Excavated from the villa at Cherhill, now under the church. Bruce Eagles suggested continuity from Roman House chapel to Saxon Church in a 'British' enclave.
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Axes of similar fine-grain greenstone are known from North Wales (Penmaenmawr) and Langdale. Without petrological analysis however we cannot be certain of the axehead's origin
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Smooth light brown axehead of 4 angles
This week on #findsfriday we have a Polished Neolithic axehead, 3500-2100 BC, probably made of greenstone, with damage at the butt end, from Luckington, Wiltshire.
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Come and see him in our Iron Age gallery! More about the Marlborough bucket (including an amazing online talk by Dr Ellis-Haken at www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/news-article...
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Amesbury to Shrewton road, later the A344. Stonehenge is off camera to the right. As well as being a prize winning photograper, Clarissa was an expert dowser, and undertook experiments published by the Society for Psychical Research into thought communication over distance (ie telepathy). (2/2)
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A black and whte photograph showing a shepherd and his dog, in mid-1901, standing in the middle of a trackway that crosses the photo from centre left to bottom right. Scattered around on the grass either side of the track are numerous grazing sheep. THe landscape beyond is open pasture with a couple of plantations of trees on the slightly higher ground in the distance. Clarissa Miles' photos of Detmar Blow and WIlliam Gowland's work at Stonehenge in 1901 were included in both of their reports. Those photos have been republished many times since, often without crediting the photographer. Sets of her photos exist in various archives, including WIltshire Museum, Devizes, and the National Record Office at Kew. In the latter, each print is attached to a copyright declaration form submitted in Clarissa Miles' name.
For #StandingStoneSunday, I was going to post one of Clarissa Miles' photos from Stonehenge in 1901. She was the photographer during architect Detmar Blow's operation to straighten Stone 56, and William Gowland's excavations, but instead, here's a passing shepherd and his sheep on the (1/2)
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And a GWR poster for Devizes!
www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/item-record/...
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Search the nationally import Designated collections of the Wiltshire Museum - many drawn from the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site
This axehead can be placed typologically in the Llyn Fawr metal working phase, now thought to have been contemporary with the earliest Iron Age, dating to c. 800-600 BC.
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Shiny metal axehead with circular end and loop
This week on #findsfriday we have An Early Iron Age copper alloy linear-decorated socketed axehead, found in or near Oldbury Castle hillfort, Cherhill.
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John Constable's watercolour of Old Sarum: an Iron Age hill fort, taken over by the Romans, before becoming the early medieval Salisbury. The site was abandoned when the city grew too big for the enclosure.
#HillfortsWednesday #Constable #landscape #watercolour #medieval #Wiltshire
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Opening 15 November, 'Subversive Forms' will feature artworks by some of the leading sculptors and innovators working with ceramics in the UK today.
Learn more at our ceramics symposium in February. Sign up to stay up-to-date 👉 bit.ly/ChippenhamMus...
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Figure of christ with a crown front and back
One of these records is a new acquisition found by metal detectorist Bob Daniels and the help of his son James, in Hilmarton, Wiltshire this year! This
Medieval copper alloy and enamel Limoges hollow cast figurine from a crucifix dates to AD 1150-1250.
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Our Curator and Museums Platform have just added another 2,000 collection records to the online database. The database is updated 3 times a year and we have approximately 130,000 records with 24,000 images.
Having an online database means that you get to see all the amazing finds we have!
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Celebrate #NationalTeddyBearDay with @chippenhammuseum.bsky.social Alfred the Great bear. Dressed in his royal cloak and crown, this exclusive teddy is inspired by King Alfred, Chippenham’s most famous royal connection.
Shop online bit.ly/AlfredTheBear or visit in-store
#chippenhammuseum #TeddyBear
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What visitors have been saying about their visit to the Museum - 'great museum', 'amazing museum' 'magic as ever', 'incredible find' and 'best place ever'.
Open Saturday 10-5 and Bank Holiday Monday 11-3! See our special exhibition - Un/Common People: Folk Culture in Wiltshire and Dorset.
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The Tale of the Axe: How the Neolithic revolution transformed Britian by David Miles
The Tale of the Axe: How the Neolithic revolution transformed Britian by David Miles – Wiltshire Museum: https://giftshop.micro.blog/2025/08/16/the-tale-of-the-axe.html
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Wiltshire Museum Receives Royal Patronage - Wiltshire Museum
Wiltshire Museum announces that Her Majesty Queen Camilla has graciously agreed to be the Museum’s first Royal Patron.
Wiltshire Museum is thrilled and honoured to announce that Her Majesty Queen Camilla has graciously agreed to be the Museum’s first Royal Patron. Her Majesty has long standing connections to Wiltshire and has a keen interest in the County and its history.
www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/news-article...
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Cat paw prints in ceramic tile
Today is #internationalcatday so for this #findsfriday we would like to share something on display in our Roman Gallery here at Wiltshire Museum. This ceramic floor tile is from Atworth Roman Villa, Atworth, Wiltshire and appears to have been stepped on by a cat!
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Concealed shoes like these are believed to have been hidden to ward off evil spirits or bring luck to the family who lived there and are regularly found hidden in fireplaces, under floorboards and within walls all around the country.
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These shoes have been dated to around 1650 and were revealed during renovations in 2022 along with some small metal horse shoe shaped objects and some thatching shears.
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Chippenham Museum tells the fascinating story of this historic market town from its prehistoric origins to the present day.
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Wiltshire Magazine, Secretary Internationales Sachsensymposion
Historiographer and public historian that is fanatical about rugby union.
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Stonehenge replicas. That's it, since 2008. We have endless lists of them, large and small. !!DON'T SEND THE BUTTERHENGE!! Your homemade henges are welcome though and will be enthusiastically retweeted or launched into the blue sky or whatever
GEM, we connect and learn together.
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Council for British Archaeology Wessex brings together people with enthusiasm for archaeology in Berkshire, the Channel Islands, Dorset, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, and Wiltshire
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So this started off as a way of showing cool stuff I saw in museum shops, but it's morphed into a collection of interesting things that would make nice gifts for someone.
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Dover Museum and Bronze Age Boat Gallery is one of the oldest museums in Kent, founded in 1836. Free Entry.
Our blog page: https://www.dovermuseum.co.uk/Information-Resources/Blog/Blog-Home.aspx
Behind the scenes at Drakon Heritage and Conservation. Dr Jenni Butterworth and Pieta Greaves ACR
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Award-winning writer/broadcaster
Editor British Archaeology magazine 2003–23
Editor Society of Antiquaries of London e-newsletter 2015–20
President Sussex Archaeological Society https://mikepitts.wordpress.com/
Jane Austen, local history, literature & women's issues. Also #TheArchers. I have a blog: kintburyandbeyond.co.uk
Home to 11 miles of archives & local studies collections, charting the history of people, places and events across Wiltshire & Swindon.
The Athelstan Museum, Malmesbury, Wiltshire.
Capturing the History of Malmesbury, burial place of St Aldhelm and King Athelstan, birthplace of Thomas Hobbes, and much more...
