This Tiny Homes Of The Ancient World series aims to combine two of my favourite things, architecture and archaeology. I hope you enjoy this pilot episode! If you enjoy this episode wold like to see more in this series, please let us know in the comments below. Love, Bryce & Rasa
Keep 'em coming. You have a great talent for asking the right questions and letting people talk. Also, the picture side of your videos is nothing but see worthy. Who would not love to aquire new knowledge? And this way I don't even have to excert my self - knowledge served on a silver platter! Tah!
Bryce, one focus I have been thinking about, for the 'regular tiny house videos' is safety; fire egress etc. not only focus on the daily use, but how to prevent fire, and escape in case of fire... Just a thought - Simon
What a thoroughly knowledgeable lady Elizabeth is. Her enthusiasm for the village, the excavations and the reconstruction really made the history come alive!
Saternalius Yes, I was going to say that Elizabeth did such a great job, she made this village of people very real to the viewer. I would love to visit :)
I was just thinking about what an Iron Age person would think and then Bryce asked about how much was based on archeological evidence and how much was imagination. I loved that Elizabeth then mentioned a time travelling Iron Age person. Keep them coming Bryce.
What a great tour guide this woman is! It’s very refreshing to hear a historian say ‘well, we really don’t know’. I could listen to her for hours. It’s obvious that she truly loves her job, she should make a documentary about this place.
Yap, they always pretend to know, but they really don't know. Its really refreshing also that she admits that they don't know what the items on the inside would have looked like because they just did not survive.
@@KM-lf7uu Iam curious about the thinking behind that statement. Keratoconjunctivitis sicca because of the dried out environment? Couldnt be much worse than a smoke full classroom @ 60's. Guess dry eyes should be minimal because most hours spend in houses like this was with there eyes closed.
She seems so passionate talking about this village! I love the people you interview in these videos, but this one really stands out with a special magic and passion!
In all the National Heritage sites I've visited, there have been people like this--articulate, knowledgeable, passionate, and very interested in sharing that pleasure in understanding the site. Sometimes these people are frequent visitors or volunteers who live in the area. It's always worth any inconvenience to get to such a place.
hanna thompson - I thought so too, but then I was distracted thinking about how people dried up swamps in Israel by planting Eucalypts imported from Australia. Maybe the bogs of Wales will be replaced with eucalypts??
I remember going to Castell Henllys when I was a small kid. There was just a caravan in a carpark taking admission money. I remember making bread by the fire in the morning, letting it bake for a few hours while I got my face painted Celtic style and learning how to throw a spear, then going back to get my bread at the end of the day. I went back a last year (25 years later) and met the same staff member who helped me bake bread. It's a great day out and the welcome center is all singing and dancing now. The walk to the village is wonderful in its own right and I'd heartily recommend anyone with an interest in history to visit.
I went when I was in primary school. At the time they were actually in the process of building one of the newer houses and we were able to help build up the walls a bit. They weren't lying about using using pigs blood in it
@@sibil2139 Also had the same experience as a kid and after slapping daub onto the wattle we all washed our hands under a tap the that was 'magically' coming out of the trunk of a tree haha.
Liz is awesome! “Bogs are so exciting! You could find all sorts of things in a bog...like dead bodies...” haha. Such an enthusiastic historian. What a legend.
Lots of them discovered here in the bogs in Ireland-one found in County Laois some years ago is thought to be the oldest found on earth -4000 years old. You can see some on exhibit in the National Museum of Ireland. :)
@@basraabdulle3526 A bog is an area of mud and water and reeds where things (that get thrown or dropped in) often stay and are preserved (by nature) and then found hundreds of years later, much to the great excitement of archaeologists.
I had a 9th & 10th grade English teacher who had this kinda energy. None of the kids responded to her enthusiasm. I wanted to badly, but i feared peer ridicule at that age. I loved her. Her talents were wasted on that trash school for trash. I wish i could let her know how much her teaching style made an impression on me. She was in her mid 60's when i graduated. 16 years ago. She isn't on social media. I fear she has gone on to her reward.
My history teacher at high school was a gem! He was knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and engaged every one in our class. I’m a great-gran now and Ancient and Medieval History is still my favourite reading and viewing pastime, thanks to him.
This is SO cool Bryce & Rasa! I love the concept of exploring homes throughout history, what a great idea to pair with your tours of modern tiny homes. It's fascinating to discover how our ancestors have lived, and I especially enjoyed the question about how much is imagination and how much is from archaeological evidence. Amazing filming, conversation and historical take on the theme music, bravo!
@@ThePinkBinks that's obviously where it comes from, ya goober. It's not the same because it's not as obvious. Everyone has to sharpen(or lap) their blades on a daily or nearly daily basis, but not everyone has to grind grain, especially not in the normal way when you're doing it in a pestle and mortar, or in a handcranked grinder that takes all the drudgery out of it. The daily grind is used by everyone in a way that expresses the slow, creeping effort of monotony. It's much more separate from the literal meaning. Nose to the grindstone is intended to show focus on work, and still relies on the literal meaning to make the metaphor function.
Very interesting and for me. living in South Arfica, I am astoundd at the similarities between these homes and the thatched huts used by the indigenous people here for centuries. There was no possibility of the 2 civilizations ever meeting, yet the same materials and principles were applied to build homes, trees and thick branches for structure, reed and thatch for roofing, mud of a kind to seal and insulate walls. We went for a holiday to Lesotho and stayed in a traditional village in traditional Basotho huts and they were lovely and spacious and super snug, we just loved the experience
Jung talks about The Collective Consciousness ... it would seem, with strikingly similar houses across the continents, that we just ARE (even withOUT the internet!) connected across the planet!
As a member of the team that built a Neolithic long house on Jersey recently ,I am very impressed with every aspect of this video Especially the feeling of this site being lived in ,with real purpose A great deal of effort has gone into all the crafts
Wales is so beautiful, what an enviable adventure. The glimpse of the distant past lets us know how cushy our lives are. Truly a handmade life for those iron age folks.
Wales truly is so beautiful and we loved exploring. And yes, we certainly have it very easy now in comparison! Then again, the modern world also comes with it's own downsides. It may have taken all day to make bread, but there was no credit card debt either!
I never gave a second thought about how much of what we "know" about the way people used to live in the past is guesswork. There is really no exact way of knowing how these people arranged their furniture or what they truly did inside their buildings, because not everything is perfectly preserved overtime. And it is precisely small details like these that make me love this channel, it is never "just a tour" of any place, it is also a video about the place's inhabitants, its history, their history. Whether the place is currently being lived in or was lived in in the past, you always know which questions to ask and what comments to make to truly get the most out of the interview and the tour. You guys do an amazing job, not only Bryce with the hosting, but Rasa with the filming and editing. The shots are soooo mesmerizing and the attention to detail is palpable in every single frame. I love your work. Please more of this series!
concur wholeheartedly. They always do such a wonderful job of it. I so enjoy going on the journey with them and experiencing each place they visit. Thanks so much for sharing & so glad you're back.
Except for Pompeii which was buried under Mt. Vesuvius' ashes and magma, paralysing and preserving an entire culture for later archaeologists to lose their minds over. But otherwise, yeah!
It is amazing what information about the past is kept and what is lost. Have you ever thought about that there might have been major civilizations that have been completely lost and no one will ever know that they ever existed let alone details? I remember hearing some history about a particular person where very little is known about the person because the people of their time didn't bother to say much in their writings because the person was so famous and well known that it seemed pointless to describe what everyone knew. The person was so well known that that made the person become unknown.
The smoke made a very unhealthy environment, they simply hadn’t invented chimneys yet. The same structure in Africa had better weather to cook outside.
I'd urge anyone to read "The Memory Code" by Australia's Dr Lynne Kelly. This book really began as her PhD thesis into traditional Aboriginal Australian songlines and expanded into identifying the powerful memory technique used by indigenous people around the world and pretty much explains those huge ditches around villages and other sites (like Stonehenge). These ancient peoples, like Elizabeth mentions in this video, had no written language so used other amazing landmark building techniques to convey their stories and histories. It's really worth the read.
This was such a fun watch, I love how knowledgeable Liz was yet completely transparent about how much was guesswork. Being of Celtic descent this was so interesting, I'll be researching more about this. Thanks so much for sharing it :)
What a wonderful legacy this man has left for Britain... a heritage sight that gives tangible and physical insights into the ancient history and heritage of early Britons... he should be honoured for his altruistic contributions to increasing the knowledge and understanding of the past..
This is completely different of what you show on your channel but, MY GOODNESS I loved it. This was so interesting, I love history & how people lived back then. I find it riveting. ♡ Thank you guys so much for this truly, fascinating video. & the lady is such a gem.
Hi do check out Bethany Huges TV series here on YT 'The Seven Ages of Britain' she covers this period and their life style in great detail. Great TV. Enjoy! PS I'm not on commission!
This topic could literally be a whole 2nd channel full of content. There are so many sites like this, all over the world, for different ages, and they're is so much to learn from the generations before. I hope we get a lot more historical videos like this one.
I love Liz's enthusiasm, excitement and joy at being able to experience history. Her visible thrill of the idea of excavating a bog made my entire year!
I really appreciate how the lady is so honest & upfront about the reimaginings. That is so important to be clear about that. And then our minds can wonder & dream about how the buildings were lived in. Such a beautiful shape to the buildings... seems like an early cottage, before they became square & gained windows. It would be amazing to incorporate & adapt this shape & design into a modern home. Really enjoyed this, thank you!
@@KM-lf7uu Ah yes I do oggle them on the internet from time to time, really beautiful, but more than that the more natural shape seems to call out to something deep within, a curious effect!
😯 The history of architecture is fascinating, imagine where we started and now we're living in tiny houses and container homes! While constructing my own container home, I've learned so much about how so many details in home building actually have a rational purpose behind them. It's truly fascinating and if I'd discovered this earlier in my life I might have chosen architecture or construction as a career! 🏠👍
If you make it here, come visit St. Fagans National Museum of History (google it). You'll get lost for a day exploring houses from the neolith age to the 1950's and its free to get in!
Aww, now I feel "homesick" for Hjemsted Oldtidspark" in Denmark. They have an iron age village one can come to live in for a week. We used to go every year when I was younger. I learned many crafts there and can't wait to get back there for another holiday :)
This video on round houses was a really interesting departure from the normal programmes. I'm looking forward to the next episodes in the "Tiny homes of the ancient world" series.Thanks for doing it.
I am so excited for this series! I’m a total nerd for anthropology as well as architecture and this is the icing on the cake! Can’t wait to see all the places you guys will help us explore!
Well, true, but beware bogs have hidden dangers as well like patches of antrax bacteria. Which is the issue with that room in, was it? Stirling castle, that is still closed off.
Elizabeth is such an excellent guide, one of my absolute favorite of all the people you've visited. She brings the village alive, making the houses into homes, and inhabitants into real people with wishes and wants of their own. Super cool episode!
I love this 'tiny' house tour and really would like to see more! I am a huge fan of history with in particular the viking age and the argeological finds on that, so seeing this village rebuilt from the iron age is amazing. I would love to see more of these historical inspired places :)
Do check out here on YT Bethany Hughes Amazing series 'The Seven Ages of Britain' from 2005 will really add detail to your knowledge of these times and so much more. Brilliant TV and still excellent today.
I love this place. Really great for picnics & walks. When we were kids, we would go & make things & listen to stories being told. Eat, play in the river & have a wonderful time. Nice to see something from my local area on your channel.
This is incredible! I like how from just regular tiny houses, you're now trying to get into history and covering ancient tiny houses. This makes this channel not just a source of entertainment but also a channel that shares knowledge. Appreciate your work. 👍
This was such a great video! You’ve done a wonderful job presenting and asking engaging questions. Seeing Elizabeth get so excited and light up talking about what she’s so passionate about was a delight! Thank you!
That was brilliant! Thank you for the providing these insights of how housing for the Celts was like. Add someone who is interested in this ancient culture it's highly appreciated! And it's such a great addition to the theme of your channel. Keep up the good work!
I just LOVE this lady! I find her passion, enthusiasm, knowledge and honesty are contagious in a very positive way. Who is she coz I want to learn more from her! Excellent video in every way - thank you!
This was fascinating! Thank you for taking us on this virtual adventure to Wales and to the past. I really appreciated Liz’s enthusiasm, all the great information, and informed speculation. I loved this and hope it’s a part of a larger series.
This women seems to have this job for a long time but yet, she seems as exited as her first day at work when she explains it. Look how exited she is when she talks about the other sites that could be analyse. Everyone should love their job as much as she does.
Love how the past relates to some activities of the present. We can still learn so much from the past as well! Hope you find more like this incredible example. Thank You!!!
Would love to see more of this series as I also am interested in learning about our ancient past. This was a fascinating view of what life may have been like for people in early communities. Thankyou Bryce and Rasa.
"Wow, I really like what you've done to the place. It looks so cosy!" Jokes aside, as a kid I loved going to places where they have build houses from the past.
I love it! I'm an author who writes historical, fantasy, and science fiction stories, all of which can benefit from studying how our various different ancestors handled historical housing & households. Thank you for sharing!
I love this concept! I hope you come to my home of Massachusetts someday to highlight the Wigwams of the Wampanoag tribe, the original inhabitants of Massachusetts and much of New England.
Round houses is the most efficient use of material, you get the maximum inside surface for the least amount of walls, so the least amount of work. And round shapes are stronger than any other.
DELIGHTful!!!! Try a Norse Village next! And SHE was WONDERFUL!!!! I would love to just sit down with her, cup of tea in hand, and just let her expound about all of the things she has found and experienced along the way......THANK YOU for this!!!
I love archeology it's my favorite thing to read and watch about since I was a little girl. Yes please do more of these episodes I'd love to watch them. Boy 2000 year's ago talk about cool. This is better then tv since my tv blew a fuse back in 2019. Oh well I don't mind it this is amazing to watch, thank you so much for putting this out there. ❤💫😎😊
This is absolutely brilliant, as it shows how people used to live back in the Iron Age, and to recreate it the best way they can is just incredible! I love how passionate this woman is, her laugh it is just brilliant in every way! History at it’s greatest! 😊
@@KM-lf7uu Taxes Taxes I take giving our money back that we work for cause we don't get what we pay for anyway which is always increasing cause they want more , more and more!
The woman historian is absolutely delightful to listen to. She is so knowledgeable about the construction of the houses, and the culture of the people who built the original homes on the sight. Very interesting! I am so glad you shared this with us!
This was such an interesting program! And the historical interpreter was the best. Her knowledge, educated speculation & enthusiasm for the place captivates me. Now I want to visit the place.
Brilliant idea to explore ancient building techniques! And these are absolutely amazing, how similar ancient peoples on varying continents built similar with local resources. Here in America where I think log cabins and native pueblos. Love the reed roof on these. Please continue to share these finds where so many of us may never venture...
This is incredible. PLEASE do aboriginal teepees - they are so cool. My boss at work is aboriginal, and tells amazing stories of his past experiencing longhouses and teepees.
This Tiny Homes Of The Ancient World series aims to combine two of my favourite things, architecture and archaeology. I hope you enjoy this pilot episode! If you enjoy this episode wold like to see more in this series, please let us know in the comments below. Love, Bryce & Rasa
BRYCE! You are a rockstar. Thank you, nice music too :)
this is fantastic! I'm would absolutely love to see more! Maybe a viking longhouse episode in the future?
Keep 'em coming. You have a great talent for asking the right questions and letting people talk. Also, the picture side of your videos is nothing but see worthy.
Who would not love to aquire new knowledge? And this way I don't even have to excert my self - knowledge served on a silver platter!
Tah!
Bryce, one focus I have been thinking about, for the 'regular tiny house videos' is safety; fire egress etc. not only focus on the daily use, but how to prevent fire, and escape in case of fire... Just a thought - Simon
Kai Lin Art - yes! The music was great too!
What a thoroughly knowledgeable lady Elizabeth is. Her enthusiasm for the village, the excavations and the reconstruction really made the history come alive!
Saternalius Yes, I was going to say that Elizabeth did such a great job, she made this village of people very real to the viewer. I would love to visit :)
Saternalius Absolutely, Elizabeth was great.
I was just thinking about what an Iron Age person would think and then Bryce asked about how much was based on archeological evidence and how much was imagination. I loved that Elizabeth then mentioned a time travelling Iron Age person. Keep them coming Bryce.
I thought she was amazing as well!
I love her tremendous passion for all of this!
This woman needs a TH-cam channel. She’s a joy to listen to. ☺️ Her little giggles are adorable and her passion is contagious. I love it.
I would've loved her as my history teacher instead of the boring old hag we did get. Mrs. Birstrom. Even her roll call was boring.
I could listen to her for hours!
Agree! And such humility👏
@@kenyettaready 😁
All agreed, lovely lady.
Let’s go dig that bog with her....
And just when I thought this channel couldn't get any cooler.... Bryce and Rasa produce this treasure of a video.
Thanks so much! So glad you like the episode. :)
You took the words right out of my mouth! WHAT an impressive interview...on both sides!
I second that !!
Therese Fenech Debono please watch videos of Jim Nduruchi
Couldn't have said it better! Super cool video!!
What a great tour guide this woman is! It’s very refreshing to hear a historian say ‘well, we really don’t know’. I could listen to her for hours. It’s obvious that she truly loves her job, she should make a documentary about this place.
Yap, they always pretend to know, but they really don't know. Its really refreshing also that she admits that they don't know what the items on the inside would have looked like because they just did not survive.
The smoke also acts as a pesticide so bugs and birds wouldnt nest in the roof
@Jay Morgan Carbon Monoxide would kill any mice in the roof
it was also taken down once it was saturated and replaced, the old stuff was composted and used as fertiliser for their fields
I also imagine a couple of smoked hams hanging up in the rafters :-)
Our iron age ancestors must have had a lot of conjunctivitis.
@@KM-lf7uu Iam curious about the thinking behind that statement. Keratoconjunctivitis sicca because of the dried out environment? Couldnt be much worse than a smoke full classroom @ 60's. Guess dry eyes should be minimal because most hours spend in houses like this was with there eyes closed.
She seems so passionate talking about this village! I love the people you interview in these videos, but this one really stands out with a special magic and passion!
She was such a great and knowledgeable person to talk to. Glad you enjoyed the episode.
In all the National Heritage sites I've visited, there have been people like this--articulate, knowledgeable, passionate, and very interested in sharing that pleasure in understanding the site. Sometimes these people are frequent visitors or volunteers who live in the area. It's always worth any inconvenience to get to such a place.
I loved when she got so excited talking about bogs!!!
hanna thompson - I thought so too, but then I was distracted thinking about how people dried up swamps in Israel by planting Eucalypts imported from Australia. Maybe the bogs of Wales will be replaced with eucalypts??
Her honesty about not knowing everything was refreshing.
Kudos to the guy who bought the land and started excavation. He loved history and culture and his efforts have resulted in this amazing rebuilt.
I totally agree! Without people like that, this wouldn’t be possible!!!
@radhikapatil1986 - He gave a gift to us and to the future.
Guy?
@@philliph8991 Yes
I remember going to Castell Henllys when I was a small kid. There was just a caravan in a carpark taking admission money. I remember making bread by the fire in the morning, letting it bake for a few hours while I got my face painted Celtic style and learning how to throw a spear, then going back to get my bread at the end of the day. I went back a last year (25 years later) and met the same staff member who helped me bake bread. It's a great day out and the welcome center is all singing and dancing now. The walk to the village is wonderful in its own right and I'd heartily recommend anyone with an interest in history to visit.
I went when I was in primary school. At the time they were actually in the process of building one of the newer houses and we were able to help build up the walls a bit. They weren't lying about using using pigs blood in it
That sounds so cool. Wish it was easier for me to visit these places:)
@@sibil2139 Also had the same experience as a kid and after slapping daub onto the wattle we all washed our hands under a tap the that was 'magically' coming out of the trunk of a tree haha.
mathew phillips You delivered an excellently worded recommendation. 🍁
What a fun and exciting trip that must have been for you as a child. I would love to see this village firsthand.
This is a thousand times more interesting than anything I was taught in 16 years of school. Thank you, and greetings from the USA.
“Bogs are so exciting.” I love her soul!
Liz is awesome! “Bogs are so exciting! You could find all sorts of things in a bog...like dead bodies...” haha. Such an enthusiastic historian. What a legend.
that part was so funny and charming in a awkward way
LOVE the new "Epic" version of the theme! Perfect for this episode...
Thanks so much! We had loads of fun making that. We were going for a Living Big meets Lord Of The Rings vibe. 😁
@@livingbig , ha! I totally heard the LOTR influence, I was about to comment on the overall job well done, & am glad to see my suspicions confirmed.
@@livingbig EPIC MATE
Goosebumps 😄👌🏻
...wish the opening theme had few more seconds for this episode..... goosebumps
This lady is awesome i love how excited she got at the thought of a body possibly being in the bog
Lots of them discovered here in the bogs in Ireland-one found in County Laois some years ago is thought to be the oldest found on earth -4000 years old. You can see some on exhibit in the National Museum of Ireland. :)
@@greenknitter Wow.
What is bog
@@basraabdulle3526 A bog is an area of mud and water and reeds where things (that get thrown or dropped in) often stay and are preserved (by nature) and then found hundreds of years later, much to the great excitement of archaeologists.
Who could NOT be super excited by that?!
I love this woman. Absolutely the energy that really draws you in and makes you interested. Wish my high school teachers were like this! lol
I had a 9th & 10th grade English teacher who had this kinda energy. None of the kids responded to her enthusiasm. I wanted to badly, but i feared peer ridicule at that age. I loved her. Her talents were wasted on that trash school for trash. I wish i could let her know how much her teaching style made an impression on me. She was in her mid 60's when i graduated. 16 years ago. She isn't on social media. I fear she has gone on to her reward.
My history teacher at high school was a gem! He was knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and engaged every one in our class. I’m a great-gran now and Ancient and Medieval History is still my favourite reading and viewing pastime, thanks to him.
This woman is a natural teacher, and so fascinating to listen to!
This is SO cool Bryce & Rasa! I love the concept of exploring homes throughout history, what a great idea to pair with your tours of modern tiny homes. It's fascinating to discover how our ancestors have lived, and I especially enjoyed the question about how much is imagination and how much is from archaeological evidence. Amazing filming, conversation and historical take on the theme music, bravo!
Thanks so much Karla! So glad you enjoyed this episode and like the idea of the new series! I had a lot of fun recreating the theme song too. :)
@@livingbig I absolutely noticed the change to the theme music, and thought it was brilliant!
Karla Sanders I love it too.
You said it so perfectly, I was thinking the same thing :D bravo Bryce and Rasa, you have outdone yourselves once again
I agree. And there is so much potential, because people lived in "tiny houses" for millennia! This will be an exciting series :)
What a wonderful episode! I was transfixed from start to finish. “Yes please” to more of these archeological episodes 👍🏼
Thanks so much! :)
It's so fascinating, I loved this episode so much! 💜🧡💛💙
@@livingbig You should do the pueblos of the American southwest....
"The daily grind".🤯 *that's* where it comes from!
Have you figured out "nose to the grindstone" yet? 😉
@@ThePinkBinks not the same at all
Pepe Sylvia It comes from grinding blades to sharpen them. I don't know what you think is not the same.
@@ThePinkBinks that's obviously where it comes from, ya goober.
It's not the same because it's not as obvious.
Everyone has to sharpen(or lap) their blades on a daily or nearly daily basis, but not everyone has to grind grain, especially not in the normal way when you're doing it in a pestle and mortar, or in a handcranked grinder that takes all the drudgery out of it.
The daily grind is used by everyone in a way that expresses the slow, creeping effort of monotony. It's much more separate from the literal meaning.
Nose to the grindstone is intended to show focus on work, and still relies on the literal meaning to make the metaphor function.
this lady loves her life...love that. these houses are gorgeous, love the history
Hello Sara how are you doing!!
You've hit my sweet spot of interests, history and how people live their daily lives. I can't wait to see what else you have for us.
Jcurry, me as well! This was so interesting. 👍
Very interesting and for me. living in South Arfica, I am astoundd at the similarities between these homes and the thatched huts used by the indigenous people here for centuries. There was no possibility of the 2 civilizations ever meeting, yet the same materials and principles were applied to build homes, trees and thick branches for structure, reed and thatch for roofing, mud of a kind to seal and insulate walls. We went for a holiday to Lesotho and stayed in a traditional village in traditional Basotho huts and they were lovely and spacious and super snug, we just loved the experience
It IS astonishing!~I thought Exactly the same as you!!
Shows you,this design Works!
same over here in south america! amazing
Jung talks about The Collective Consciousness ... it would seem, with strikingly similar houses across the continents, that we just ARE (even withOUT the internet!) connected across the planet!
They learnt from somebody or something.
Same here in Indonesia.
I'm an Archaeologist and I LOVE that you're doing this series! I've been watching you for a couple years now so I'm already a big fan.
Julia when I saw this I immediately went and checked to see if you had a channel! You should do an archeology one. My daughter is a paleo pathologist.
Elizabeth is as adorable as these round houses are. A great match!
As a member of the team that built a Neolithic long house on Jersey recently ,I am very impressed with every aspect of this video
Especially the feeling of this site being lived in ,with real purpose
A great deal of effort has gone into all the crafts
Wales is so beautiful, what an enviable adventure. The glimpse of the distant past lets us know how cushy our lives are. Truly a handmade life for those iron age folks.
Wales truly is so beautiful and we loved exploring. And yes, we certainly have it very easy now in comparison! Then again, the modern world also comes with it's own downsides. It may have taken all day to make bread, but there was no credit card debt either!
I never gave a second thought about how much of what we "know" about the way people used to live in the past is guesswork. There is really no exact way of knowing how these people arranged their furniture or what they truly did inside their buildings, because not everything is perfectly preserved overtime. And it is precisely small details like these that make me love this channel, it is never "just a tour" of any place, it is also a video about the place's inhabitants, its history, their history. Whether the place is currently being lived in or was lived in in the past, you always know which questions to ask and what comments to make to truly get the most out of the interview and the tour. You guys do an amazing job, not only Bryce with the hosting, but Rasa with the filming and editing. The shots are soooo mesmerizing and the attention to detail is palpable in every single frame. I love your work. Please more of this series!
concur wholeheartedly. They always do such a wonderful job of it. I so enjoy going on the journey with them and experiencing each place they visit. Thanks so much for sharing & so glad you're back.
Except for Pompeii which was buried under Mt. Vesuvius' ashes and magma, paralysing and preserving an entire culture for later archaeologists to lose their minds over. But otherwise, yeah!
It is amazing what information about the past is kept and what is lost. Have you ever thought about that there might have been major civilizations that have been completely lost and no one will ever know that they ever existed let alone details? I remember hearing some history about a particular person where very little is known about the person because the people of their time didn't bother to say much in their writings because the person was so famous and well known that it seemed pointless to describe what everyone knew. The person was so well known that that made the person become unknown.
This episode is just so lovely. What a great concept to bring history to tiny living. Love it 💛
Thanks Florecita!
@@livingbig Really looking forward to the next historical episode!
She’s such a lovely woman, it warms my heart to listen to her ☺️
The smoke prevented bugs from getting into the thatch, which prevented birds from tearing apart the thatch to get the bugs.
The smoke made a very unhealthy environment, they simply hadn’t invented chimneys yet. The same structure in Africa had better weather to cook outside.
@@wendyrowland7787 no ones talking about Africa.
Hey nice name!
vanguard of truth the construction is the same and both herded cattle. Life in Britain was similar to the plains of Africa.
@@vanguardoftruth4166 why are you offended
Celtic Iron Age people: Living Big in Tiny Houses before it was cool.
Haha. True.
Well technically that’s what they had back then so wouldn’t feel tiny to them...
Not so tiny, but hugely interesting. I appreciate the docent's honesty in their use of imagination in the reconstruction.
Ha the original hipsters! 😂
As an artist I was impressed with all the painted symbols and the carved benches were incredible.
I'd urge anyone to read "The Memory Code" by Australia's Dr Lynne Kelly. This book really began as her PhD thesis into traditional Aboriginal Australian songlines and expanded into identifying the powerful memory technique used by indigenous people around the world and pretty much explains those huge ditches around villages and other sites (like Stonehenge).
These ancient peoples, like Elizabeth mentions in this video, had no written language so used other amazing landmark building techniques to convey their stories and histories.
It's really worth the read.
Thanks for the recommendation. That sounds super interesting!
Thank you! This is so interesting and I appreciate you mentioning it!
This was such a fun watch, I love how knowledgeable Liz was yet completely transparent about how much was guesswork. Being of Celtic descent this was so interesting, I'll be researching more about this. Thanks so much for sharing it :)
What a wonderful legacy this man has left for Britain... a heritage sight that gives tangible and physical insights into the ancient history and heritage of early Britons... he should be honoured for his altruistic contributions to increasing the knowledge and understanding of the past..
Super fascinating and love how passionate she was. More historical ones like this would be really great!
This is completely different of what you show on your channel but, MY GOODNESS I loved it. This was so interesting, I love history & how people lived back then. I find it riveting. ♡ Thank you guys so much for this truly, fascinating video. & the lady is such a gem.
Hi do check out Bethany Huges TV series here on YT 'The Seven Ages of Britain' she covers this period and their life style in great detail. Great TV. Enjoy!
PS I'm not on commission!
I love her passion for the history surrounding these houses. It's wonderful to hear her talk, what an amazing woman.
This topic could literally be a whole 2nd channel full of content. There are so many sites like this, all over the world, for different ages, and they're is so much to learn from the generations before. I hope we get a lot more historical videos like this one.
Jimmy Slaughter Me too!!!
I love Liz's enthusiasm, excitement and joy at being able to experience history. Her visible thrill of the idea of excavating a bog made my entire year!
I enjoyed this. I really love Elizabeth ‘s enthusiasm. I bet she is fun to be around.
I really appreciate how the lady is so honest & upfront about the reimaginings. That is so important to be clear about that. And then our minds can wonder & dream about how the buildings were lived in. Such a beautiful shape to the buildings... seems like an early cottage, before they became square & gained windows. It would be amazing to incorporate & adapt this shape & design into a modern home. Really enjoyed this, thank you!
Explore ‘Cob Homes’ on the internet. You'll love their creative beauty.
you can thank the Romans for the square houses lol
@@KM-lf7uu Ah yes I do oggle them on the internet from time to time, really beautiful, but more than that the more natural shape seems to call out to something deep within, a curious effect!
😯 The history of architecture is fascinating, imagine where we started and now we're living in tiny houses and container homes! While constructing my own container home, I've learned so much about how so many details in home building actually have a rational purpose behind them. It's truly fascinating and if I'd discovered this earlier in my life I might have chosen architecture or construction as a career! 🏠👍
this is fascinating! I love history so this new series is just so exciting! love Liz's knowledge and enthusiasm.
Thanks Emily! We are really excited about it too.
If my husband and I ever get to Wales again we'll make a point to visit places like this.
If you make it here, come visit St. Fagans National Museum of History (google it). You'll get lost for a day exploring houses from the neolith age to the 1950's and its free to get in!
they have a iron age village in Hampshire England as well at butser hill based on the same agenda hill fort and has a lot more round houses
Aww, now I feel "homesick" for Hjemsted Oldtidspark" in Denmark.
They have an iron age village one can come to live in for a week.
We used to go every year when I was younger. I learned many crafts there and can't wait to get back there for another holiday :)
One thing I love about Scandinavian languages is how some words are easy to translate to English and are super literal. Homestead Old Times Park lol
well much of English words came from the vikings....thanks the viking for invading and pucking your ancestors xD.@@cleverusername9369
She is SO knowledgable and adorable! A real treat for me too! Thanks for this video.
This video on round houses was a really interesting departure from the normal programmes. I'm looking forward to the next episodes in the "Tiny homes of the ancient world" series.Thanks for doing it.
I am so excited for this series! I’m a total nerd for anthropology as well as architecture and this is the icing on the cake! Can’t wait to see all the places you guys will help us explore!
She giggles "You can find anything in a bog."
'maybe even a body' . :)
Hello Annabelle your smile is priceless😊
„Gollem...Gollem...“
Well, true, but beware bogs have hidden dangers as well like patches of antrax bacteria. Which is the issue with that room in, was it? Stirling castle, that is still closed off.
Elizabeth is such an excellent guide, one of my absolute favorite of all the people you've visited. She brings the village alive, making the houses into homes, and inhabitants into real people with wishes and wants of their own. Super cool episode!
I love this 'tiny' house tour and really would like to see more! I am a huge fan of history with in particular the viking age and the argeological finds on that, so seeing this village rebuilt from the iron age is amazing. I would love to see more of these historical inspired places :)
Thanks! There will be so much for us to explore on this theme. Can't wait to dive into it!
Do check out here on YT Bethany Hughes Amazing series 'The Seven Ages of Britain' from 2005 will really add detail to your knowledge of these times and so much more. Brilliant TV and still excellent today.
Makes me proud to be Welsh! It’s great to learn about our history, thank you!
You're welcome Kate! Glad you enjoyed it.
I love this place. Really great for picnics & walks. When we were kids, we would go & make things & listen to stories being told. Eat, play in the river & have a wonderful time. Nice to see something from my local area on your channel.
This is incredible! I like how from just regular tiny houses, you're now trying to get into history and covering ancient tiny houses.
This makes this channel not just a source of entertainment but also a channel that shares knowledge. Appreciate your work. 👍
The irony is these aren’t tiny houses. It’s a massive house.
This was such a great video! You’ve done a wonderful job presenting and asking engaging questions. Seeing Elizabeth get so excited and light up talking about what she’s so passionate about was a delight! Thank you!
What an incredible and beautiful history behind these homes! I love your show, and these are some of the coolest tiny homes I've seen on the show!
This was really interesting! And this lady really knew her stuff and was a delight to listen to
That was brilliant! Thank you for the providing these insights of how housing for the Celts was like. Add someone who is interested in this ancient culture it's highly appreciated!
And it's such a great addition to the theme of your channel. Keep up the good work!
"You can find anything in a bog!" Best line of the video. 😃
I just LOVE this lady! I find her passion, enthusiasm, knowledge and honesty are contagious in a very positive way.
Who is she coz I want to learn more from her!
Excellent video in every way - thank you!
Fabulous! How lovely to see you back in my old stomping ground :D Pembrokeshire is beautiful and this is fascinating! Thank you for sharing
This was fascinating! Thank you for taking us on this virtual adventure to Wales and to the past. I really appreciated Liz’s enthusiasm, all the great information, and informed speculation. I loved this and hope it’s a part of a larger series.
I really love how the smoke just drifts out of the roofs.
Crystal Wolcott It’s very pretty isn’t it.🌷
This women seems to have this job for a long time but yet, she seems as exited as her first day at work when she explains it. Look how exited she is when she talks about the other sites that could be analyse. Everyone should love their job as much as she does.
Preserving these Homes brings appreciation and gratitude for the modern world.
This had me captivated from beginning to end! It makes the imagination run wild! Thank you for doing this and please keep going!
Totally agree. It is fascinating how far civilization has come and yet how similar we still are to our ancestors.
Love how the past relates to some activities of the present. We can still learn so much from the past as well! Hope you find more like this incredible example. Thank You!!!
Would love to see more of this series as I also am interested in learning about our ancient past.
This was a fascinating view of what life may have been like for people in early communities.
Thankyou Bryce and Rasa.
Amazing! Celtic culture is so pretty. One of the best imo.
She's so lovely! Thank you so much for asking such interesting questions. Love seeing how passionate she is about this project.
"Wow, I really like what you've done to the place. It looks so cosy!"
Jokes aside, as a kid I loved going to places where they have build houses from the past.
i absolute love this, and the epic theme is a very nice touch
Cheers!
Wow, this was fascinating Bryce. Thank you for showing us this wonderful glimpse of history
This woman is so sweet!!! No pretentiousness or pomp at all. Just a very real and honest approach to history!!! She's a great teacher :)
I love her personality and how she describes everything!
I love it! I'm an author who writes historical, fantasy, and science fiction stories, all of which can benefit from studying how our various different ancestors handled historical housing & households. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video.
I love this concept! I hope you come to my home of Massachusetts someday to highlight the Wigwams of the Wampanoag tribe, the original inhabitants of Massachusetts and much of New England.
Wonderful idea for a series, look forward to more in the future.
Thanks Debra!
What a delightful lady. She really brought the site alive.
Wow. 'Yes' to more episodes like this please. Excellent storytelling by the lovely Elizabeth.
Round houses is the most efficient use of material, you get the maximum inside surface for the least amount of walls, so the least amount of work.
And round shapes are stronger than any other.
Fascinating piece of “Iron Age” housing history 💖
In my first year of secondary school, I made one of these for my history project. Wish I still had it.
DELIGHTful!!!! Try a Norse Village next! And SHE was WONDERFUL!!!! I would love to just sit down with her, cup of tea in hand, and just let her expound about all of the things she has found and experienced along the way......THANK YOU for this!!!
I love this woman she has a contagious excitement about her that makes you want to listen..great video thank you
Reminds me of our old mud houses built by my great grand parents , which is now extinct. History is always interesting. Good work Bryce.
Sure Tangerine 👍🏻
I love archeology it's my favorite thing to read and watch about since I was a little girl. Yes please do more of these episodes I'd love to watch them. Boy 2000 year's ago talk about cool. This is better then tv since my tv blew a fuse back in 2019. Oh well I don't mind it this is amazing to watch, thank you so much for putting this out there. ❤💫😎😊
Yes! yes! yes! More,! More,! More,! And thank you
Do you watch the prehistory guys? You might like it
@@greentorm5467 I don't think I have , I'll check that channel out thank you.🙂
I remember going there on school trips as a kid and it was so much fun, this has made me so nostalgic
This is really fascinating, not only the explantion provided by the lady, but also the whole atmosphere of the place.
This is absolutely brilliant, as it shows how people used to live back in the Iron Age, and to recreate it the best way they can is just incredible! I love how passionate this woman is, her laugh it is just brilliant in every way! History at it’s greatest! 😊
Amazing story, beautiful buildings and so fitting for Wales !
She is very sweet❤️... & Those houses are really amazing....I wanna live once like an early human life.❤️
You had to worry about food, clothing, shelter and predators but now we also have taxes!
@@KM-lf7uu Taxes Taxes I take giving our money back that we work for cause we don't get what we pay for anyway which is always increasing cause they want more , more and more!
Amazing episode! :D I hope we get to see more historical tiny houses like these.
The woman historian is absolutely delightful to listen to. She is so knowledgeable about the construction of the houses, and the culture of the people who built the original homes on the sight. Very interesting! I am so glad you shared this with us!
This was such an interesting program! And the historical interpreter was the best. Her knowledge, educated speculation & enthusiasm for the place captivates me. Now I want to visit the place.
Wow! This is great, Bryce and Rasa. Looking forward to seeing more of these videos in your channel. Entertaining and full of learning. :)
Brilliant idea to explore ancient building techniques! And these are absolutely amazing, how similar ancient peoples on varying continents built similar with local resources. Here in America where I think log cabins and native pueblos. Love the reed roof on these.
Please continue to share these finds where so many of us may never venture...
Thanks Wendy!
This is incredible. PLEASE do aboriginal teepees - they are so cool. My boss at work is aboriginal, and tells amazing stories of his past experiencing longhouses and teepees.
Just amazed of this love for the far ancestors. Thank You!!!
That was amazing I love history! Thank you Bryce for uploading this! And PS.........you lucky dog for getting to actually see it in person.