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Exhibitions

At Wessex Archaeology as part of our commitment to public learning we produce exhibition material for many of our more long-term projects. On this web page you can view the display panels from several of our most recent exhibitions.

Picture link to Beddington exhibitionBeddington (London)
A prehistoric landscape and Medieval field systems.

 

 

Picture link to Blenhein Palace Estate exhibitionBlenheim Palace Estate (Oxon)
Archaeologists trace back 6,000 years of the estate's history.

 

Picture link to Bridgwater exhibition

Bridgwater (Somerset)
Excavations have unearthed the history of Bridgwater from its Medieval Franciscan friary, to the seige of the town in the Civil War.

 

 

Picture link to Cambourne exhibitionCambourne (Cambs)
Settlement old and new – over 2,000 years.

 

 

Picture link to Dorset Coast exhibitionDorset Coast Historic Environment Survey
Protecting and recording important sites and mapping coastal change.

 

Picture link to Fascinating FlintFascinating Flint
Produced for National Archaeology Day, these posters give an excellent introduction to the history and techniques of flint tool production.

 

Picture link to Forbury Gardens exhibitionForbury Gardens (Berks)
Learn more about Reading's Medieval Abbey and the Forbury Gardens.

 

GIS mappingGIS in Archaeology
Find out more about the use of Geographical Information Systems within archaeology.

 

 

Picture link to Holywells Park exhibitionHolywells Park (Suffolk)
Archaeologists reveal clues about the park's former glory.

 

 

Excavation at Jewry Street, WinchesterJewry Street (Hants)
Discover the past of numbers 19-20 Jewry Street in the historic core of Winchester.

 

 

Picture link to Lydiard Park exhibitionLydiard Park (Wilts)
A park with a story to tell – Archaeologists help the local community to literally uncover their own local history.

 

Underwater discoveriesMarine Aggregates
Find out how the Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF) is allowing archaeologists to learn more about our maritime heritage.

 

Picture link to Ramsgate exhibitionRamsgate (Kent) – Cliffs End Farm
A Bronze Age and Saxon ceremonial landscape.

 

 

Picture link to Seascapes exhibitionSeascapes
England's Historic Seascapes is a pilot historic landscape characterisation (HLC) project commissioned by English Heritage.

 

 

Testwood Lakes (Hants)
Bronze Age boat, bridges and rapier blade discovered during excavation of reservoir and lakes.

Picture link to Wreck in the Thames exhibitionWreck in the Thames
Underwater archaeology pieces together the story of the 16th century wreck.