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Butser Ancient Farm
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Learning about the past by recreating it! Experimental archaeology, traditional crafts, reenactments & more. Hampshire, UK. https://bio.site/butserancientfarm
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Butser Ancient Farm @butserancientfarm.co.uk · Nov 14
If you're not familiar with us, hello!

We're a UK experimental archaeology site with reconstructed buildings from the Stone Age to the Early Medieval. We run experiments, host reenactments, teach heritage crafts, and set things on fire. Like, a lot 😅
Reconstruction of a Stone Age hall Team of people in coveralls celebrating outside an Iron Age roundhouse Reenactment of a Saxon shieldwall A burning wickerman
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Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 3d
📣 '...Archaeologists baffled & shocked' by #MosaicMonday...

As evidenced by further first-class musing 🤔 & pointing 👇at @butserancientfarm.co.uk by @theduncanmackay.bsky.social & @durotrigesdig.bsky.social - inside the incredible recreated Roman villa 🤯😮
Two Archaeologists having a jolly good look at a Roman mosaic floor in a reconstructed villa
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Butser Ancient Farm @butserancientfarm.co.uk · 3d
Happy #WorldTeachersDay! We’re celebrating our amazing education team - passionate, creative, and committed people who, rain or shine, inspire over 30,000 school children every year. You are the beating heart of Butser - thank you for all that you do!
A group of five women wearing burgandy Butser uniforms, waving. One of them is wearing a cloak!
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Queen of Grimdark @annasmithspark.bsky.social · 6d
I'm going to be @butserancientfarm.co.uk for #butserbookfest on Sat 18 and Sun 19 October. On Sun 19, I'll be talking about writing fantasy and creating ancient worlds - in the house in chapter two of A Sword of Gold and Ruin.
#fantasy #fantasybooks #epicfantasy #folklore #historicalfantasy
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Butser Ancient Farm @butserancientfarm.co.uk · 7d
Gorgeous photo!
They’re like two different worlds in so many ways! We feel it even more when we light our hypocaust and you leave a smoky roundhouse and arrive in a room with a warm mosaic floor and invisible heat! #hypocaust
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Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 7d
Afternoon sunlight on the reconstructed #Roman villa at the incredible @butserancientfarm.co.uk 🏛️

It's particularly potent that one can compare roundhouse living from the Iron age with the formal decor & rooms of a villa - side by side. What a strange culture shock for the Romano-British! 😮

📷 TD
A white Roman villa to the right, with sun breaking through the garden on the left
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Butser Ancient Farm @butserancientfarm.co.uk · 7d
Congratulations! He would be incredibly proud 😊
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Butser Ancient Farm @butserancientfarm.co.uk · 7d
Hi Sally, I’m afraid we’re only open to school groups during the week in term time. We are open this Saturday and Sunday if you’re free to visit then!
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Butser Ancient Farm @butserancientfarm.co.uk · 7d
We’ve been away for a bit… but we’re back on Bluesky! What have we missed?

One thing you won’t want to miss 👉 #ButserBookFest, 18th & 19th Oct! Two days of amazing people, talks & activities.

More info: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/butser-liter...

#Books #Hampshire #LiteraryFestival
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Butser Ancient Farm @butserancientfarm.co.uk · Jun 11
See what's on at Summer Solstice: buff.ly/Uqf5goQ
Explore our moon yoga circles: buff.ly/9Y4ZJ7O
Read all about the moon and its ancient names: buff.ly/8rt3uBR
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Butser Ancient Farm @butserancientfarm.co.uk · Jun 11
We'll be celebrating the full moon this Friday with our Full Moon Flow yoga circle -- one of two moon yoga classes we run in our ancient buildings. That session's sold out, but there'll be more yoga next month, as well as solstice yoga at our Summer Solstice weekend on the 21st and 22nd!
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Butser Ancient Farm @butserancientfarm.co.uk · Jun 11
It's the full moon! The June moon is commonly known as the Strawberry moon after Native American traditions, but English names may have included Flower Moon or Hay Moon from the Anglo-Saxons, or Mead Moon or Horse Moon from the Celts. Possibly -- it's hard to find sources for a lot of moon names!
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Butser Ancient Farm @butserancientfarm.co.uk · Jun 10
Dads and father figures go FREE this weekend at Butser! Join us as we mark Father's Day weekend with Roman reenactments, living history demonstrations, combat displays, and more all weekend ⚔️

See what's on and get your tickets at buff.ly/iPN9Bx1
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Butser Ancient Farm @butserancientfarm.co.uk · Jun 6
It's the last day of #VolunteersWeek, and we're looking back at some of the amazing projects our volunteers have completed since last year's celebration! From archaeological experiments to major fundraising festivals, everything we do at Butser is supported by our incredible volunteers 💚
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Butser Ancient Farm @butserancientfarm.co.uk · May 20
Oh gosh, thank you for letting us know! We're looking into this now
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Butser Ancient Farm @butserancientfarm.co.uk · May 19
All included in our regular entrance price! Remember to book online for £1 off every ticket 🎟️ buff.ly/OnvT9DL
Festival of Metals - Historical Metallurgy Society — Butser Ancient Farm
Discover metalworking through the ages! See the technology that changed the world up close with demonstrations throughout the weekend, and hear talks by master metalworkers all about this ancient craf...
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Butser Ancient Farm @butserancientfarm.co.uk · May 19
Join us for demonstrations including:
⚔️ Forging the famous Anglo-Saxon four-cross spear
🔥 Casting and auctioning Bronze Age replica artefacts
🏹 Smithing arrowheads from through the ages
🔨 Making maille (chainmail) rings
Poster for the Festival of Metals event at Butser Ancient Farm on Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th May, listing the demonstrations on during the weekend: Re-Forging the Four-Crosses Spears Bronze Age Inspired Furnaces The Ancient Art of Chasing and Repousse on Sheet Copper Making Maille (Chainmail) Rings Use-Wear Analysis of Prehistoric Metalwork Smelting and Co-Smelting of Copper and Tin in an Earth Furnace Forging an Anglo-Saxon Spear and Shield Handle Arrow Smithing Through the Ages Iron Age Metalworking at Hengistbury Head Bronze Age Bronze Casting Iron Age Pit Forge Angle-Seax Forge Poster for the Festival of Metals event at Butser Ancient Farm on Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th May, listing the talks on Saturday: Prehistoric Metal Mining in Britain with Simon Timberlake Case Histories of Fracture in Ancient Metals with Russell Wanhill and Omid Oudbashi Non-ferrous Metal Working in the First Millennium: Romans to Vikings with Justine Bayley Bloomery Ironmaking in Southern Britain from the Early Iron Age to the Late Medieval Period with Tim Young Iron Making in the Weald, 1490-1828 with Jeremy Hodgkinson Poster for the Festival of Metals event at Butser Ancient Farm on Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th May, listing the talks on Sunday: Sword Tales: Understanding Bronze Age Combat Styles with Andrea Dolfini From Bronze to Iron: The Metal Revolution in the Iron Age in the Southern Levant with Adi Eliyahu Medieval Mass Production of Iron in Western Africa with Vincent Serneels The Sutton Hoo Metalwork with Paul Mortimer and Matt Bunker Auction of objects made during the weekend
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Butser Ancient Farm @butserancientfarm.co.uk · May 19
🔥 Discover metalworking through the ages this weekend! Demos, talks, and more from some of Europe's leading historical metalworkers and experts, all included in our regular entrance price. buff.ly/OnvT9DL

See the full programme ⬇️
Poster for the Festival of Metals event at Butser Ancient Farm on Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th May
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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · May 3
Want to see a giant wicker gladiator burning @butserancientfarm.co.uk for Beltain?

Course you do
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Lucy Ellis @lucyje.bsky.social · May 4
First #beltain celebration @butserancientfarm.co.uk last night. The most incredible wickerman, in full flames in less than 5 minutes. An amazingly joyful evening 🔥
Large wicker figure in the shape of a Roman gladiator with trident, net and enclosed helmet The wickerman in the distance seen over a crowd of people. One leg is of fire, and there are musicians in front playing. The wickerman fully alight
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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · May 4
Happy Beltain / Beltane / Beltaine everyone

Now it's officially summer!

@butserancientfarm.co.uk #ButserBeltain
The wicker gladiator at Butser Ancient Farm Beltain 2025 starts to burn The wicker gladiator at Butser Ancient Farm Beltain 2025 burning The wicker gladiator at Butser Ancient Farm Beltain 2025 burnt
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Jason Buck Storyteller @jasonstoryteller.bsky.social · May 4
The end to a great Beltane celebration at @butserancientfarm.co.uk
#Beltane #beltaine #storyteller #storytelling #pagan
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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · May 4
Saying g'day the Iron Age way

Utter carnyx @butserancientfarm.co.uk

Brilliant 😊 #ButserBeltain
Iron Age Reenactors with carnyx (x 5) celebrating Beltane at Butser Ancient Farm 2025
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Chris Chivers @chrischivers.bsky.social · May 4
The climax of the #Beltain festival @butserancientfarm.co.uk with the burning of the Roman gladiator. 1000 hours of team work, burnt in less than 30 minutes.
A long day, enjoyed by all.
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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · May 4
Beltain at @butserancientfarm.co.uk remains a highlight of our family’s witchy year! Chomp is old enough now to start to ‘get it’ and it’s really wonderful to watch
Me, posing wearing a blue dress and face paint, holding a toddler whose face is hidden with a croissant emoji A candlelit drum circle in an ancient Saxon longhouse, you can see the back of the toddlers head as he watches the drumming
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · May 4
Wonderful day yesterday @butserancientfarm.co.uk for Beltaine.

#Butser #Beltane #Beltaine #Wickerman #Pagan #PaganFestival #Firefestival
Three people are posing for a cheerful selfie outdoors on a sunny day. The person in the center, wearing a large black sunhat and oversized sunglasses, smiles brightly. The individual on the left is adorned with elaborate face paint and a vibrant floral crown, while the person on the right is dressed in an intricate costume made of green leaves and foliage, with their face painted green to resemble a forest or nature spirit. A woman is smiling brightly in a close-up selfie taken outdoors. She wears a wide-brimmed black hat and large sunglasses that reflect a fence and people in the background. Her outfit features a colorful paisley-patterned garment, layered gold necklaces with various pendants, and a black top underneath. She has a nose ring and three vertical blue lines painted on her chin, possibly part of a costume or cultural event. Lush greenery and sunlight add to the festive and vibrant atmosphere. A towering sculpture made from woven natural materials stands against a clear blue sky. The figure resembles a giant warrior or deity, outfitted with a red skirt, a golden belt, a net draped over one arm, and a tall yellow trident in hand. Its head is topped with a red plume and features circular eye cutouts. Several people, including a man in a green shirt standing beneath the figure, give a sense of the sculpture’s immense scale. The setting is a grassy park area with trees and scattered visitors. Overlaid text humorously reads, “Dunno who this dude is 😶.” A large crowd gathers at dusk to witness the burning of an enormous wicker figure resembling a warrior or deity, complete with a trident and red garment. The towering sculpture, made of woven natural materials, is set ablaze from the base, with flames and smoke rising dramatically into the air. The scene is framed by tall trees in the background, and many spectators, some in costume or festival attire, watch and take photos of the fiery spectacle.
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Liz Craig @willsmanonename.bsky.social · May 4
Happy #Beltain everyone! We had a fantastic time at @butserancientfarm.co.uk as always🔥
#Beltane #MayDay
My husband and I with our friends The wicker man burning Accordion player ready to accompany the Morris Dancers The Green Man & his Queen
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