TIMESCAPE WILTSHIRE
This website is designed to accompany the Timescape Wiltshire CD-ROM which is available from the Wiltshire County Council Archaeology Service or by using CONTACT US.
Timescape Wiltshire will help you discover more about the archaeology and history of your county. Use the Heritage Services pages to discover ways of using resources to answer your questions. Look at Museums to find interesting collections and to check on opening times. Timescape Wiltshire will help you discover more about the archaeology and history of your county.
Timescape Wiltshire has been sponsored by English Heritage, The Heritage Lottery Fund and Wiltshire County Council.
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Long Barrow Cross Roads Barrow Cemetery near Stonehenge is one of the most spectacular in Wiltshire. In addition to a substantial long barrow, there are several types of round barrow. These are described by the their shapes: bell barrows, disc barrows and bowl barrows.
During the nineteenth (19th) century Swindon grew into a major industrial town, providing railways and steam locomotives for much of the country. This engraving shows a locomotive being worked on, dwarfed by the early engine building shed inwhich it stands.
Fieldwalking provides much information about an areas archaeology by sampling what is turned up in the plough soil. Here a woman walks through an emerging crop while closely studying the ground to find artefacts.
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