Online talk: Secret Britain - Unearthing Our Mysterious Past with Mary-Ann Ochota
Thursday 19th November 7-8pm
£6 - online talk ticket only
£20 (+£6 P+P) - online talk ticket and a signed book delivered to a UK address
online via zoom
Join author and broadcaster Mary-Ann Ochota for an online talk raising funds for Butser Ancient Farm. Explore the strange items and intriguing history of ancient Britain as Mary-Ann launches her new book: Secret Britain - Unearthing Our Mysterious Past.
All proceeds from this fundraising online talk will go to support the work of Butser Ancient Farm and we are very grateful to Mary-Ann for her ongoing support of the farm.
Choose to attend just the talk for £6 or choose the book and talk option for £20 (plus £6 P+P) and get a personalised signed copy of Mary-Ann's new book sent directly to you (UK addresses only).
The talk will be delivered live online over zoom. Please make sure you have downloaded and installed the free zoom programme in advance to be able to join us. A joining link and further instructions will be sent out in advance of the event.
Find out more about the new book and what you can expect from this online talk below:
From Ice Age skull cups to prehistoric fortune-telling spoons, and from world-famous sites like Stonehenge and Glastonbury, to hidden gems only the experts know about, Secret Britain reveals just how mysterious and fascinating the past can be. Packed with full-colour images and accessible descriptions of sites and finds from across the nation, this is a book for both armchair experts and outdoor adventurers.
With characteristic enthusiasm and an eye for curious detail, Mary-Ann reveals the way these ancient sites and objects still resonate today. With stunning photography of every place and artefact described, Secret Britain takes us deep into the lives and landscapes of ancient people. It reveals startling connections to the present, and celebrates our enduring relationship with the past.
This expertly-guided tour ranges from the far Northern Isles to the Cornish coast, and from famous treasures like the Sutton Hoo helmet, to little-known curiosities like Viking-inscribed spinning weights, prehistoric wooden goddesses and the compelling evidence for ancient British mummification.
“Every step you take in Britain treads on the past. Under our feet are temples, trinkets, tools and sacred treasures. Unearthing these mysteries and telling their stories can reveal all sorts of things about people from the past – what they believed, what they feared, what they thought about themselves and their world. It’s a world that’s sometimes strange and mysterious, at other times, as familiar as home. In this book I invite you back into that past and into the secret lives of ancient people – to wonder, laugh, gasp and think...” - Mary- Ann Ochota
Broadcaster and author Mary-Ann Ochota is a familiar face on TV archaeology programmes, including the cult show Time Team, History Channel’s Ancient Impossible, BBC2’s Britain Afloat and currently, the Smithsonian Channel hit Mystic Britain, in which she explores strange chapters of British history with co-presenter Clive Anderson.