Save the Date! The finds from Malmesbury’s Big Athelstan Dig have been cleaned and the brilliant team at Cotswold Archaeology are busy assessing them. They’ll all be back on display in Malmesbury Town Hall in a special Athelstan 1100 event on the weekend of

Anglo-Saxon Malmesbury proved a great hit and a wonderful conclusion to our month of Athelstan 1100 events this summer. Regia Anglorum created an immersive and memorable Anglo-Saxon village for a weekend on the town's beautiful St Aldhelm's Mead, which was visited by hundreds of engaged visitors and, of course, there was a demonstration of shield walls clashing each afternoon.

This Saturday the 20th and Sunday 21st of July around 200 re-enactors from Regia Anglorum will be living in an Anglo-Saxon village in Malmesbury's beautiful St Aldhelm's Mead. Come and visit between 10:00am and 4:30pm for hands on experiences, demonstrations of Anglo-Saxon life and, at around 3:00pm each day, witness a battle re-enactment! Anglo-Saxon Malmesbury is free to attend.

The first two editions of 'The Malmesbury Times' are out now. All the news from 924 to 939.

Pick up your free copies at The Anglo-Saxon Style Market in Malmesbury this Saturday from 10:00am to 4:00pm, Athelstan's Big Picnic this Sunday from 12:00 to 4:00pm and

Over 150 first time archaeologists and hundreds of visitors experienced archaeology in practice as part of Malmesbury's Big Athelstan Dig. Thirteen test pits were dug at sites all over Malmesbury under the guidance of professional archaeologists from Cotswold Archaeology while visitors could see the digs progressing and the finds being brought back to the Finds Centre in the Town Hall.

At the same time an important announcement was made about recent finds during development work in the centre of Malmesbury. This revealed an unexpected graveyard with dating and finds which Malmesbury based historian and author Tony McAleavy described as 'literally transforming our understanding of the birth of Malmesbury Abbey in the seventh and eight centuries. The BBC report is

DETAILS of 13 sites where archaeological digs will take place this coming weekend in Malmesbury have been revealed as Malmesbury’s Big Athelstan Dig begins. Three other sites of archaeological  interest will also be open to visit.

Archaeologists from Cotswold Archaeology will be in Malmesbury preparing the various test pit sites for excavation on Thursday and Friday this week with support of students from Malmesbury School who will be learning about the skills and discipline of a dig, the finding, preservation and recording of finds. 

Each site will be open to the public from 10.30am to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday (July  6 & 7).

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