An epic day experimenting with glass @butserancientfarm.co.uk A fab PhD project led by Kim Devereux-West @durham.ac.uk with @romanpalace.bsky.social Huge thanks to @chrischivers.bsky.social & co who ensured the furnace survived over winter! Some odd people showed up to help! #CuratorRob 😉

In April 2021, Phil Harding turned the first sod of earth to mark the start of a collaborative project between Butser Ancient Farm and Operation Nightingale to build a Bronze Age roundhouse. Subscribe to Butser YouTube to catch the second episode later this week! 👍🏻 www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5u1...

Can archaeology improve mental health? 🧠⚡️ This week on Butser YouTube, Richard Osgood MBE, Senior Archaeologist for the Ministry of Defence, chats to Trevor about our plans for a Bronze Age house in collab with veterans from Operation Nightingale. Watch & subscribe here: youtu.be/BZM65UWRTeY?...

It's time for another update from our fantastic group of volunteers, The Experimentalists! This week they're sharing progress on Butser's 'Little Hadrian' - the new flint wall being built behind our Roman villa. Read more on the Butser blog: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/blog/2026/1/...

Good things are happening at Butser Plus!

Finally made it to see @merchantshallyork.org and it’s closed for a private function 😢 @romanpalace.bsky.social have a word please!

We love a bit of breaking archaeological news here at the farm, so we were delighted to see the headlines about a rare Iron Age hoard unearthed in Thetford, Norfolk! Check out the Butser blog this week to learn more about carnyces & why they are so rare: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/blog/2026/1/...

Last call for the best Christmas present ever... A workshop ticket or gift voucher to use in 2026! From bronze casting to basket weaving, flint knapping to deer butchery 🔥 Events & workshops: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal... Gift vouchers: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/gift-vouchers

Come and join our amazing team in an extraordinary place. There is truly no where like it!

We have lots of cool workshops on next year, including my offering on Ancient Metallurgy!

Yikes, planning is well underway for 2026!

I really really want to build a pile dwelling @butserancientfarm.co.uk inspired by my recent visit to Museo delle Palafitte del Lago di Ledro, Italy and thinking about all the wonderful evidence from #MustFarm … 🤔🤔

I got to get up close with #Otzi and his clothes and accoutrements today in #Bolzano #archaeology

Loving these gladiatorial scenes at the Museo Archeologico al Teatro Romano #verona #MosaicMonday

An amazing weekend at the Festival of Metals with the #HistoricalMetallurgySociety @butserancientfarm.co.uk #ironsmelting #bronzecasting #maille #blacksmithing #spearforging and much more!

Rainbows galore @butserancientfarm.co.uk this evening!

Fiery goodness in the hot tech [email protected] #archaeometallurgy #workshop #coppersmelting #bronzecasting

Gorgeous view of @butserancientfarm.co.uk nestled in the #southdowns

Sunny afternoon in the #ironage enclosure @butserancientfarm.co.uk

First outing in the van this year. Beautiful few nights in the #NewForest

Post a warning!

I’m with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social on this one. I can’t believe it’s even still a matter of debate! www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Ooooo early experimental metallurgy!

We are very excited about this event by the #HistoricalMetallurgySociety happening at the end of May. An amazing line up of talks and demonstrations! Come join us and spresd the word 🔥🔥🔥 #archaeometallurgy #archaeology #ironsmelting #bronzecasting #metal www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/fes...

We're looking for a new PR Officer, responsible for developing and implementing PR strategies for the Mary Rose Trust, managing media relations, press comms, and promotional activities. #MuseumJobs #careers Closing date 21st March - find out more maryrose.org/about-the-tr...

The team behind the award-winning Uist Virtual Archaeology Project have been awarded funding for a new three-year digital heritage interpretation project in the Outer Hebrides. #archaeology #ThinkUHI archaeologyorkney.com/2025/02/12/u...

The Durotriges An Iron Age people with women at the centre of power, kinship and land ownership A great report on our joint @tcddublin.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social research project by @spoke32.bsky.social in @science.org 😊👍 www.science.org/content/arti...

This is amazing!!!!

This new discovery made my day!

In #BronzeAge heaven at the "Bronze Age: Fires of Change" exhibition @rmoudheden.bsky.social in Leiden. What an absolute stunning collection. Mind officially blown!

Today we’ve mostly been playing with fire and exploring the manufacture of Otzi’s axe #archaeology #experimentalarchaeology #archaeometallurgy #fire #Otzi #copperage

Beautiful start to the day @butserancientfarm.co.uk

Thank you so much for having us!

This has made my day. More ‘engagement’ please! 😂

This #StandingStoneSunday I’m reminiscing about the day we moved and raised a 3.5 tonne stone at #ButserAncientFarm. Probably my favourite project to date!

Join us! (we really do love rather large fires!)

12 months on from the research & planning stage, we’re finally daubing the walls of our late #Neolithic structure @butserancientfarm, based on evidence from Wyke Down, #DownFarm, Cranbourne Chase. It’s been a wonderful journey and the gift that keeps on giving #archaeology #experimental-archaeology