This #findsfriday is a a Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axe head of the South Eastern plain type, found as part of a hoard of 10 axe heads near Manton Copse, Preshute in 1914. #ironage #axehead

Was near there on Sunday on walk exploring the location of 4 Ravilious watercolours. Gorgeous sunshine and cake at Oare House.

And we still have 6 dead tree versions left of Brian's fascinating article in the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine (WANHM). This is the County 'journal of record' that has been featuring the latest archaeological research since 1853. www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/product/wanhm/

Up in the Air, Down in the Ground! (Ancient Engineering Secrets) | Stonehenge Access All Areas Ep 5 youtu.be/HzGcQRR4H64?...

Some images from the 'Ways of Seeing Wiltshire' exhibition I curated for Wiltshire Museum in 2021. share.google/Qz9qLwLSjtTm...

Great analysis of some recent articles about the sourcing of the sarsens used at Stonehenge. Emerging picture of stones possibly being transported from several different places across southern England.

This Friday’s #findsfriday we have a bone comb made from a piece of pelvis, with trimmed edges and smooth surfaces. On the lower side a hole has been drilled diagonally through the bone, probably for suspension and the teeth are sharply but irregularly cut, #bonecomb #allcannings #ironage

What a great print!

Join me on Monday 20 July for a Festival of #Archaeology walk through the Avebury landscape. And discover a past world where wild creatures once roamed among chalkland streams and mega monuments shorturl.at/7PZ2U @nattrustarch.bsky.social @archaeologyuk.bsky.social

Meet our team! Another great video fom Amber - our Marketing and Events Officer who is shaking up our social media ... youtube.com/shorts/odlY0...

Dorset Museum: Iron Age Copper alloy mirror (right) and early Medieval fine jewellery - just two exhibits from a new exhibition running until the 13th September which showcases finds by Bournemouth University archaeologists and local metal detectorists - more details on our page.

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Fantastic virtual capture of the British Museum 'World of Stonehenge' exhibition with Reading University. Spot loans from our collection in this video short. youtube.com/shorts/G60wT...

The BHL contains scans of our journal - the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine (WANHM). These days enironmental information is made available in other ways. See our WANHM page at www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/wanhm/

On #findsfriday today, dating from the 15th century, is the Lacock Cup is a silver-gilt drinking cup which has been owned by the Church of St. Cyriac in Lacock, Wiltshire, and thought to have been used by its congregation for over 400 years. #lacock #lacockcup

Happy birthday! 🎂

New First Aid for Finds: www.firstaidforfinds.org

Wessex Archaeology have press released the solsticial alignment of two post pits excavated by Phil Harding at his amazing Bulford site. First revealed by Phil, one of our Patrons, in confidence back in March at our Archaeology in Wiltshire Conference. www.wessexarch.co.uk/Prototype-st...

Happy birthday to our fellow Archaeological Society! 180 years young.

On Friday, we held a private view of our new exhibition, 'Wiltshire and the World: John Aubrey and the Quest for Knowledge'. It was a brilliant evening, enjoyed by many. Thank you to everyone who came and celebrated the opening of the exhibition with us! 🎉

400 years after his birth in Easton Piercy, discover the remarkable story of John Aubrey in our new exhibition, 'Wiltshire and the World: John Aubrey and the Quest for Knowledge'. 📅 Saturday 13 June - Saturday 19 September 🕒 Monday-Saturday, 10am-4pm 🎟️ Free entry

Today's #FindsFriday is a Post-Medieval silver gilt jewellery fitting/devotional object, comprising 2 gilded & modified half-groats of Henry VIII.

In the archives for #ExploreYourArchive and today we have a pen drawing of the general plan of Stonehenge by J E Jackson, c 1869. Including handwritten notes by the artist. You can find out more about this collection item here: www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/item-record/... #stonehenge #wiltshire

Last day for our John Piper and the South Country exhibition. Open 11 to 4.

Evidence of absence...

This is George. He lives at the Wiltshire Museum. He looks after the Roman stuff. Go and say hello if you're down that way

Kids making their own versions of the Bush Barrow Lozenge today. I forgot to take a photo of the real thing, so you all need to go to Devizes to visit @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social

My Bling of the Day is this gold covered shale bead/button/pendant/thing at @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social How would you wear it?

A masterpiece is coming home. 🎨 Unseen in Salisbury for over 60 years, John Constable's 'View of Salisbury from Harnham Ridge' returns to the place it was painted – on the 250th anniversary of his birth. Unveiling evening of Thursday 11th June at Salisbury Museum. 🎨

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This #FindsFriday we have glass pieces; six pieces which were found in one bag. 2 from the Roman period, both being green coloured and hexagonal shaped, 1 glass armlet fragment probably from Meare La Tene 3 period, 1 possible tessera fragment also in green. #localhistory #wiltshire #archaeology

Only 3 days left to see our John Piper int eh South Country exhibition. Now closes on Sunday 7 June. It has been a busy week and a busy weekend to come. Don't miss it!

It’s exhibition installation week here at Chippenham Museum! While you wait for ‘Wiltshire and the World: John Aubrey and the Quest for Knowledge’ to open on Saturday 13 June, here’s a sneak peek at some of the ‘formed stones’ that will be on display in the exhibition. #NationalDinosaurDay

Well, apparently us museum gift shop shoppers are part of a movement. www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

Tracing the route of the Sarsens to Stonehenge In the Footsteps of the Ancestors | Stonehenge Access All Areas Ep 3 youtu.be/ahmkk--9Hq4?... via @YouTube

This Friday’s #findsfriday is a Medieval pendant in the form of an ivy leaf. The pendant is likely to have decorated costume as one of a series. The ivy leaf was often taken to signify constancy in the Middle Ages. #middleages #Urchfont #ivyleaf #wiltshire

I’ve just been giving a talk at The Wiltshire Museum about how each Neolithic tomb seem to have been used slightly (or sometimes considerably) differently when it comes to patterns of genetic relatives and then this comes along to back up the point! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

'Bloomsbury in Wiltshire' eopens at The Salisbury Museum tomorrow, 23rd May 2026.

The Man said it.. Until Sunday 7 June! We have added an extra day!

This week’s #findsfriday is a reconstructed grooved ware pottery vessel, decorated with cross hatchings and vertical cordons from the waist. It is from the late neolithic enclosure at Marden Henge, Marden, Wiltshire, excavated by G J Wainwright, 1969. #pottery #wiltshire #marden

There are a couple more weeks to catch John Piper in the South Country @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social It's the first ever exhibition devoted to how his art responded to the landscape and architecture of Wiltshire and Dorset. Find out more 👉 www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/news-article... #HereForCulture

✨ BLOOMSBURY COMES HOME ✨ From this Saturday, discover the hidden Wiltshire chapter of one of the 20th century's most influential creative circles. Ham Spray House was where Bloomsbury's brightest gathered – now their story is here at the Salisbury Museum for the first time ever.

🚨 COMING SOON - Wiltshire & The World: John Aubrey & The Quest for Knowledge 📅 Sat 13 Jun - Sat 19 Sep 🕒 Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm 🎟️ Free entry © The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence.

Being auctioned by Charles Hanson - comedian Eric Morecambe's pike was based on a well-known illustration by the late Wiltshire based angling writer and artist Bernard Venables, which can be found in the pages of the tremendously popular Mr Crabrtree goes fishing (1949).

On #findsfriday today we have a Saxon necklace of 1 bugle bead of blue glass, 6 tiny green glass beads, 7 irregular amber beads, 1 tiny shell bead, 2 segmented faience-like beads... #collections #wiltshire #saxons

Not sure about wanting to see Tom's crocs but promises to be an interesting exhibition.

And the Bush Barrow Chieftain in episode 8! Don't miss...

Today’s #findsfriday is an electrotype copy of Devizes borough Seal, circa 1400. Found at Devizes, Wiltshire. To find out more about this item follow our link www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/item-record/... #localhistory

A great book with fabulous photos! We were sent an advance copy as there are lots of gorgeous photos of items in our collections and also @SalisburyMuseum

The story of Eric Walrond is featured in today's Guardian - including his time at Roundway Hospital in Devizes. Walrond was an award-winning author at the heart of the Harlem Renaissance of 1920's New York before moving to Wiltshire at the outbreak of WW2. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...