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A talk by Phil Harding about his book Joining the Dots: uniting Salisbury’s past through holes in the ground: Thursday, July 20, 2023
Salisbury is renowned for its superb medieval cathedral and planned city centred on its market. Traces of timber framed buildings, which served as homes for countless generations of Salisbury occupants, still remain. The lives of the former residents can now start to be reconstructed from the archaeological evidence, as parts of the city have been redeveloped. The everyday lives, health, diet, occupations, and social status of the residents can be illustrated using pottery, animal bones and food remains referencing how the urban population integrated with communities in rural areas. Phil and team have brought these diverse strands together for the first time to tell the story of the cathedral city and its residents through its engaging past.
In 2020 Phil was asked to consider revisiting a series of archives created by digs in Salisbury, with the aim of publishing them. The original digs were carried out in the early 1980s by the Manpower Services ‘Job Creation Scheme,’ but the results had not been published. Working with Lorraine Mepham and Lorrain Higbee, pottery and animal bones specialists respectively, Phil and team have created this broad narrative for all interested in the story of Salisbury.
There will be a book signing after the talk in the museum shop.
Pre-booking strongly advised as this event is expected to sell-out Pre-booking essential book via Eventbrite here
Tickets £18
Part of this years Festival of Archaeology at Salisbury Museum
This is a fundraising talk for Salisbury Museum (registered charity no 289850)
Behind the Scenes Tours
- Pre-booking advised. Book via Eventbrite here
- Members £12, Non-Members £15.
Our popular Behind the Scenes Tours are back!
‘I was enthralled the whole one and a half hours and have told everyone about it!’
‘The whole experience was something very special and your enthusiasm was contagious’
Saturday, July 2, 2022
to Saturday, September 2, 2023 (first Saturday of each month)
Led by the museum Director or another member of the team, this 90-minute tour is a unique opportunity to explore areas of the museum not seen by the public and view some of the many fascinating items in hidden away in the King’s House.
Limited to 10 places, pre-booking advised but tickets may be available on the day – call to check.
Salisbury Museum on Bookshop.org
Buy books online and support The Salisbury Museum.
The museum now has a storefront on Bookshop – an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookshops.
Visit our storefront on Bookshop and select from our carefully curated range of wonderful book titles for children and adults, including staff and visitor favourites – ideal for history-loving, curious-minded would-be collectors, curators and archaeologists of all ages!
Ordering via Bookshop is easy and convenient – with delivery, returns, and customer service all managed by the Bookshop team – and the museum receives a 30% commission on sales via our storefront.
So it’s the perfect way to feel good and do good, as every purchase helps to support The Salisbury Museum.
It’s Coming!
Festival of Archaeology: A unique weekend of heritage fun for the whole family! Explore living history, craft-making, storytelling and talks for all ages. Held annually during July.