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Finds of the Month – August 2021

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This months Finds of the Month isn’t focusing so much on individual finds as it is one particular find type founds in the Parish of Speen. The First and Second Battles of Newbury during the English Civil war were key turning points for both sides. The second battle stretched right from the Parliamentarian camp west …more

Museum Musings – August 2021

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A new exhibition has opened recently in West Berkshire Museum celebrating togetherness. https://westberksvillagers.com/event/exhibition-together/ What does ‘being together’ mean? The exhibition explores the courtship and matrimonial traditions of a small group of people living in West Berkshire, who are from diverse cultural backgrounds. One of the most common finds, but still relatively uncommon, possibly celebrating  togetherness …more

Finds of the Month – July 2021

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Another full month back with fewer restrictions on meeting finders has meant more finds being recorded, but just three this week and all Roman! First up is a copper-alloy Roman harness pendant. The pendant is of Bishop Type 1L. The top of the pendant has a complete, solid integral loop. These 1st century harness pendants aren’t …more

Museum Musings – July 2021

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At West Berkshire Museum we have a whole display dedicated to detected and chance finds. Mostly this is made up of hoards. However, we also have on display finds acquired by, and donated or loaned to the museum. Here are just a few of those finds on the PAS database. The first is a gilded …more