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The Hokerstone at the Museum
The 1.6 m tall Hokerstone stands on the lawn at the front of the museum, and many are intrigued as to its origin. Research by Barry Lane, a former Honorary Curator, reveals its discovery, move to the museum, and various theories as to its historical background.
Read the account of the Hokerstone here:

Roman Coin Hoard
Joseph White
The museum has kindly been given a hoard of third century Roman coins discovered near Westbury-sub-Mendip.
The finds were initially examined by experts at the British Museum before being recorded in more detail at the museum. All have been identified as bronze radiates, also known as antoniniani, which was the major denomination of the later Roman Empire. Interestingly, all the identifiable coins date from a relatively short time period, between c.250 and 274 AD.
The hoard comprises a mix of ‘official’ radiates and ‘unofficial’ ancient forgeries (known as barbarous radiates). The hoard was found alongside fragments of greyware pottery and a basal sherd. The sherds are potentially remnants of the coin container, but this is unclear as fragments from more than one pot are present. Three heavily corroded nails accompanied the find which, although ancient, are probably stray material to the coins.
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Neolithic to Bronze Age

Stalagmite's Lead Mining Record
A record of lead smelting on the Mendip Hills as documented by a cave stalagmite: a stalagmite which records 5,000 years of history has lead concentrations that correlate in time with the main periods of mining activity on the Mendip Hills.
Find out more about this work on a Mendip cave stalagmite here:

Historic Document Discovery
Research in the museum's library has uncovered a treasure trove of documents dating back over 200 hundred years. The documents record the award of the command of the HMS Jane to John Knight, and the second a grant of land by the last King of France, Louis Philipe.
Read about A World Away From Wells here: