Wyke Down wasn't all walls and roofing, but decorations too! Let's dig into the mysteries of Grooved Ware pottery and uncover what these fascinating ornaments might have meant to Neolithic people, and maybe even recreate some. Read More
Do you think you could survive the Iron Age? Let's find out how easy it would be to get by without modern comforts like chocolate and medicine, in a world of fierce Celtic warriors! Read More
Our ancestors mastered wattle and daub, and now, using 5000-year-old evidence and Cambridge research, our volunteers dive into the messy task of recreating it for our Wyke Down building! Read More
Join the team as we dig into ancient diets, lifestyles, and surprising dental secrets behind our ancestors' Hollywood smiles, that might make you rethink your next snack! Read More
Our Wyke Down building still needs the plaster for its walls! Join Thérèse and Dr. David Friesem as they take a look under the microscope at the real materials behind Stone Age plaster. Read More
Ever heard of the Anglo-Saxons? These were the folks who gave England its name - but were they peaceful settlers invited into Britain, or fearsome, pushy invaders? Read More
We're onto the final stage of our Wyke Down roof - thatching it! With a master thatcher leading our eager volunteers, discover just how our Neolithic ancestors stayed warm and dry - one layer of thatch at a time! Read More
When you think about brain surgery, you probably associate it with high-tec hospitals and strict medical training. Venture back thousands of years to the Stone Age to discover if our ancestors were really doing brain surgery too! Read More
It's time to put ourselves in the shoes of our ancestors and figure out what makes a great roof! Our trusty treewright Darren experiments with what materials were best for keeping dry and letting light in, and smoke out... Read More
Indiana Jones and spectacular scientists share a passion for digging into the past - and as an experimental archaeology site, so do we! But what makes experimental archaeology so amazingly different? Read More
