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Our Archaeology Service colleague, Roland Smith, retires at the end of March after a 45+ year career as a [...]
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a grant of £234,123 from the National Lottery Heritage [...]
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01, 2026
England’s Military Heartland: Preparing for War on Salisbury Plain Vron Ware, Antonia Lucia Dawes, Mitra Pariyar and Alice Cree [...]
It’s clear from TV programmes how much scientific techniques are used in archaeology to analyse bones, pottery and organic [...]
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12, 2025
Conservation of a Register of Admissions, Old Manor Hospital 1890-1892 (J7/170/8) Among the many treasures held in our archives, [...]
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11, 2025
Those of you who came to see our labs on 20th September for Heritage Open Day would have seen [...]
On 21 October, Wiltshire Council adopted a pivotal planning document following a public consultation in the spring. It sets [...]
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11, 2025
The Secret War Factory: Cowbridge Confidential By Charles Exton Authorhouse, 158 pages, Paperback. MAL.949 This slim volume is about, [...]
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11, 2025
An enormous family pedigree was recently deposited with the History Centre. It relates to the Awdry family, the Wiltshire [...]
It’s now been over two years since our very first Wiltshire Inclusion Panel meeting on Monday 17th July, 2023. [...]
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