Our “House of the Dead” – an attempt to construct a local Middle Bronze Age burial site – is getting a new roof. To do this, the old thatched roof had to be removed and built anew. During the removal of the old reed it was discovered that four of the 14 posts had slipped downwards. After these have been raised again, the roof battens (horizontal timbers for attaching the thatch) had to be replaced. Finally it is time for the thatcher to come!
The project is funded by the investment program of the state of Lower Saxony. Also part of the funding program: the ridge of our largest longhouse (No. III; 32 m long) will be re-covered and will now be able to withstand all of nature’s inconveniences.
