Roman Dont Touch That

Otto Schutlz (attribué à) 1882-1970

An exceptional pear wood, mahogany, brass, glass and mirror bar attributed

to Otto Schultz for Boet – circa 1935

In 3807 BC, the Neolithic Britons of the Brue Valley came together to construct an elevated, single-plank walkway over a reed swamp. Stretching nearly two kilometres, it would have provided a vital link for communities on the Somerset Levels, and is the second-oldest timber trackway discovered in the British Isles.

The track was a walkway consisting mainly of planks of oak laid end-to-end, supported by crossed pegs of ash, oak, and lime, driven into the underlying peat; the length, straightness, and lack of forks or branches in the pegs suggest that they were taken from coppiced woodland—one that they appear to have been managing for at least 120 years.

Was lookin it up to get the exact details and they've added a reconstruction of what it would look like that you can walk along as well, which is fun. Although still not as cool as going into the Moist Dark Room and seeing the remains of a wooden causeway.

A big part of what they talk about as well is climate change and how this causes issues for archaeology - wetland archaeology in particular is running into issues because things that in the past would continue to be preserved are now more likely to break because of changes in the environment.

Renaissance(distinct lines, stability and the individual man):

Baroque (bold, chaotic, dramatic):

Romantic(romanticize the simple hard working life):

Morning Glory Pendant-Brooch

Marcus & Co., American

1900’s

The petals and leaves applied with various colors of plique-à-jour enamel, the branches applied with translucent green enamel.

sweeping up the alphabet

border illustrations from the hours of marguerite d'orléans, france, 15th c.