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Wiltshire’s Little Known Places
Historical sites you may never have been to.
Speaker James Archard
Have you ever wondered about the hidden historical gems nestled within the picturesque county of Wiltshire?
First 1000 Years Depicting Christ
Martyn has written many educational and history books, particularly on Anglo-Saxon England and the early medieval period, and is an experienced communicator.
1000 YEARS OF WARP AND WEFT
Wool has provided the raw material for clothing for thousands of years and the talk will show how the woollen trade enabled three west Wiltshire towns to become thriving industrial centres.
The Original Christmas Gifts
A return visit by speaker Andrew Campbell who will tell us some of the background and significance of these items as gifts.
The Dig Goes On
We are now back “Digging Holes” or should we say “Test Pits” in the pursuit of future evidence relating to the historical development of Dilton Marsh.
Our most recent dig took place on Saturday 22nd September in Stormore, Dilton Marsh and will shortly be followed by another in the same area.
Find included clay smoking pipe stems with part bowls, an assortment of post medieval pottery, a musket ball and possibly handmade nails. All in all a fairly standard selection quite similar to other test pits completed earlier this year.
We also had the benefit of a metal detector on site, which brought to light a most interesting range of items; some of which we have illustrated with this report.
Should any one reading this article feel they would like to have a test pit carried out on their premises, then please do get in touch with any of our committee members and we will endeavour to respond as soon as possible.
| DM76 S 22.09.18 | |||
| Context | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Burnt Material | 7 | ||
| CBM | 1 | 1 | |
| Clay Pipes | 2 | 14 | |
| Flint | |||
| Glass | 3 | ||
| FE Metal Objects | 4 | ||
| Metal Lead Musket Ball | |||
| Pottery Post Medieval | 6 | 17 | 1 |