This week Group B worked on a wattle and daub panel for one of the long sides of the house. It took about an hour to gather and strip the materials to build it, and since we were in an area with somewhat slim pickings for willow, we ended up with a few ash saplings…

As part of our experimental archaeology lab, we constructed a mortuary structure designed to reflect early burial practices. The final structure consisted of three woven willow walls, one plank wall, and a roof thatched with natural materials. Our group, Group C, was responsible for building one of the woven willow panels. We collected approximately 40…