Archaeology
August 29, 2022
Dorset Museum Highlights Tour
Explore 250 million years of Dorset’s history in this volunteer-led highlights tour of Dorset Museum. Discover Roman mosaics, fossils from the Jurassic Coast, Thomas Hardy manuscripts and the sculptures of Elisabeth Frink – and plenty more along the way.
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August 1, 2022
Drawing Into Life – 6 Week Creative Course
Six week art course designed for adults interested in art and archaeology. This new course is an exciting opportunity to get up close with some extraordinary artefacts in the collection at Dorset Museum. You will be drawing inspiration from prehistoric art including Neolithic flint tools, Anglo Saxon gold, precious burial goods, Roman mosaics, decorative textiles and archaeological maps amongst others, and have the chance to work directly from the Elisabeth Frink collection.
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July 12, 2022
Thomas Hardy and the Literature of War
Kate Adie will discuss the writer Thomas Hardy’s changing views on war and conflict with panellists Phillip Mallett and Tai-Chun Ho.
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July 5, 2022
Roman Mosaics Tour
Join Collections Manager Kat Broomfield to explore the amazing Roman mosaics on display at Dorset Museum in this special tour for the Festival of Archaeology.
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July 2, 2022
Tour of Dorchester Water Meadows | Ian Gosling
A guided walk across Dorchester’s water meadows
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July 2, 2022
What Lies Beneath Max Gate? | Martin Papworth
An online event, streamed from Max Gate with National Trust archaeologist Martin Papworth; Hardy’s Wessex curator Harriet Still and Wiltshire Museum director David Dawson
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July 2, 2022
Nature Walk: Maiden Castle | Miles King
A delightful family-friendly amble across Poundbury fields to enjoy the natural habitat and extensive views across the landscape
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July 2, 2022
Outer Casterbridge: Hardy and History | Mark Damon Chutter
Join Mark Chutter on a guided walk of Outer Casterbridge and the landscape so familiar and beloved by Thomas Hardy.
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July 2, 2022
Dorchester Archaeological Dowsing Walk | Peter Emery
Try your hand at Archaeological dowsing with Peter Emery, retired field Archaeologist.
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