The construction of our Anglo-Saxon mortuary house spanned four days, from Wednesday May 26th to Wednesday June 2nd, with construction occurring on Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and then again on Wednesday to finish up. The Weather Gods cancelled our Thursday lab, so this was how we made up for it. Day 1 – May 26th On…
Day 1: Wednesday, 26 May Group C collected wattle for walls downstream from the building site. Aubrey and Astrid looked for and flagged suitable poles while Sam and I followed with loppers and a bow saw, respectively. We ended up spreading out a bit in search of fresh timber. Cutting shoots around 1” in diameter…
For our final lab, we constructed an Anglo-Saxon mortuary house. Unfortunately, the weather gods abandoned us in our time of need––our scheduled lab was rained out, and as a result, we had to divide the process into four ~1 hour long blocks. Block One – Wednesday, May 26th Instructions: go into Lower Arb and collect…