A Neolithic enclosure – or not? We reached the end of the excavations in October still believing we were digging the site of a Neolithic ‘long enclosure’. Roy Loveday, the expert on such monuments, had told us that it was the broadest example he has...
A prehistoric site has been suspected in this field north of Forty Acre Lane since a cropmark was spotted on a Google Earth aerial image of 2001. At first identified as half of a ring-ditch (thought probably to have been the ditch encircling a...
People of the Heath: Bronze Age Barrows in Petersfield is now on at Petersfield Museum. The exhibition showcases some of the amazing finds from the excavations on the Heath, from flints to three of the uncovered cremation urns. You can also learn mor...
We are very excited to announce the acquisition of a Bronze Age hoard to the Museum, currently on display in the People of the Heath: Bronze Age Barrows in Petersfield exhibition, which runs until 24th November 2018. The Buriton Hoard consists of fou...
The latest project report is now available to view! This report covers the excavations on Barrows 1, 4, 14 and 19. Barrow 14 is an enclosure barrow where a Bronze Age cremation urn was uncovered. Barrow 19, also an enclosure barrow, revealed 2 tree-t...
This is it…. the final Daily Dig diary for the People of the Heath project…. and what a project. This seasons excavations have left us with two more urns, possible evidence for late Bronze Age use of the heath, the best evidence for Paleo...
Wayne was back on barrow-duty today while Ryan was on the Heath with our handling collection as part of the nationwide Festival of Archaeology. The feature Ryan spoke about in yesterday’s diary has indeed turned out to be another burial urn! Th...
Today I had my second day of going to visit the excavations and see what was going on. I went and spent my time on Barrow 14 which is being excavated by students from Winchester University. There is a lot of activity going on with them excavating thr...
Our Learning and Community Engagement Officer Ryan popped down to the Heath excavations today to see what’s been happening. Ryan caught up with George on Barrow 19, where they have just finished excavating the bottom of one of the...
