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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · 2d

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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The Salisbury Museum @salisburymuseum.bsky.social · 6d

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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · 5d

Search more of our collections here at:
www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/search-the-collections

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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · 5d

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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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · 5d

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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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · 7d

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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Martyn Barber @martynjb.bsky.social · 10d

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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Martyn Barber @martynjb.bsky.social · 10d

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)

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.

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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · 11d

And a GWR poster for Devizes!
www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/item-record/...

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The Salisbury Museum @salisburymuseum.bsky.social · 12d

✨Last call! Final days to experience the highly acclaimed ‘Elisabeth Frink: A View from Within’ exhibition✨

⏳Exhibition ends this Sunday, 28 Sept 2025.

#ElisabethFrink #ArtExhibition #ArtLovers #ThingsToDo #Wiltshire

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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · 12d

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.

Search more of our collections online at: www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/search-the-c...

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Search the nationally import Designated collections of the Wiltshire Museum - many drawn from the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site

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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · 12d

This week on #findsfriday we have An Early Iron Age copper alloy linear-decorated socketed axehead, found in or near Oldbury Castle hillfort, Cherhill.

Shiny metal axehead with circular end and loop

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The Ghost Monk @theghostmonk.bsky.social · 14d

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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Chippenham Museum @chippenhammuseum.bsky.social · 22d

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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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · 26d

You can search more of our collections here at: www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/search-the-c...

Search the collections - Wiltshire Museum

Search the nationally import Designated collections of the Wiltshire Museum - many drawn from the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site

www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk

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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · 26d

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.

Figure of christ with a crown front and back

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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · 26d

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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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · 28d

New research on archaeological archives in our collections featured in article on Bronze Age feasting sites in Wiltshire. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

People gathered for great meat feasts at end of British bronze age, study shows

Evidence of millions of animal bones at sites in West Country and Surrey points to ‘age of feasting’

www.theguardian.com

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MuseumShops @museumshops.bsky.social · 29d

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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Chippenham Museum @chippenhammuseum.bsky.social · Aug 22

Lady Gaga owned the stage with Carrie Jenkinson's stunning headpieces during her 2024 Las Vegas Residency. Now, they're in the spotlight as part of 'Threads: Clothing, Memory and Identity' exhibition! ✨

📅 Open until Saturday 1 November
⏲️ Monday-Saturday, 10am-4pm
🎟️ Free entry

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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · Aug 22

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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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · Aug 20

More isotope analysis - cattle from Wales at Stonehenge. Rather an overblown headline, but interesting new research.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Could an ancient cow’s tooth unlock the origins of Stonehenge?

Isotopes shows animal began life in Wales, adding weight to theory cattle used in hauling stones across country

www.theguardian.com

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Wiltshire Museum @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · Aug 20

We are saddened to hear that Robert Hunt-Grubbe had passed away. Together with the Wiltshire Historic Buildings Trust, he provided the vital funding to purchase the Assize Court, making it possible to bring it back to life.

www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/news-article...

Robert Hunt-Grubbe - Wiltshire Museum

The Museum was saddened to hear that Robert Hunt-Grubbe has recently passed away. Robert was a key figure in rescuing the Assize Court, providing substantial funding to purchase the building, along wi...

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Exit through the gift shop @gift-shop.bsky.social · Aug 16

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 @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social · Aug 12

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...

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.

www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk

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