{"id":899,"date":"2023-05-22T15:45:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T14:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swheritage.org.uk\/avalon-archaeology\/?page_id=899"},"modified":"2023-12-21T09:36:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T09:36:15","slug":"guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swheritage.org.uk\/avalon-archaeology\/our-story\/guides\/","title":{"rendered":"Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You can download short guides to all the reconstructions found at Avalon Archaeology below. On your visit, these guides can be borrowed from the Welcome Hut and are available as regular and large print versions in English only. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOTE: <\/strong>The illustrations in these guides are mainly what you can’t easily see <\/strong>on site and are therefore not representative of what you can see on site now.<\/strong> This is because they have been designed specifically for use on site, although we hope that you might find the contents interesting if you can’t visit us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Site Guide<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Avalon Archaeology Guide<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Download the complete guide to the Avalon Archaeology site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download the guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download the large print version<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Short Films<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Somerset Levels & Moors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Watch our short films about local archaeology and prehistory which play in the Bulleid and Grey Hut and cinema at the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the playlist on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Iron Age Roundhouse<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Iron Age Roundhouse<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Our roundhouse reconstruction is based on evidence from nearby Glastonbury Lake Village that dates to around 150 BC. Discover how roundhouses were originally built, their typical features, what could be found inside them and how long they were expected to last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download the guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Bulleid and Gray Hut<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Used by two local archaeologists during the excavations at Meare Lake Village, it is believed to be the oldest surviving excavation hut in the world. Learn about the discovery of the lake villages and what evidence was recovered<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download the guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Glastonbury Lake Village and Am\u00e9d\u00e9e Forestier<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Discover how the archaeological evidence from the excavations of Glastonbury Lake Village inspired artist Am\u00e9d\u00e9e Forestier to create some of the first archaeological reconstruction drawings in 1911.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download the guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Roman Dining Room<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Roman Dining Room<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Discover how our Roman dining room was constructed from the foundations to the roof and the materials we used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download the guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Roman Dinner Parties<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Find out what it was like to attend a Roman dinner party in our reconstruction of a Somerset villa’s triclinium. Find out how guests would be entertained and what food and drink they were served.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download the guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hypocaust Heating System<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Our dining room has a Roman underfloor heating system called a hypocaust. Find out how the furnace and flue system works to provide around-the-clock heating during the winter months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download the guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fresco Wall Paintings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Find out how we created the Roman-style frescos in our dining room and real examples our replica art is based on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download the guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mosaic Floor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Download the guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Saxon Longhall<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Saxon Longhall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Download the guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Woodcarvings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Download the guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Furniture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Download the guide<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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King Alfred and the Vikings Mural<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Download the guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Story of Beowulf and Grendel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Download the guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Story of Sigurd and the Dragon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Download the guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Viking Trading Ship<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Viking Trading Ships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Download the guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Walrus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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