Archaeological Day | Alton

Our Local historian Jane Hurst is putting on this FREE event to celebrate the early history of Alton. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗮𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲-𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆, 𝗪𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗼-𝗦𝗮𝘅𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. Much of what they do is based on items found in Hampshire including those from our Mount Pleasant Anglo-Saxon Cemetery where the famous Alton Buckle was found in the late 50s/early 60s and can be seen in the Curtis Museum. Their re-enactment will feature replicas of finds from the cemetery. https://www.weorod.org/

𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. Do come and enjoy the first opportunity for some years to share in an event like this, focusing on the early history of Alton and the surrounding area. If you have any queries, please contact janehurst1@gmail.com.