Edible Archaeology
Is edible archaeology the new Rock & Roll? Probably not, but it is delicious. We have been inundated in recent months by readers wanting to show off their cookery skills, and here is a selection of the best. If you would like us to feature your cake (or any other edible archaeology!), please send them to [email protected]
Edible Archaeology: Tigh Caol
This cake represents the remains of an 19th century drovers’ inn at Tigh Caol, Argyll ...
Edible Archaeology: William Hill Pipe Organ
This cake, commissioned by some friends for my 65th birthday last year, is an edible ...
Edible Archaeology: South Cadbury Hillfort
This cake was made by Brian Cann of the South Somerset Archaeological Research Group (Ssarg), ...
Edible Archaeology: Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court’s Tudor palace celebrated its 500th birthday in February, and to mark the occasion, ...
Edible Archaeology: Caen Castle dig
We have been excavating at Caen Castle in Normandy for the past four years. As ...
Edible Archaeology: Viking longship
One of our PhD students at the School of Archaeology, University College Dublin, Niamh Kelly, ...
Edible Archaeology: Prehistoric pottery
Our curator, Dr Ros Cleal, recently celebrated a remarkable 20 years at National Trust Avebury's ...
Edible Archaeology: The Twelve Apostles
In CA 294, I read a letter from an archaeological illustrator called Sarah Bailie, who ...
Edible Archaeology: Carausius coin
I thought you might be interested to see the latest Edible Archaeology contribution from Birmingham ...
Edible Archaeology: Priory Church
I enjoy seeing the cakes that you feature in CA, and wondered if you'd like ...
Edible Archaeology: Sedgeford Hoard
This chocolate cake is a copy of the Sedgeford Hoard, a group of 32 ‘Gallo-Belgic ...
Edible Archaeology: The Staffordshire Hoard
I thought you might be inter-ested to see this edible replica of K377, a pyramid ...
Edible Archaeology: Rhynie Woman
In the summer of 2013, the artist collaborative ‘Rhynie Woman' received a grant from the ...
Edible Archaeology: Sheffield Castle
With hopes of excavating the remains of Sheffield Castle high, due to the forthcoming demolition ...
Edible Archaeology: Llanmelin hillfort
This is our wedding cake, which depicts Llanmelin hillfort in Wales (CA 277). I am ...
