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Description: | The archaeology collection span the period from the palaeolithic to AD 1700. A small amount of foreign archaeology is held, consisting of Egyptian, European, Near Eastern and African artefacts.
The majority of the collection derives from local excavations, the remainder is from fieldwalking and chance finds. The main strengths of the collection are in the Romano-British and early medieval periods, notably: Groundwell Farm iron age farmstead site; Wanborough Roman town on Ermine Street; Purton and Whitehill Farm Romano-British kiln sites; Swindon House, early Saxon settlement of Swindon including weaving combs and remains of sunken-floored houses; Minety late medieval pottery kiln site; the Wiltshire section of the M4 (finds only); Purton Romano-British cemetery, with wealthy burials and a unique cremation; and Foxhill, Wanborough, grave goods from the Saxon cemetery (on loan from Devizes Museum). | Subjects: | Archaeology | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | Swindon Museum & Art Gallery
Bath Road
Swindon,
SN1 4BA | FAX: | 01793 484 141 | Telephone: | 01793 466556 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:2732 | Go to resource |
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