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Jomon Japan, Stone Circles and World Heritage
David Dawson, our Director, talking about Japanese stone circles, the prehistoric Jomon culture and amazing museums he saw when he was fortunate to…
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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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ONLINE LECTURE: Mycenean Gold-working and parallels in Brittany and Wessex: New Research
By Nikolas Papadimitriou (Heidelberg University), with Akis Goumas (Visiting Artist, Harvard Center for Hellenic Studies) and research contributions by Eleni Konstantinidi-Syvridi (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)…
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Death is Not The End: Curation of the Dead In Bronze Age Britain – Tom Booth
Extraneous bits of human bones and cremations are recovered from a variety of Bronze Age sites, including both cemeteries and settlements. The most extraordinary example…
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Latest archaeological news and research – Q & A session
NEW - Latest archaeological news and research - Q & A session with Mike Pitts, Kay Whitaker, Matt Leivers and David Dawson It is difficult…
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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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Devizes Ghost Walk – Autumn 2021
Join local historian John Girvan on his evening Ghost Walk – and dowse the gallows site – if you dare! Pre-booking ESSENTIAL. Dates: Friday 24…
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Devizes Ghost Walk – Autumn 2021
Join local historian John Girvan on his evening Ghost Walk – and dowse the gallows site – if you dare! Pre-booking ESSENTIAL. Dates: Friday 24…
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Curious Kids: Egyptians
50 minutes of stories and multi-sensory fun for families with curious minds – for children ages 2 to 5. Connect to the objects around the…
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ONLINE TALK: All history is local: Wilton, 1066, and the VCH past, present and future
talk by Professor Catherine Clarke, who is Director of the Centre for the History of People, Place and the Community in the Institute of Historical…
