Did you know that Baldock has the largest collection of burials, including the Baldock Giant, outside Ancient Egypt? Keith Matthews, North Herts resident archaeologist told us of this and many more interesting facts when he talked to the W.I. on the subject of Peoples of ancient Baldock. In a packed hall we learned of the “scrap metal” burial that turned out to be the grave of a local king and saw many examples of graves throughout the early periods of history, several with their own tragedies, now unknown, attached to them. Baldock has been settled since Mesolithic times and historically is very important. If you would like to know more about digs in Baldock look out for the shortly to be published book on the subject edited by Keith.
Our next meeting is on Thursday 16th March at Rushden when Nigel Jury will talk on bookbinding.
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