Discovered three miles from Stonehenge, his tomb contained the richest range of objects ever found from this period. Around a hundred objects were found, including the complete skeleton of a man, three copper knives, two small braids of gold hair, two wrist guards to protect his wrists from the bowstring, 16 arrowheads. flint arrows and five pots.
Today, 20 years later, we join those who searched the tomb until the early hours to remember the events. The years of research and development that followed allowed us to continue to learn and discover more about the life of a man at the center of Early Bronze Age society.
'The Amesbury Archer: 20 Years Later' will uncover fascinating new evidence with interviews with early excavators and an important discussion of what new DNA technologies have been able to tell us in the years since .
Anatomist and archeology specialist Professor Alice Roberts joins us with a voiceover exploring how our interpretations of the Amesbury Archer have changed over the past 20 years. His recent book, “Ancestors,” featured a discussion of how the analysis of ancient DNA changes our understanding of what this important burial indicates about the Archer and his society. Alice will also give a lecture on Saturday July 23 followed by a signing session of her book "Buried", the sequel to "Ancestors".
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