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2000-year old warrior grave in North Bersted, Bognor Regis

Posted by: Blog Administrator on Dec 21, 2011

 Archaeologists from Thames Valley Archaeological Services (TVAS) unearthed the grave of a warrior in 2008, who died at around the time of the Roman conquest in AD43.

 

Excavations, led by Andy Taylor of TVAS, have been taking place in advance of a new housing development on behalf of Berkeley Homes (Southern) Limited and Persimmon Homes (South Coast) Limited.  The archaeological work is took place as a requirement of the planning process with the archaeological officer (Mark Taylor) of West Sussex County Council advising the District Council as to what is required.

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Analysing the Vessel

Posted by: Blog Administrator on Jul 14, 2011

The Objects Conservation team have got a particularly large challenge in the labs at the moment in the form of a Roman ceramic vessel measuring approximately 33 inches high (approximately hip height).

 

The vessel was found at Highworth Farm in Swindon and originally came into the conservation labs in 2008 for assessment. Since then Swindon Museum & Art Gallery has been working hard on securing funding for the conservation work and hope to put the object on display later in the year.

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Wiltshire and Black History

Posted by: Blog Administrator on Apr 23, 2009

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Hello, I am Terry, Archives and Local Studies Manager. In my last blog I wrote about a document from the English Civil War, a particular interest of mine. Recently, a researcher at the History Centre gave me a reference to an entry in a parish register that relates to another interest of mine, that is British Black History. It was from the Calne Parish Register of burials and dated 10th December 1586 and notes the burial of “Maria Mandula advena et aethiops (stranger and AEthiops).”  Is this the earliest reference to a Black person in Wiltshire?

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