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ONLINE TALK: Devizes Assize Court – a progress report
Work has been progressing steadily on developing ideas on how Devizes Assize Court can become a hub for the community and the new home of…
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What Goes Around Comes Around: Wiltshire, from Stone Circles to Corn Circles – Tom Holland
Tom Holland, born in Wiltshire, talks about ancient and modern aspects of his native county for the Wiltshire Museum. Wiltshire, home of sites such as…
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Geochemical fingerprinting the Sarsen stones at Stonehenge – David Nash
How the stones used to construct Stonehenge came to be on Salisbury Plain has been the subject of debate amongst archaeologists and geologists for nearly…
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Stonehenge: new light on its origins – Mike Parker Pearson
by Mike Parker Pearson, Professor of British Later Prehistory, Institute of Archaeology Recent excavations in the Preseli hills of west Wales have revealed new insights…
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Overpaid, oversexed, and under Aldbourne? Digging D-Day’s ‘Band of Brothers’ – Richard Osgood
Overpaid, oversexed, and under Aldbourne? Digging D-Day’s ‘Band of Brothers’ - Richard Osgood (MoD) ‘Easy Company’, the American paratroopers also known as the ‘Band of…
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Ludgershall Castle – recent archaeological investigations – Ray Kennedy
“Ludgershall Castle – recent archaeological investigations” Ray Kennedy (Cotswold Archaeology) Excavations in advance of the construction of a barn close to the 11th century castle,…
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Hidden Elements: Folk Art and Protection Marks within the Lacock Barns – Tony Hack
“Hidden Elements: Folk Art & Protection Marks within the Lacock Barns” Tony Hack (Wiltshire Medieval Graffiti Survey) .Tony and his team have been recording graffiti…
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A Stourhead Notebook – David Dawson
A Stourhead Notebook - David Dawson (Wiltshire Museum) The National Trust collections database turned up an image of the front cover of an early 19th…
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What’s around the town? Results of initial geophysical exploration of the environs of Roman Verlucio – Andy Payne
What’s around the town? Results of initial geophysical exploration of the environs of Roman Verlucio – Andy Payne (Historic England) The remarkable results of a…
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New work on old rocks: recent fieldwork in the sarsen fields of Wiltshire – Katy Whitaker
New work on old rocks: recent fieldwork in the sarsen fields of Wiltshire – Katy Whitaker (University of Reading) Katy’s PhD is a ground-breaking study…
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Recent Portable Antiquities Scheme Finds – Wil Partridge
An overview of some of the recent finds reported to the Portable Antiquities Scheme, including recent Treasure cases. Please support the Museum [give_form id="4672"…
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Ogbourne St Andrew Barrow – 3D Geophysics– Bruce Fox
Ogbourne St Andrew Barrow – 3D Geophysics– Bruce Fox (Ogbourne St Andrew History Group) The church at Ogbourne St Andrew was built alongside a prehistoric…
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A survey of recent archaeological discoveries in Wiltshire and Swindon – Melanie Pomeroy-Kellinger
An overview of archaeology across Wiltshire, with a focus on developer-funded excavations that may not have hit the headlines! Please support the Museum [give_form id="4672"…
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A Wealth of Knowledge: Unlocking a Decade of Archaeological Research – Lisa Brown
An exciting new project that will update the Wiltshire Museum collections database with the results of the latest archaeological research. Supported by Arts Council England’s…
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The Lacock Cup: a Medieval silver master-piece from St Cyriac’s Church
The Lacock Cup is a masterpiece of Medieval English silver. It is a unique survival and was cared for by St Cyriac's Church in Lacock…
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WW2 in Devizes: A Day in the Life of a German Prisoner of War in Devizes
An online talk by Museum Director, David Dawson, about a Prisoner of War 'Diary' in the Museum collections. The 'Diary' is beautifully illustrated and was…
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Romans in Calne: The ‘Fates’ Sculpture – ONLINE TALK
An online talk about the Calne 'Fates' sculpture and how it shows the importance of Roman Calne. The sculpture was found a couple of years…
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WW2 and Devizes: The Home Front – ONLINE TALK
A talk recorded on the 75th Anniversary of VE Day in May 2020 by Museum Director, David Dawson, that outlines some of the ways in…
Events coming up ...
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ONLINE TALK: Bowood and Whetham: Capability Brown and Landscape Design
In the eighteenth century, landscape design took a dramatic u-turn, and this talk is about that significant change, seen through the ‘eyes’ of the estates…
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OUTING: Stonehenge Landscape Walk – June
An afternoon walk, from Durrington Walls to Stonehenge, led by Museum Director, David Dawson The Walk This half-day tour starts at 1.30pm, meeting close to…
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OUTING: Bowood – Capability Brown’s landscape and lakeland walk
This walk will take us from Sandy Lane down into the Bowood landscape. This was one of ‘Capability’ Brown’s most successful commissions, and many of…
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OUTING: Milk Hill – Hidden Wiltshire Walk
Starting at the Pewsey Downs Car Park, we head up Walkers Hill to see the Neolithic long barrow called Adam’s Grave. After this we walk…
