How to Build a Mesolithic Shelter

Have you ever imagined life as a prehistoric nomad, following the herds and building a new shelter every time you stop? In our modern world of bricks and mortar, many of us live in one place for years - even decades - at a time. So how did our ancestors create basic shelters so efficiently, and with only local materials to hand? Mark and Rebecca Ford are the duo behind Two Circles Design - and the artistic team responsible for building the magnificent wickerman that gets burnt to ash at our bestselling Beltain festival. In this video, they take us through the process of weaving together a structure in the style of the mesolithic era using their own bare hands and expert knowledge of their materials. Do you have what it takes to survive in the Stone Age? ▬ About Us ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Butser Ancient Farm is an open-air experimental archaeology museum and active research centre, learning about the past by recreating it. Our experiments are world-renowned, and our buildings include a Roman villa, Celtic village, Stone Age farm and Saxon halls — all reconstructed from real UK archaeology, and open to be explored! We do everything we can do share our passion for the past, from visitor opening and school groups to filming our experiments for bitesize documentaries. ▬ Support Us ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Thanks to our supporters, we can continue to explore the cutting-edge of experimental archaeology, expand our understanding of the distant past, and pass our passion for archaeology onto the next generation. Visit www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/butserplus to learn more! ▬ Find Us Elsewhere! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ► Facebook: / butserancientfarm ► Bluesky: / butserancientfarm.co.uk ► Instagram: / butserancientfarm ► Website: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk #asmr #accidentalasmr #stoneage #experimentalarchaeology #bushcraft