Exploring 1000 Years of Anarchy in the South West of England
The South West Anarchy Research Project (SWARP) is generously supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the School of Arts at the University of Bristol. The National Lottery Heritage fund connects communities and people with their local and wider heritage, culture and history.
SWARP aims to explore the heritage and aftermath of direct action, evidenced across a thousand-year span. The project focusses on four case studies that are linked with anarchy, direct action, social division and resistance in the South West. From The Anarchy period (1125AD-1153AD) site at Hartygrove, Alveston, the Bristol Castle, the Royal Fort in Bristol and the street art landscapes of Stokes Croft, SWARP is headed by Dr Stuart Prior at the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology at the University of Bristol and it is delivered in collaboration with Bristol Museum and Art Gallery and Thornbury Museum.
For Project updates visit also our Blog at Bristol Archaeology News
