Topsham Museum: Stonehenge – New Research

New sites, new discoveries, new ideas: the last 10 years of research in the Stonehenge landscape

By Dr Susan Greaney

Thursday 16 April 11:00 at Matthews Hall
Entrance £6 payable at the door. Doors open at 10:30

Since the earliest days of antiquarian study, Stonehenge has been a focus for speculation, research, excavation, and the testing of new methods. This has led to endless new discoveries about the monument itself, and the surrounding landscape, where there is a great concentration of other monuments. This talk will bring you up to date by focusing on the latest research – one discovery for each of the last ten years. We’ll look at new findings relating to the origin of the stones, discoveries of settlements and monuments in the area, revelations about the people buried at Stonehenge and information from recent historical research.

Dr Susan Greaney is an archaeologist who specialises in the study of British prehistory, particularly monuments of the Neolithic and Bronze Age, with an interest in social inequality, landscapes and power. She is a lecturer at University of Exeter, where she teaches and researches on these topics, as well as heritage management and interpretation. Susan completed her PhD on Neolithic monument complexes in 2022, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Previously, Susan worked for English Heritage where, as Senior Properties Historian, she was responsible for researching and writing about archaeological sites to inform their presentation and management. Projects have included being lead curator for the Stonehenge visitor centre, a major exhibition and interpretation project at Tintagel Castle, and writing the guidebook and site interpretation at Chysauster Ancient Village, Cornwall.