LAST CHANCE TO SEE!!
A display of original illustrations and working drawings from the book
Salisbury Museum, The Kings House, 65 The Close, Salisbury SP1 2EN
Craftspeople who advised on the book have contributed reproductions of the Archer’s kit.
Arrow made by Hilary Greenland (Sylvan Archery). Deerskin quiver made by Steve Ward (Primitive Archer of East Anglia).
Hilary is a specialist in traditional archery and a skilled maker of bows and arrows. She advised on archery in the book and even let Jane shoot some arrows with a longbow!
Neil Burridge is contributing replicas of the Amesbury Archer’s copper daggers. He is a prehistoric metalwork specialist and advised Jane on matters metallic. He might have provided inspiration for the band of copper smiths…

Working drawing: wild boar, Jane Brayne
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