Wednesday 20th November 2024
Digging for Erlestoke by Leigh Chalmers and Dr Phil Harding
Digging for Erlestoke is a community archaeology project with a difference, and the people at the heart of this project are men from HMP Erlestoke, a category C prison in Erlestoke, Wiltshire. Hear about the impact of the project and the fascinating insight into the archaeology of Erlestoke from Leigh Chalmers and Dr Phil Harding of Wessex Archaeology.
Made possible by funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the knowledge and expertise of the Wessex Archaeology team, it was designed to give the men taking part, and wider prison community, access to archaeology.
The lecture accompanies the exhibition currently on display in our Long Room, which celebrates the journey, outputs and impact of the project. The exhibition showcases the role archaeology can play in improving the wellbeing of people in unconventional settings. The exhibition includes documentary evidence of the research process, artefacts uncovered during the recent dig and those from the 1963 dig, artistic interpretation of the discoveries and first-hand accounts and interpretations of what it was like to take part in the project, believed to be the first of its kind.
Date:Â Saturday 14 December
Time:Â Start 2.30 pm
Tickets: £8 (£5 WANHS members) – booking essential.
Location:Â Wiltshire Museum, 41 Long Street, Devizes, SN10 1NS.
Booking:Â Essential.
Telephone 01380 727369.