Digging for Erlestoke

Digging for Erlestoke is a community dig with a difference.
Men from HMP Erlestoke, a category C prison, have been taking part in a full scale archaeological excavation with experts from Wessex Archaeology.
Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the 'Digging for Erlestoke’ project has been designed to give the men taking part, and wider prison community, access to archaeology.
Since 2023, men from HMP Erlestoke have been participating in all the different phases of a professional archaeological dig, from the initial research into site history and learning how to do risk assessments, through to excavation, finds procession, illustration and interpretation.
The men have also contributed significantly to the final written report, which will be completed soon, and their discoveries will be a valuable addition to the archaeological record of Wiltshire.
Read more about Digging for Erlestoke here:
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[@MinionTheFirst2024]

love it!!

[@ABUELRESHArchaeologist]

I am a novice archaeologist. I hope to find a suitable opportunity or scholarships that will qualify me to achieve what I want

[@spalmer4609]

Wonderful project!

[@549RR]

Wonderful initiative akin to Operation Nightingale for the Armed Forces. Archaeology can be so healing.

[@ElizabethWood-dn9em]

What a wonderful program. I found especially poignant the comment that he wouldn't have gone to prison if he'd found archeology when he was younger. Well done, Wessex Archaeology!

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thank you!

[@Which-Craft]

This is awesome, and it's good to see Phil, as well!

[@Which-Craft]

The poem near the end is beautiful and makes my heart sing. Thank you, for that inspiration!