Cooking With Archaeologists: Food, Fieldwork, And Stories.

Jennifer Rowley-Bowen from the National Trust in the UK speaks with us about her work at the Snowshill Manor and Garden.  The Snowshill Manor was once owned by the eccentric Charles Wade. Who over his lifetime amassed a large collection of cultural artifacts-each with their own unique story. Jenny recounts some of the stories from the collection and talks about the on-going archaeological excavation of a model village that Charles Wade had built, which over the years fell into disrepair. We also talk about her volunteer work at an excavation of a Romano-British ville (AD 43-410) and the community of friends that came out of that experience. This last bit is really great because it details the true experience of archaeological fieldwork complete with the occasional drink and making do with what you have.