Wicks can be made using the fibre from a plant called Mullin
It works for tallow candles as well.

David

End of last year I witnessed shears still in use in Turkey for trimming carpet pile, reason being, you can get them flat with the surface of the carpet.

David

Flint flakes are found in ironage archaeology, but rarely as worked pieces in a deliberate shape. Sometimes you just need an instant edge, and a convenient flint to take a flake off is all you need.

We cannot even positively identify flakes that have been used for fire making!

David

Yes, it certainly is!

David

Please respect the © P J Reynolds
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gd.freeman ... 0CELTS.pdf

David

Once again, just ask!
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gd.freeman ... 0Kilns.pdf
to download a scan of pages, plz excuse the quality all I was given were bad photocopies.

David

They do say 'tables' not 'baskets' and as you point out, there is archaeology for a table, in Ireland. I have also had a go at interpreting the 'sit on the floor' bit as well, and have come up with a very comfortable method that can be expanded to include the descriptions of the feast. If you get to...

I have a video disc of an Open University programme, as shown on The History Channel, on the 100+ brochs of Scotland.
Playable on computer, and most DVD players. (MPeg2)(SVCD)

If anyone has a particular interest, I can do a copy for a small sum.

David

All you had to do was ask! I am in the midst of researching furniture and fittings for round houses. The items being built into the house at Butser are my work. I would advise caution with Castell Hennllys, from what I have seen, many items are 'Celtic' rather than ironage. Although very impresive, ...

Still not found the photo of the shuttle, may have to go take a new one. An observation........applied to iron age in particular. Having been involved in experimental archaeology for too many years, I realised that all the upright warp weighted looms that have been constructed (so far) from 'evidenc...

There examples of possible shuttles in the excavations of the Glastonbury Lake Village, (iron age)
The items in question are in the Tribunal museum in Glastonbury town.
I have (somewhere) a photo of said item.
I will try to find it and post it.

David

The group of actors were for a special on the Ice Man, the BBC got an edited version, whilst on the continent they got a longer documentary! I had the actors for 2 days, and it included a night in the red roundhouse to get the feel of the living conditions. The programme was very well shot, and I go...

It took us a while to stabilise Butser after Peter Reynolds death.
However, Butser IS alive, and well!
'Un-offical website'@
http://www.gallica.co.uk/butser/
'Offical website'@
http://www.butser.org.uk

David