Now available online: recording of Sophia Adams’ talk on the Boughton Malherbe hoard. Hosted by Maidstone Museum on 28th January 2021.
This presentation gives the background of the hoard discovery, it’s contents and local context; followed by details of the current conservation work & new research. https://youtu.be/CFraoTYvxb0
Christmas: ghosts, past & present*
Wishing you a bright & shiny future in 2021
A) x-rays of axes from the Boughton Malherbe hoard
B) the axes pre-conservation
C) the conserved axes
Image © Sophia Adams.
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Free online talk 28th January 6:30pm UK – Hosted by Maidstone Museum
Past, Present and Future of a Bronze Age hoard:
conservation and research in action
An illustrated, online talk by Sophia Adams about the massive Late Bronze Age hoard from Boughton Malherbe; an international story in a local setting. Sophia will describe the history of this 64kg of metal objects; the present day work on cleaning and researching the objects; and future plans for the display and preservation of the hoard. The project is led by Dr Sophia Adams and funded by The William and Edith Oldham Charitable Trust. Conservation work is being undertaken by Dana Goodburn Brown with support from Maidstone Museum.
December is here, let us bring you some cheer…
with a hoard related countdown to 25th December. Click on the link below to view a post each day about my latest project on the Boughton Malherbe Bronze Age hoard.
https://calendar.myadvent.net/?id=59835fb6e6bc74462a17be9760db2b13
Whether you are counting down the days to Christmas or looking for a distraction during these dark winter days, this fact filled calendar will give you plenty to think about.
Calendar image: view south from Boughton Malherbe Village
Bronze Age Hoards 