Cotswold Archaeology’s Mick Aston Annual Lecture 2025: Stonehenge: Old Rocks, New Theories
Stonehenge, arguably the most famous stone circle in the world, will be the subject of Cotswold Archaeology’s Annual Mick Aston Lecture. This year’s lecture by Dr Julian Richards takes place at the Corinium Museum on Wednesday May 21st at 7pm. It will also be streamed for free online.
Starting with an examination of its unique structure, Julian will explore the big questions including: how was it built, who built it and, perhaps the most intriguing, why? While exploring past ideas, Julian will draw on recent discoveries and the results of new scientific analysis to offer our current understanding of this enigmatic monument to the beliefs and ingenuity of our ancient ancestors.
Cotswold Archaeology holds its Mick Aston Annual Lecture in memory of former Trustee Mick Aston and his lifelong contribution to archaeology. Each year, the lecture celebrates recent discoveries in the field of archaeology for attendees both in the Cotswolds and digitally from all over the world: this lecture is available both in person at the Corinium Museum and online as one of Cotswold Archaeology’s webinar series.
Tickets to the lecture at the Corinium Museum are available from the Corinium Museum website: www.coriniummuseum.org
Cotswold Archaeology’s Mick Aston Annual Lecture 2025 - Corinium Museum
Free streaming tickets are available from:
https://www.tinyurl.com/stonehengearchaeology
Dr Julian Richards FSA is a UK-based archaeologist, author and broadcaster on both BBC TV and radio. He has been involved in studying Stonehenge and its surrounding landscape for more than 40 years and is the author of a number of publications, including the current English Heritage guidebook to the monument. He is currently filming a documentary series exploring the whole history of Stonehenge.
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Freedom Leisure runs the Corinium Museum facility on behalf of Cotswold District Council.
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About Corinium Museum
Corinium Museum is located at the heart of Cirencester, the ‘Capital of the Cotswolds’. The principal collection consists of the highly significant finds from the Roman town of Corinium. However, the museum today is much more than that, taking you on a journey through time and charting the development of the Cotswolds from its prehistoric landscape to the modern-day.
About Freedom Leisure
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About Cotswold Archaeology
Cotswold Archaeology is a limited company and a registered educational charity that advances public education of archaeology and furthers an appreciation of the cultural heritage and historic environment in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world. Dissemination of the results of our work is our primary educational activity and is of cardinal importance to us.
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