Butser Ancient Farm is a unique open-air archaeological laboratory at Chalton in Hampshire, England, founded in 1972. The farm attempts to discover what life was like in Celtic and Roman Britain by recreating buildings, clothes, tools, food and the like from archaeological evidence. Celtic buildings, for example, are only known by their post holes and Roman writings. By creating (technically constructing, not reconstructing) what a building may have looked like using contemporary materials and techniques it is possible to discover evidence of what caused other archaeological remains - such as scars left when posts are dragged out and replaced - and how buildings did not look like because of the practical restrictions on construction. Research is also conducted at the site into prehistoric and Roman crops, ceramic and metal technology, maintenance of ancient breeds of sheep and goats and the construction of a Roman villa using actual materials and the same techniques as the Romans. Research Butser Ancient Farm More information about Butser Ancient Farm
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