Butser Ancient Farm Recce

[bushwacker bob]

The Vikings lived in the iron age.

 

[Dave Budd]

not in the British Iron Age they didn't

 

[bushwacker bob]

not in the British Iron Age they didn't

What was the Native technology when they invaded? I thought the Iron age continued through the Dark ages with pretty much little new invention or technology. The 'pull cut' saw wasn't invented until the medievial period. The Vikings may have added a bit of carbon to their iron but basic life wasn't much different to when the iron age Romans were here. Was it?

 

[THOaken]

Volunteered for the first time today. Moving and sorting timber, constructing fences and splitting some wood in the cold and rain, but I'm used to it. It was great meeting everyone, especially people like David Freeman. It's a bit surreal having lunch with people you've seen on TV, though I must admit I don't subscribe to the whole celebrity culture nonsense. Still, he's a very knowledgeable man. That's a picture of me wattling a fence.

 

[British Red]

Good to see you enjoying it chap - get yourself over to Weald & Downland and up to Old Winchester Hill as well - so much to see and do round there

 

[Shewie]

That looks a like a pretty cool place, thanks for sharing the pics

Good luck with the volunteering

 

[THOaken]

Volunteer Wednesday again. Getting more comfortable with the environment and the people. Done quite a variety of things today, but the primary task was helping construct the rafters of a storage hut beside the pig enclosure. That was fairly hands on, using the power drills and standing on wobbly fencing whilst trying not to get eaten by the two very large pigs. Aside from that I helped erect a mesh fence around a deposit of chalk and flint and done some log splitting.

That's a picture of the hut so far.

Not sure if I should create a diary thread for these if anyone is interested. What do you think?

 

[British Red]

I like diary threads - its nice to see things progress - good to see you out and doing chap.

 

[THOaken]

I thought I might just bump this thread now that I've been at Butser for roughly 19 weeks.

http://dorthonion.imgur.com/all/

 

[sandbender]

I missed this thread the first time around, I enjoyed these, more please, thanks.

 

[scoteng]

Very interesting to look through.
Looks like a lot of fun.

 

[treadlightly]

I missed too until now. I!m sure you are learning such a lot. It reminds me, I haven't been to Butser in years, must go soon.

 

[Goatboy]

Good to see the work on-going THOaken, a working diary sounds good for keeping us up to date on the skills and fun. Looks a cracking place.