of the decorated horse jaw bone. The original is normally on display at the British Musuem but has temporarily returned to Llandudno for the exhibition.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perforated animal teeth probably from a necklace were also found on this site. We remade the the necklace.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our flint knife blade, hafted onto an antler handle.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making a bone dart point.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Ancestral
Skills Weekends 2014...breathing new life into the best of the
past.</span></div>
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Come and join Ancient
Arts on a two day experience where we will take time to leisurely
explore our ancestral skills in a beautiful, natural location; to
make connections with our landscape and to enjoy and relax into the
moment.
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Based on the philosophy
of 'slow' we will be taking time to explore and reflect on the life
skills, crafts and technologies of our Prehistoric ancestors and how
they were part of their environment, using it, forming it and
prospering in it.</div>
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We would like to invite
you to come and join us on this fascinating exploration into past
knowledge and have a great time!
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The these weekends will
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28<sup>th</sup>-29<sup>th</sup>
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2nd-3<sup>rd</sup>
August</div>
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16th-17<sup>th</sup>
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6<sup>th</sup> -7<sup>th</sup>
September
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at our beautiful Studio
at Rowen in the Conwy Valley, on the edge of the Snowdonia National
Park.
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You are welcome to stay
overnight on our on-site camp-site <b>for free </b>(which comes fully
furnished with its own communal fire circle and composting toilet!)
or we can provide you with a list of lovely, local B&B's, hotels
or hostels for you to choose from. We will also provide two
delicious lunches over the weekend and plenty of refreshing drinks.</div>
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We do ask that you to
turn off any phones/laptops/smart devices etc. for the weekend as we
will be gently escaping from the Silicon Age and, for at least two of
days out of 365, returning to a simpler and more natural pace of
life.
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<i>The most effective
kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things. </i>
Plato</div>
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More details to follow!!!!! </div>
Ancient adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07748350619290682066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560809276832047772.post-17978886689426097072014-02-27T10:33:00.002+00:002014-02-27T10:33:29.031+00:00Wow! Facebook 'likes' go crazy!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We were at 499 'Likes' yesterday AM. Thought that it would be nice to go over 500 so put out a call for a couple more 'Likes'. Checked Facebook about 5pm we had over 1,900 'Likes'! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks everyone and hope you enjoy our future adventures!</span>Ancient adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07748350619290682066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560809276832047772.post-56445574709433777482014-02-27T10:19:00.001+00:002014-02-27T10:19:34.616+00:00Drying mud bricks in the wettest January in over 200 years!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well we have managed to make and dry our mud bricks. It was great fun making them but the drying process was a bit stressful!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The raw material.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Certainly an interesting job. Here in North Wales there is a tradition (used into the 20th century) of cob (clay) buildings, but these have to covered in lime mortar or they just weather back into lumps of clay! Cob walls also don't have to be 'dried out', they are compacted together. Drying out mud or clay in Wales is a slowwwwwww process :)</span>Ancient adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07748350619290682066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560809276832047772.post-87505252404880879632014-01-31T14:03:00.000+00:002014-01-31T14:03:54.757+00:00Mud glorious mud!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We have been asked to make a number of mud bricks! An unusual request even for us. Mud is of course a very useful building material. </span><br />
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Ancient adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07748350619290682066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560809276832047772.post-42841190563952803142014-01-31T10:06:00.000+00:002014-01-31T10:06:27.944+00:00Stonehenge - not so straight forward!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="userContent">With the recent opening of the new Stonehenge
Visitor Centre in the news, its always interesting to remeber that not
everyone agrees with the accepted narrative of the site: </span></span><br />
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for the National Curriculum is now available. Give young people a real
feel and experience of our Prehistoric past with this 'hands on'
introduction to ancient technologies and life:<a href="http://www.ancient-arts.org/teachingcollections.html#Resources">http://www.ancient-arts.org/teachingcollections.html#Resources</a></span></span><br />
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Make your own shale necklaces or pendants using authentic Prehistoric technologies!<br />
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This kit consists of a willow bow with leather thong; one flint point drill; one copper point drill; a hazel top block; a hazel base block, sandstone for shaping and shale blanks.<br />
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Great for kids! Illustrates a simple but ingenious technology and lets them make their own Prehistoric beads/pendants.<br />
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<span class="userContent">Excellent news through last night - we now have planning permission to start building the roundhouses
Our application for overnight accommodation on the site is still
pending, but soon elegant, giants from Prehistory will arise from the
soggy earth to dominate the Conwy Valley as in times gone by! (Sits back
and strokes large, fluffy white pussycat on knee and laughs
maniacally!)</span>Ancient adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07748350619290682066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560809276832047772.post-40553868464678009152013-11-21T13:17:00.000+00:002013-11-21T13:17:05.301+00:00Our adventures for 2014!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two roundhouses we designed and built for Llynnon Mill, Anglesey</td></tr>
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<span class="userContent">We are hoping
to do the landscaping over the Winter and start building the first
roundhouse in the Spring. We will be looking for people to give us a
hand, so if you are intereted in building a Prehistoric house or
developing a permaculture/nature area keep watching!</span><br />
Ancient adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07748350619290682066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560809276832047772.post-26791266586849991452013-11-06T10:44:00.000+00:002013-11-06T10:44:00.906+00:00Illuminating the Bronze Age<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today I'm writing up our work reconstructing a Bronze Age miner's lamp found at the Great Orme Mines. Here's a sneak preview!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside an Ancient Arts roundhouse.</td></tr>
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<span class="userContent">Today I will mostly be designing the planting
for the field next to our Studio where we will be building the
Prehistoric roundhouse next year. It will be based on permaculture
principles and include a food forest, an unmanaged boggy area, <span class="text_exposed_show">edible
hedges, coppicing area, hoogle (or hugel) beds and experimental crop
growing area. Exciting stuff! Dave is preparing for filming
demonstrations in prehistoric copper smelting and mining techniques for
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The site of the roundhouse.</td></tr>
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</span></span>Ancient adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07748350619290682066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560809276832047772.post-32522058440533226102013-10-29T15:23:00.003+00:002013-10-29T15:23:39.517+00:00New Ancient Arts film online: Re-building the first English theatre!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our lastest film is online now! It tells the story of how we designed and re-built an Anglo-Saxon theatre based on one found and excavated at Yeavering in Northumberland. <br />
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<span class="userContent">This week Dave's been setting up a modern
bronze casting foundry at the Studio and extending the smelting hut by
adding a lovely 'casting' wing! This will allow us to make many more
replicas of some of the best pieces of decorative work produced in the
Bronze Age/Iron Age for sale.</span><br />
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Ancient adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07748350619290682066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560809276832047772.post-55642647985116747542013-10-02T13:25:00.001+01:002013-10-02T13:25:26.512+01:00Flax Update!Just a quick update on the flax retting we have been doing.<br />
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We had a couple of problems with the sunny weather and a constant breeze drying out our retting pond. In future we will dig retting ponds in sheltered, shaded location (part of the fun of experimenting is learning these little, but very important things!). <br />
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The flax retted well and is now standing upright, under shelter, drying out. Once its dried out we will bash the fibres free from the pith and have linen fibre ready for spinning.<br />
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We were also very impressed by the 'dew' retting process (the flax was just lain flat on grass). It took a bit longer, but the fibres seem to be of equal quality. We have kept the two bundles separate and process them separately too and report on any variation.Ancient adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07748350619290682066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560809276832047772.post-6845192592061998842013-10-02T13:18:00.002+01:002013-10-02T13:18:23.136+01:00Ancient Arts new 3D Sensory Interpretation Panels - feel the past!<span class="userContent">Looking to add quality and improve the visitor
experience to your heritage site? </span><br />
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<span class="userContent"> Take a look at our beautiful, bronze
3D Sensory Interpretation boards: <a href="http://www.ancient-arts.org/sensory%20panelsweb.pdf" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ancient-arts.org/sensory%20panelsweb.pdf</a> What every well presented heritage site will be wearing next year!</span><br />
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Made from bronze, we can make, accurate replicas of artefacts found on or associated with heritage sites. They emerge from the bronze base to be felt, but are solid metal; virtually vandal proof.<br />
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Organic material, such as this replica sling shot can be represented as can vegetation.<br />
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For more details visit: <a href="http://www.ancient-arts.org/sensory%20panelsweb.pdf" target="_blank"> Ancient Arts 3D Sensory Panels</a><br />
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Ancient adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07748350619290682066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560809276832047772.post-36893672899586343822013-09-17T10:35:00.002+01:002013-09-17T10:35:52.574+01:00Ancient Arts at the 8th Experimental Archaeology Conference 2014, nearly as good as The Rolling Stones at Glasto!<div class="userContentWrapper aboveUnitContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">
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<span class="userContent">Yea!
We will presenting a paper on our work identifying and reconstructing
the earliest known Bronze Age copper smelting furnace found in the UK at
the 8th Experiemental Archaeology Conference at Oxford Uni next January
- should be fun! <a href="http://experimentalarchaeology.org.uk/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://experimentalarchaeology.org.uk/</a></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the finished flags</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A big AA thank you to Emma for all her hard work on the flags!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<br />Ancient adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07748350619290682066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560809276832047772.post-55100603568084659712013-08-08T14:46:00.002+01:002013-08-08T14:46:52.323+01:00The ideal AA experiment: It's stinky and muddy! Retting flax.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">Our weaving and dyeing friend, Eryl,
has been growing flax this year and yesterday we started processing the
plant to make linen. She</span>
has cultivated c10m square of flax this Summer. Here are the plants.
The have been pulled up (root included) not cut and dried for 2 weeks.</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">The seed heads and my foot.</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"> </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />This is the 'hackle' or 'heckle' a comb like tool which removed the seed heads from the stalks.</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />This being the Summer holidays I had my little helper, Ginny, with me. She kindly agreed to help in the 'hackling'.</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />You draw the stalks through the 'hackle' and the seedheads fall off.</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"> </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />The seed heads are then collected together in a bag (old pillowcase) and either crushed between the fingers or...</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />bashed
(Ginny's preferred technique!). This releases the seeds which can be
kept for next year. Winnowing would separate the shells from the seeds,
but there was no wind yesterday so we have keep them for a windy day.</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />Next you need an easily bribed person with a scythe (a sausage bap worked on Dave!).</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />I
have been really impressed by the scythe. It clears overgrown areas
much quicker than a strimmer and more neatly. Dave is clearing the
ground ready for our retting pit.</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />To
extract the fibres from the plant you traditionally rett the stalks.
Basically leave the stalks in wet or damp conditions and let the
bacteria break down the stalk leaving a foul smell and fibres. We
de-turfed and dug a small pit.</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"> </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />To
make the pit so that it holds water, we puddled it. Simply pour water
into the pit and stomp up and down on it. This compresses the soil.</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"> </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />Continue to pour water into the pit and stomp. This makes lovely mud and saturates the surrounding soil.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />Don't forget to compress the sides as well.</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"> </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />You know when its ready when the water starts to fill the pit.</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />In goes the flax!</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"> </span></span><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />Now you just wait for a couple of weeks, check the water is still there and let the bugs do their bit.</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />We
are also trying dew retting. Simply leaving the stalks on grass and
let the dew moisten the stalks. This will take longer to break down the
stalks. We also laid out some nettles on the grass to see how they
break down. I will post the results. Eryl is doing a dyeing with
natural dye workshop at the allotments behind the hospital in Llandudno
on Sunday PM. Pop along if you can its fascinating!</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"></span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Ancient adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07748350619290682066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560809276832047772.post-46911810697874452442013-08-08T11:00:00.002+01:002013-08-08T11:00:43.024+01:00Prehistoric Life & Ancient Technologies Course: Day 2<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />Day two started with making darts and spear throwers.</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"> </span></span></td></tr>
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the darts had been straightened, flighted and the spear throwers made
the target was set up (note the rogue sheep behind the target which had 3
acres to wander about in but decided the grass behind the target was
the most delicious!).</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"> </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />David demonstrating how to use the spear thrower (located at the flighted end of the spear) as a simple lever.</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />Tim and Patricia ready for action!</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"> </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />Patricia making some adjustments to her spear.</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />Tim aiming for the sheep!</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"> </span></span></td></tr>
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spear throwing in the rain we headed indoors to make some fire to dry
us off and Prehistoric lamps to take us into night! More photo's to
follow. Thanks to everyone who joined us over the weekend and keep up
the spear throwing practice; we will get that sheep one day!</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"></span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Ancient adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07748350619290682066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560809276832047772.post-37575666354620655722013-08-08T10:55:00.001+01:002013-08-08T10:55:26.956+01:00Prehistoric Life & Ancient Technologies Course: Day 1<span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">We had a lovely weekend running the
Prehistoric Life course; met lots of really interesting new friends and
had a moving target (a rogue sheep!) to aim at for the spear throwing
(we didn't get anywhere near, she was too quick)!</span><br />
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first day started with a stone (Graig Llwyd granite) knapping workshop
and then we moved outside to construct composite tools using granite
flakes/blades, natural glue and wooden handles.</span></span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">The glue was made from bees wax and tree resin (applied when heated).</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />A finished composite tool.</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"> </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />We also had a go at using flint blades to cut out bone and antler 'blanks' for pins.</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"></span></span></td></tr>
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it was time to make probably one of the most important technological
development by humans - string and cordage. We experimented with
different plant fibres notably willow bark and nettle.</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"> </span></span></td></tr>
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