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A Green Treasure from the Magic MountainsAs part of the Devizes Festival, on Tues, 15th June. THE MUSEUM LECTURE : ALISON SHERIDAN 8:00pm Town Hall £8 EN17 Reserved Seating A GREEN TREASURE FROM THE MAGIC MOUNTAINS: the life story of the magnificent Neolithic axe head from Breamore, Hampshire Nearly 6,000 years ago, a green polished stone axe, made of Jadeite, was brought to Britain from a remote valley in the Italian Alps. This beautiful axe, made of a stone harder than steel, may have taken over a thousand hours to create. Alison Sheridan, Head of Early Prehistory at National Museums Scotland, has been working as part of a multi-national team researching these enigmatic symbols of power. She will be telling the remarkable story of this axe, one of the treasures of the Wiltshire Heritage Museum in Devizes. |
Posted by tjj14th May 2010ce Edited 14th May 2010ce
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| Ms Sheridan should know about Green treasures in Scotland. Looks good tho, if you go please keep us posted! |
Posted by drewbhoy15th May 2010ce |
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