Geograph - photograph every grid square

Butser Ancient Farm is a collection of reproduction dwellings from a broad swathe of British history. The houses range from Stone Age (Mesolithic and Neolithic) through the Bronze and Iron Ages to Roman and finally to Saxon periods. They are constructed as what is known as "Experimental Archaeology" whereby new (reproduction) structures are created using the most recent and fullest archaeological evidence, combined with educated guesswork to see if the buildings can be made using these theoretical methods and the tools and materials available at the relevant times. Once constructed the buildings then serve to test theories of how they were used in day-to-day life, how they were adapted and how and when they would require repairs. From creating such structures the archaeologists discover a lot about possible techniques; which theories work and which fail. The whole site is very interesting to visit and the Iron Age village (a cluster of round houses) is particularly atmospheric, especially as many of them have smoky fires burning within.