Archaeology Group Lecture: Operation Nightingale Barrow Clump Excavations

Thursday 14 November, 7:30 pm

Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion, Blandford Forum, DT11 7DN

An archaeological digOperation Nightingale, established in 2011, is a  military initiative aimed at using archaeology as an aid to the recovery of wounded and injured service personnel. In our November lecture talk, Phil Andrews (Wessex Archaeology) will talk about one of their early excavations, which is one of the largest and best-known projects of Operation Nightingale, focussed on Bronze Age barrows and an Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Barrow Clump on Salisbury Plain.

Please note the change of venue for this season’s talks.

Tea and coffee are available to buy before the lecture.

Admission to the talks is free for museum members (donations welcome),
£3 for non-members.

Please see the Museum Events Calendar for the dates and details of all this year’s talks, and the Archaeology Group page for more information about our activities.