Whitehorse Hill: A Prehistoric Dartmoor Discovery
The Box, Plymouth

When: 12 September 2014 to 13 December 2014
Where: Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AJ
Time: 10am - 5pm
Cost: Free Admission
Suitable for: Any age

Tuesday to Friday 10am to 5.30pm
Saturday 10am to 5pm

This is a partnership exhibition with the Dartmoor National Park Authority

This autumn come and see a fascinating exhibition which, for the first time, will see the amazing finds from Whitehorse Hill on public display.

The finds are around 4,000 years old and were discovered within a stone chest burial (a cist) at Whitehorse Hill, a remote spot on Dartmoor.

This is the most outstanding site to have been excavated locally in over 100 years. The items that were discovered in the cist are of national and international importance and provide one of the best glimpses into life in Bronze Age Southern England that academics and scientists have ever had.

As well as evidence of a cremation the finds include beads, worked leather and textiles, an intricate example of a woven container and a woven band decorated with tin studs. Many of the finds are made from organic materials and are in an exceptional state of preservation. Some wooden ear studs (known as labrets) are thought to be the earliest examples of turned wood in Britain and possibly Northern Europe.

'Whitehorse Hill: A Prehistoric Dartmoor Discovery' will feature these amazing finds as well as background information, images and interactive elements. The exhibition will be backed with a series of events including lectures, gallery talks and family-friendly workshops.

The exhibition is supported by a range of other organisations including the Plymouth & District Archaeological Society, the Devon Archaeological Society, Devon County Council, English Heritage, Plymouth College of Art and Helpful Holidays.