In the nearly a year since two Roman spatha swords were uncovered in the North Cotswolds, the museum has been abuzz with excitement about the ongoing efforts to prepare them for display. As a student from Trinity College Dublin who has been completing a […]
The joys of a delve through the boxes in our social history stores is a special treat. On the look out for some choice objects for display, a box of toys and games drew my eye. Inside I found some card games which turned out more fruitful than I first thought. First up, two decks […]
Cirencester is a town steeped in history, from its roots with the Iron Age Dobunni tribe, through its time as the capital of Britannia Prima in the Roman Britain, to its wealthy Abbey and flourishing wool trade in the medieval period, and as a site of a bloody siege in the English Civil War. In […]
We were very excited to have Time Team visit the museum this month to talk through some objects in the museum’s care. The objects were an assemblage of grave goods from an Anglo-Saxon grave excavated in 2016, and Time Team’s Anglo-Saxon expert Dr Helen Geake took a look at them with me. Time Team came […]
This Festival of Archaeology, Samantha Fryer Ward looks at how archaeology is not just about finding objects but about uncovering people’s lives
To mark World Wellbeing Week from June 24 to 30th, we take a look at the role museums can play in helping to boost the mental health of visitors, volunteers and staff. Read our blog to find out more.
May 18th is International Museum Day and the theme is Museums for Education and Research. At the Corinium Museum, education is front and centre of everything we do. Our collections can help us to share knowledge of the past with the public and further add to the knowledge base through research that can offer new insights, information and perspectives.
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We have many strange and fantastical things in our stores and I recently had the chance to do a little bit of research into this very large (and heavy) object that isn’t on display. It was found in Syde in 1962 by one Major S.P.H. Simonds while he was ploughing his field. This object is called a lead ‘pig’, but it doesn’t resemble the animal at all, and is a nice big lump of lead.
Helen O’Neil was one of the pre-eminent archaeologists of the 20th century who contributed greatly to our understanding of the history of this part of the Cotswolds. In 1938, she was invited to become honorary curator here at the Corinium Museum in Cirencester.
I had the privilege to go around and find some pieces that really caught my eye, and the Anglo-Saxon jewellery did just that. It is known for its intricate designs and craftsmanship.
