An introduction to antler as a material.
Video two that recreates our Glastonbury Greencrafts Village workshops for you at home. Talking tools and ring blanks. View this post on Instagram Video 2/6 tools and blanks #glastoathome A post shared by Guerilla Archaeology (@guerillaarch) on Jun 21, 2020 at 10:38pm PDT
First video of seven that recreates our Glastonbury Greencrafts Village workshops for you at home. So who are we and what do our workshops do?
There is no Glastonbury Festival 2020, but you can join in our socially distanced Guerilla Archaeology Ancient Antler workshop whilst enjoying virtual Glasto in your garden. We have carefully recreated all the steps you need to make a copy of a Viking Ring, found on our excavations in the Western Isles. Tools – most importantly … Continue reading
The Glastonbury stone circle is a recent monument on the British landscape, yet it is one that is visited by huge numbers of people over a very short period of time. Estimates of the numbers of people gathering at the Glastonbury stone circle are subject to speculation, however with a large proportion of the hundreds … Continue reading
We decided to make some antler head-dresses like those based on the ones found at the site of Star Carr, an early Mesolithic site. We explore a general background to these in an earlier post about Mesolithic shamanism. In this post, we will explore in more detail these head dresses, fashioned from the skulls and attached … Continue reading
Well this was not the year we expected! No festivals=no fun. We were hoping to catch up with you all at Glastonbury, Bluedot and Green Man – at a minimum. As we cannot be with you, we have made a number of videos about ourselves and our previous activities that you can find on our … Continue reading
Just a quick Covid-19/Guerilla related update for the community during this confusing time. Continue reading
Following the massive success of last year’s ‘Eat the Past’ campaign, Guerilla Archaeology will continue bringing our Neolithic grocery to festivals and events around the UK, as well as antler carving at Glastonbury! How The Light Gets In May 24-27 Bryn Celli Ddu Open Day June 22 Glastonbury June 26-30 Bluedot July 18-21 Green Man … Continue reading
The Hart of Ely project is coming to an end, and we are very grateful to the City Region Exchange for funding it, and allowing us to share knowledge and experiences with the local area. This is not necessarily the end of it all however. The project was part of a successful seedcorn funding application … Continue reading
This summer, Guerilla Archaeologists will be out and about at a number of events, aimed at peaking the public’s interest about the past. We are returning to a number of our traditional haunts, as well as heading off to pastures new. Bryn Celli Ddu, 17th June This celebration of the summer solstice in Anglesey at … Continue reading
Thousands of years ago, our ancestors went for a walk and left their footprints behind…… In South Wales there are many seaside sites where both footprints and plant remains have been preserved for centuries. This combination provides a snapshot of prehistoric life in the now submerged landscapes, and can help us to imagine what may … Continue reading
Would you like to be as beautiful as someone who died thousands of years ago? I thought so! How do you define your look? Do you know where your style of tattoo originated? Would you REALLY have that haircut (if you lived in the distant past)? This year Guerilla Archaeology invites you into our prehistoric … Continue reading
Another summer beckons the Guerilla Archaeologists out to the fields to dig, to dance and to debate the past in words and in actions. Our event list is shaping up with a couple of confirmed events and a number in planning. Here is a starter list: Parc Le Breos, March 19th. Lunar 3-5 June Tanworth … Continue reading
We’re very excited to announce that we’ll be returning to the Bryn Celli Ddu landscape on Anglesey, for the second season of our public archaeology project this June! The project will focus on the landscape surrounding one of Wales’ famous Neolithic passage tombs – Bryn Celli Ddu, exploring hidden features that have been previously overlooked. … Continue reading
As part of our festival tour in 2015 we returned to the golden Oxfordshire countryside for Wilderness festival. This year’s event did not disappoint and we were dazzled by sets from Bjork, George Clinton, Ibibio Sound Machine and Nils Frahm. One thing Wilderness strives to do each year is to provide exciting and innovative workshops, … Continue reading
