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It would have taken 60 to 100 acres to have sustained a Celtic farm like this, both arable and woodland,” explains resident archaeologist Steve Dyer. “The farm would be home to some 50 to 60 people—a clan, or extended family.” Get the whole family excited and involved with plenty of activities to interest everyone! Whatever your age and interests, there’s something here for you. Whether you want to have an epic adventure with hands-on activities, a children’s trail, and reenactor battles, or sit and relax by the fireside in a roundhouse and meet endangered goats, there’s plenty for you at Butser. The Butser Project: Building a Neolithic House | Our Work | Wessex Archaeology". www.wessexarch.co.uk . Retrieved 3 June 2021.

In more recent years, the study of buildings has become a key component of the farm’s research. Each building on display to the public today represents the conclusion of an experiment, conducted in response to theoretical hypotheses about archaeological features found in excavation, about construction methods and techniques, or a combination of these. Adsdean Farm has been selling its own beef and pork direct to its customers since Dennis Hoare opened the shop in 1970 at the height of the freezer boom. Now Dennis is 92 his son Tim has taken over. The shop has three butchers: Paul Leaming and Trevor Jones, who share a 40 year history with the shop, with newcomer Rob Hyde. As well as lamb from a neighbouring farm the shop sells its own cooked ham, pastrami, salt beef and ox tongue, and offers unusual cuts. Home-made sausages, bacon and gammon are popular, with cheese, ice cream, and Springs’ Smoked Salmon also available. Open 9am to 5pm Wed to Fri, 9am to 4pm Sat. May 10th: Trevor Creighton and Claire Walton, '( Re)constructing the Stone Age: Building a Neolithic house', at Experiencing Experimental Archaeology Conference, Lauresham Open-Air Laboratory, Lorsch Germany. More than 10,000 schoolchildren a year come to Butser for visits to their really old past. There are several areas for hands-on instruction in archaeology, including a forest of tree stumps and rough wooden mallets, for breaking white chalk into fine powder for whitewash. Kids really get into smashing that soft limestone.As they put it, “if you value quality, traceability and authenticity you can do no better!” and it certainly is a charming place to visit. From woodland-reared pork and home-cured smoked meats to “the best free range organic bronze turkeys you will ever taste”, everything is made to exacting standards on their own farm. Butser Ancient Farm Bronze Age house built by military veterans". BBC News. 10 October 2021 . Retrieved 18 October 2021. It is early days yet on the Roman project. A sign in the villa reminds visitors that “This villa is by no means finished; as with any new home the walls are still drying out, there is some remedial work to do and the floors still to lay.” Then they will begin a fundraising project to furnish the villa and build a courtyard garden. O’Brien, Charles; Bailey, Bruce; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David W. (2018). The Buildings of England Hampshire: South. Yale University Press. p.200. ISBN 9780300225037. Other considerations in experimental work on buildings can include variables such as the shape and pitch of roofing, thatching materials and techniques and the use of construction materials including wattle and daub, planking, turf and clunch.

Bingham, R. Creighton, T. Walton, C. and Chaffey, G. The Butser Horton Project¸British Archaeology July-August 2020, pp. 32 - 39. June 3rd.Trevor Creighton: Paper: Butser Ancient Farm: Bronze Age Roundhouse Collaborative Project 2021 .Iron Age Research Student Symposium 2021.Opened in 2001, Sharnfold Farm Shop has built a loyal customer base, who nominated it as the Sussex Food Shop of the Year at the 2016 Sussex Food and Drink Awards.

Get hands-on and learn some ancient skills from everyday life in the past – available for free every open day! Discover how to turn sheep’s fleece into wool, learn to make prehistoric rope from plants, get arty and carve ancient designs into chalk, create beads and ornaments from clay, and much more. Suitable for all ages – get the whole family involved! There are two houses based on excavations from nearby Chalton Saxon Village. [7] Chalton A2 was constructed in 2017 and the house is primarily made of English oak, sweet chestnut and hazel, all sourced from local coppiced woodlands. The roof is panelled wattle hurdles into which the wheat straw thatch was laid using hazel spars to hold it in place. The timber beams were hand hewn and the posts earth fastened into the ground. No nails or screws were used apart from in the Har-hung doors, and the beams are fixed using dovetail joints secured with trunnels. Shop open Mon to Sat 8am to 8pm, Sun 9am to 5pm, café 8.30am to 5pm Mon to Fri, 8am to 5pm Sat, 9am to 4pm Sun, 6pm until late Fri/Sat. Call 01903 815045. At the center of the farm, the Great Roundhouse is based on an excavation made at Little Woodbury, near Salisbury, Wiltshire. There have been several great roundhouses at Butser, as over the years fresh discoveries are being made about their construction and maintenance. The Little Wood bury roundhouse was just completed last year. With a diameter of 49 feet, it encloses more than 1,700 square feet of floor space and supports a roof weighing more than 25 tons. Those Celts were no flimsy builders; such great houses were built to last 200 years. In 2021 Butser Ancient Farm launched a platform of documentaries about their experimental archaeology projects called Butser Plus. [14] See also [ edit ]If that weren’t enough there is also a range of cards, gifts and plants, with Christmas trees available in December, plus a coffee shop serving breakfasts, lunches and afternoon tea, a farm trail and children’s play area. Chalton A1 is being constructed with alternate walls featuring hit-and-miss boarding and a gable end roof. Following the dismantling of the 'Longbridge Deverell House', the replacement is based on the excavations of the roundhouse at Little Woodbury in Wiltshire. Under the leadership of David Freeman, construction started in February 2007 and finished in December, having gone through one of the wettest summers on record. [ citation needed] A visitor centre was added in 2013. [6] Buildings [ edit ] Stone Age houses [ edit ]