by Bob Croft, Somerset County Council, UK

1. Experimental Archaeology
at the
Avalon Marshes Centre
Somerset
Marc Cox and Bob Croft

2. Avalon Marshes Landscape
Partnership
• Natural England
• Somerset County Council
• Somerset Wildlife Trust
• RSPB
• Hawk and Owl Trust
• South West Heritage Trust
• Historic England ( formerly English Heritage)
• Funding programme 2012-2016
• HLF £1.77m total £2.5m
• Local support and volunteers
• Avalon Marshes Centre near Glastonbury
• http://www.avalonmarshes.org/

3. The Projects
• Dugout Canoes / Logboats
• Building Reconstructions:
– Romano-British
Building
– Anglo-Saxon Longhall
– Iron Age Roundhouse
• Ancient Crafts and
Technologies.
• Funding from HLF and
partners as part of a
Landscape Partnership
Scheme 2012 – 2016
South West Heritage Trust

4. Dugout
Canoes

5. The Shapwick Schooner

6. The Shapwick Schooner

7. The
Glastonbury
Galleon

8. The
Glastonbury
Galleon

9. Romano-British Building

10. Our Building

11. Work so
far…

12. Anglo-Saxon
Longhall

13. Our Building

14. Iron Age Roundhouse

15. Our Building

16. Iron Age Furniture

17. More Iron Age Furnishings

18. Crafts
of the
Past

19. Crafts
of the
Past

20. Prehistoric
Trackways

21. Recording our Adventures
www.avalonarchaeology.wordpress.com