Recreations and small finds related to food
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Bury-St.-Edmund: The central war memorial (right). (Below): cow parsley overgrows the cemetery near the offices of the Suffolk County Archaeology Department May 19, 2010 |  |
West Stow
A nice mix of recreated halls and huts in various styles
and an impressive museum with small finds from the area
Thatched straw
Radial-split logs for siding
A bucket in the museum & an a modern version of same
(the one on the right has metal bands and handle)
a long chain for holding a cauldron over a fire
(the cauldron is Iron Age, from the museum)
wooden cup and bowl
storage pot, bowl holding grain
hearth
grain stacked inside a hut, pots nearby.
In the museum: pots from graves.
Ironwork
Top, left: cinerary urn (1) and below it shield boss (2); right of the urn are fragments of bronze pan (4);
center, bottom row (below loom weight) is a saw
blade fragment (6);
to the right are two cosmetic sets (nail cleaners, tweezers, etc., #9); a latch lifter;
and in the corner,
girdle hanger (#10).
Bottom: knives; right: shield boss.