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Complete Neolithic Pot found in Didcot Archaeologists working on a housing development in Oxfordshire claim to have found one of the oldest complete pots in the country (5,500 years old). Nice photo at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-12698321 Comments (1)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by mascot 11th March 2011ce

Ashmolean wins the Arts Fund Prize 2010 Ulster Museum came a close second (I'd have been happy to see it win). Even happier that the count has now been checked and verified and the wonderful Ashmolean has actually won. http://www.artfundprize.org.uk/2010/vote/poll-results-final... continues... Comments (4)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by tjj 23rd June 2010ce Edited 21st July 2010ce

The Ashmolean Transformed The new Ashmolean Museum in Oxford was opened to the public last weekend 7/8th November. Today, I had some spare time and as it was wet and windy it was a perfect day to visit. The ground floor is given over to the Ancient World. Unfortunately the European Prehistory room is not ready yet (I was told to give it another month)... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by tjj 13th November 2009ce Edited 15th November 2009ce

Oxford Reveals Bronze Age Site Site of Bronze Age burial site found during dig in Oxford http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/8336475.stm Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by ginger tt 5th November 2009ce Edited 5th November 2009ce

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British History Online Ancient Earthwork Types In Oxfordshire Interesting reference material Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by ginger tt 25th April 2012ce Edited 25th April 2012ce

Hillforts of the Vale Simple site showing the hill forts in and around the Vale Of The White Horse. Comments (4)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by ginger tt 3rd October 2009ce Edited 14th November 2009ce

Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock Fantastic place! See the oldest bread in Britain! Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Jane 31st August 2003ce

Wayland's Smithy (Long Barrow) — Images (click to view fullsize)

Posted by ruskus 16th March 2013ce

Wayland's Smithy (Long Barrow) — Fieldnotes

14th March 2013. For all my frequent trips to Uffington, Wayland's Smithy is an oft-missed destination. I've always viewed the area like a theme park of the ancient world. No matter how determined, you never really get to go on all the rides. This time round, the delights of the Ridgeway and Wayland's Smithy were top on the list and the first thing I made for. The journey along Britain's oldest road was contemplative and inspiring enough, with the arrival at the Smithy a just reward for such pilgrimage. My decision to go in the early afternoon on a weekday was well placed. With most folk at work I had the chance to soak in the Smithy's charm undisturbed. Free from the click of cameras and excitable children jumping up and down on the capstone. The Smithy is a monument that commands respect. Four stone guardians stand watch over the entrance to the inner sanctum, flanked by a horseshoe of trees. To clamber at will over the monument doesn't seem right; one has to be invited to cross the threshold and experience the Smithy's secrets. Once I'd perceived permission was given, I discovered a new secret as I passed the gateway into the cruciform chamber. An arrangement of wild flowers lay in the middle of the terminal chamber, no doubt an offering from another pilgrim who arrived before me. It wasn't the only gift. On closer inspection, I noticed a number of coins inserted in the crevices of the pock-marked sarsen standing left to the entrance. The legend of Wayland sprang to mind, with visitors perhaps asking the smith to shod their wishes in place of the traditional horse. I left a similar offering of my own in a free space, before standing back to regard the Smithy one last time before heading back up the Ridgeway. In the tranquility of the moment, it was almost as if I heard the Smithy speak. "Don't leave it so long next time," it said. And on such a similar well-placed day in the future, I won't. Comments (2)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Spiddly 15th March 2013ce

Wayland's Smithy (Long Barrow) — Images

Posted by Spiddly 15th March 2013ce

Knollbury Camp (Hillfort) — Images

Posted by ginger tt 26th January 2013ce

Lyneham Longbarrow (Long Barrow) — Images

Posted by ginger tt 26th January 2013ce