DECODING HISTORY
Telling Untold Stories.....
About Us
Penny Hill is an accredited conservator who specialises in archaeological objects and pigments. Previous experience includes working as a conservator at the British Museum. She studied at the Institute of Archaeology, London, and the University of Lincoln.
In her spare time she re-creates Ancient Egyptian Fayum portraits using original techniques.
Bryony Spurway is a museum curator and educator, specialising in history and archaeology, particularly the use of handling objects in learning settings. She has an MA in Archaeology from the University of Wales.
In her spare time she likes researching historic costume, and enjoys spinning and nalbinding.
Our dual skills enable us to decode the past, approaching events from different viewpoints.
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What sets us apart?
Academic Research, Interpretation, and Reconstruction
Research & Interpretation
How do medieval craftsmen and women still endow our monarchs with divine power today?
In the Roman period where did you go if you were feeling unwell?
What was it like to visit a monastery in Medieval times?
These are just some of the questions we try and answer.
We cover a wide range of historic periods from the Roman to the 18th century. Our dual approach to research and interpretation focuses on the people of the period and their view of the world. We try to discover the untold stories, the roles ordinary people played and the impact major events had on them and how they resonate with us today.
YouTube
Currently under construction, we plan to create a range of videos to illustrate our stories about people and places in history .
Films currently in the pipe line include a medieval visitors experience to Tintern Abbey. The healing power of dogs at the Roman temple at Lydney and Marie Antoinette's favorite hot chocolate drink
Experimental Archaeology
We have worked for many years with archaeological and historic collections and these have inspired us to undertake further research into how items were made and used.
Areas of interest include traditional painting techniques from the Roman to Medieval period and early textile technology.
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