Archaeological Themes

Themes

How do you identify pottery? What happens after a dig? Explore our themes and discover the real world of archaeology.

Do you know your pottery?

Our new guide to the basics of pottery identification was produced for National Archaeology Week in 2008, and is now online.

Interactive Relighting

View examples of an 'interactive relighting' technology known as Polynomial Texture Mapping (PTM). It enables you to view photographs and images, and move a virtual light to illuminate it from any direction, revealing surface details.

Stonehenge

Wessex Archaeology's headquarters are just 6 miles from Stonehenge, and over the last 30 years we have been lucky to work on a number of projects connected with the monument and its landscape.

Visit our Stonehenge section to explore some of our work in the area, and learn about some of our exciting discoveries.

Selection of photos from our Flickr gallery

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