From 11-19 July the Council of British Archaeology (CBA) is holding the annual Festival of Archaeology and this year it is going digital. We would normally celebrate by holding events at Brighton Museum, but instead, like the CBA, we will … Continued
In January 1934 a homeowner in Woodingdean discovered a skull whilst digging the foundations of a sun terrace at the side of his house. As reported in the Brighton & Hove Herald of 3rd February 1934, experts were then called … Continued
Funded by an award from the Prehistoric Society, Royal Pavilion & Museums is presently working with Dawn Cansfield (PhD student at Winchester University) and Dr Paola Ponce (human osteologist from the Institute of Archaeology, UCL) to catalogue and research our … Continued
On 1st May this year, the Brighton Morris Men interrupted their May Day celebrations to come to Brighton Museum & Art Gallery and view one of our ‘Sussex Loops’. A Sussex Loop is a finely crafted bracelet or armlet made … Continued
The rapier blade and handle are part of a Bronze Age hoard discovered a short distance inland from Black Rock, East Brighton, in late 1913 or early 1914. The hoard was found in chalk rubble, probably during the excavation of … Continued
As a volunteer at the Royal Pavilion & Brighton Museums, I have been fortunate enough to participate in the review of its archaeological collections, which has been taking place over the past eighteen months. The collections themselves derive from the … Continued
Handling Objects These axe heads show how axe technology evolved during the Bronze Age. There is limited information about where these were discovered and how the museum acquired them. They were once part of a loan scheme for schools and an … Continued
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