Archaeology

The archaeology collection consists of material from sites within Northampton and the surrounding county.

These include Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in the Nene Valley; the Iron Age hillfort at Hunsbury; a Roman settlement at Duston; Anglo-Saxon settlement, cemeteries and medieval town with religious organisations and a significant royal castle. The collection features objects from the site of a battle during the Wars of the Roses and the key battle site at Naseby which decided the English Civil War. The material dates from 15,000 BCE to 1940 CE.

The collection is currently closed to all new archaeological fieldwork. The Northamptonshire Archaeological Resources Centre, at the Chester House Estate, will be the repository for archives from all new fieldwork in the county. The NMAG collection is open to donations of individual objects. Our collecting is governed by a policy, which helps to ensure that the collection is relevant to visitors.