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Woven Dwelling

Woven Dwelling

by Ruby Taylor | Aug 2, 2023 | All Journal Entries, Mindfulness & Re-Wilding, Stonehenge / Heritage, Wild Basketry

One winter, the East Sussex Archaeology and Museums Partnership team, led by Christabel Shelley and Ian Dunford, constructed a beautiful dwelling, influenced by archaeological findings at Deer Park Farms in County Antrim, Ireland, an early rath (ringfort or settlement...
Archaeologists Making Baskets

Archaeologists Making Baskets

by Ruby Taylor | Nov 26, 2018 | All Journal Entries, Stonehenge / Heritage

A crisp cold November morning and I’m meeting a group of archaeologists at Fort Cumberland in Portsmouth for a day of basketmaking. During our discussions and through the making itself, a couple of very interesting revelations happen over the day, which make...
Stonehenge: Neolithic Basketry

Stonehenge: Neolithic Basketry

by Ruby Taylor | Jul 18, 2015 | All Journal Entries, Courses, Foraging, Stonehenge / Heritage, Wild Basketry

During the Neolithic time at Stonehenge, there would have been willows growing on the banks of the river Avon, which ran right by the houses situated  at nearby Durrington Walls. These are the Neolithic dwellings that  have been reconstructed at Stonehenge visitors...
Stonehenge: Neolithic houses for Neolithic basketry

Stonehenge: Neolithic houses for Neolithic basketry

by Ruby Taylor | Jun 25, 2015 | All Journal Entries, Foraging, Stonehenge / Heritage, Wild Basketry

I’m delighted to have been invited by English Heritage to run some staff training at Stonehenge in Neolithic-style basketry. They recently constructed a number of Neolithic style dwellings on site (pictured left)… and it’s there that I’ll be...

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