Iron Age Carved Heads
Student volunteer Sasha has done some research on one of her favourite objects in the Museum. Around Europe, what are commonly referred to as ‘stone heads’, are frequently found, often in areas that are known to have been lived in by Celts. Stone heads are effectively stone carvings of heads
Roman Civilisation in the South-West
The Roman Empire, by the beginning of the Common Era, had become one of the largest Empires on Earth, rivaled only by the Parthian Empire of the Near-East and the Han Empire of China. However, the political and social doctrine of the Empire necessitated continuous growth into surrounding areas. Britain,
Battle of Roundway Down
England. 1642. The First English Civil War has just begun with King Charles I fleeing London to Oxford after attempting to arrest members of Parliament on charges of treason. Both groups, Parliamentarians and Royalists began to recruit troops to fight against each-other. By 1643, the Civil War had become a
The Saxons
In order to understand the Anglo-Saxon origins of the modern English, it is necessary to understand the extent of their continental cousins and the extent of their expansion in Europe. Before the Saxons could be classed as two seperate group (Old-Saxons and Anglo-Saxons) they existed as one Low-German people. Situated
Inspired by Bush Barrow
Golden Lozenge and Belt Hook - Margaret Marsden 1.0.0.20 Less than half a mile to the south of Stonehenge on the top of the Normanton Down ridge, lies Bush Barrow - Britain’s richest Bronze Age burial. The barrow is raised over the burial of Cheiftan and was first recorded by