The grave goods from the Upton Lovell burial on display at the Wiltshire Museum in Devizes

Ancient goldworking tool kit revealed

Archaeologists have identified a 4000-year-old goldworking tool kit amongst the grave goods from an important Bronze Age burial near Stonehenge. The tool kit was found at the Upton Lovell G2a Bronze Age burial, which was excavated in 1801 and is now on display at the Wiltshire Museum in Devizes. Now,

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Battle erupts over plans to film Steven Spielberg epic

The Daily Mail has today published an article headlined "Battle erupts over Steven Spielberg plans to film WWI epic near Stonehenge" . See the article on the Daily Mail website. The article implies that we oppose the plans as the site is close to Stonehenge when the site is two

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Ground-breaking research on ‘Beaker People’

The Wiltshire Museum has worked closely with Alistair Barclay of Wessex Archaeology in the largest study of ancient DNA ever conducted, an international team of scientists has revealed the complex story behind one of the defining periods in European prehistory. The study is published this week in the journal Nature

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