Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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The Upton Lovell Shaman has been on display in Wiltshire Museum for some time. But only recently have we turned our understanding of its place, completely on its head. We are now in an era of discovery, this is one of many long held assumptiuons that we need to question.
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1. We are not historians or Academics. We enjoy researching and learning, and with that we enjoy sharing our journeys with you. That said, sources for information often listed below with credits.
2. Corrections. Whilst we make every attempt to not include any errors, research, and piecing stories together from dozens of sources sometimes leads to one or two. I will note here if any are found:
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Credit and thanks for assets
Long UK Maps: mapswire.com/maps/united-kingdom
Filter: Snowman Digital and Beachfront
B-Roll Maps: Google Maps and Google Earth Studio
Maps: National Library of Scotland Maps:
OS Maps. Media License.
Stock Footage: Storyblocks
Music: Storyblocks, epidemicsound and artlist
Old Map: NLS - nls.uk
Sources:
wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/news-articles/startling-new-dna-evidence-shows-goldworker-from-the-time-of-stonehenge-was-female
theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/14/ancient-dna-analysis-reveals-upton-lovell-shaman-was-woman-wiltshire
cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/metalworker-or-shaman-early-bronze-age-upton-lovell-g2a-burial/D260D3043A5A762D084D0F3DC0534714
cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/materials-in-movement-gold-and-stone-in-process-in-the-upton-lovell-g2a-burial/3BBA3D012898FA68D9F35EA27478BE03
nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08409-6
wessexarch.co.uk/our-work/amesbury-archer-and-boscombe-bowmen
nature.com/articles/nature25738
observer.co.uk/news/national/article/meet-the-bluestones-an-ancient-stonehenge-family-revealed-by-very-modern-science
Image credit:
Amesbury Archer: Salisbury Museum
All stated where applicable in the Video.
Chapters:
To Follow
Go Subscibe to @WiltshireMuseumDevizes Lots of new and exciting things to come.
The Upton Lovell Shaman has been on display in Wiltshire Museum for some time. But only recently have we turned our understanding of its place, completely on its head. We are now in an era of discovery, this is one of many long held assumptiuons that we need to question.
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCJV1EC8Mf87PpQYo9eUfd3Q/join OR Patreon: patreon.com/PaulWhitewick
Videos To Watch Next:
The Roman Road Myth that Fools EVERYONE: youtu.be/rdp2oV-IYdU
Stonehnege just got a lot stranger: youtu.be/Du2vB480sf0?si=cgI0Vxlx0Y5ky897
Usual notices:
1. We are not historians or Academics. We enjoy researching and learning, and with that we enjoy sharing our journeys with you. That said, sources for information often listed below with credits.
2. Corrections. Whilst we make every attempt to not include any errors, research, and piecing stories together from dozens of sources sometimes leads to one or two. I will note here if any are found:
Errors and Notes:
1.
Credit and thanks for assets
Long UK Maps: mapswire.com/maps/united-kingdom
Filter: Snowman Digital and Beachfront
B-Roll Maps: Google Maps and Google Earth Studio
Maps: National Library of Scotland Maps:
OS Maps. Media License.
Stock Footage: Storyblocks
Music: Storyblocks, epidemicsound and artlist
Old Map: NLS - nls.uk
Sources:
wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/news-articles/startling-new-dna-evidence-shows-goldworker-from-the-time-of-stonehenge-was-female
theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/14/ancient-dna-analysis-reveals-upton-lovell-shaman-was-woman-wiltshire
cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/metalworker-or-shaman-early-bronze-age-upton-lovell-g2a-burial/D260D3043A5A762D084D0F3DC0534714
cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/materials-in-movement-gold-and-stone-in-process-in-the-upton-lovell-g2a-burial/3BBA3D012898FA68D9F35EA27478BE03
nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08409-6
wessexarch.co.uk/our-work/amesbury-archer-and-boscombe-bowmen
nature.com/articles/nature25738
observer.co.uk/news/national/article/meet-the-bluestones-an-ancient-stonehenge-family-revealed-by-very-modern-science
Image credit:
Amesbury Archer: Salisbury Museum
All stated where applicable in the Video.
Chapters:
To Follow
