'Britain's oldest house' replica set to be built

Experts will use traditional techniques and materials to replicate how the original house, pictured in a digital reconstruction, would have been built

A replica of what archaeologists dubbed "Britain's oldest house" is set to be built in York's Museum Gardens.

Star Carr, near Scarborough, North Yorkshire, hit the headlines in 2010 when a circular Stone Age structure found at the site was dated to about 8,500 BC.

The University of York and York Museums Trust are set to construct a reproduction of the 11,000-year-old building to help visitors understand what it was like to live in the Mesolithic period.

Experts will use traditional techniques and materials, such as stone tools and plants that would have been used at the time.

Construction is set to commence on Wednesday, with people able to visit the house, in front of the Yorkshire Museum, until 1 September.

The build is linked to an exhibition currently running at the museum called Life After the Ice, where people can learn more about the Star Carr site.

The University of York and York Museums Trust are set to reconstruct the building found near Scarborough in 2010

Star Carr became world-renowned in the archaeological world due to the preservation of artefacts found buried deep in the peat.

The rare finds included headdresses made from red deer skulls and barbed points used in hunting and fishing.

Daily talks and demonstations will be held at Museum Gardens with some of the team who excavated Star Carr.

Prof Nicky Milner, head of archaeology at the University of York, said: "It is a rare opportunity to really demonstrate the immense skill and ingenuity of Mesolithic people.

"We hope it will transport visitors back to life in North Yorkshire over 11,000 years ago."

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