The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural 
History Society 
The Society was founded in 1853. Its activities include 
the promotion of the study of archaeology (including 
industrial archaeology), history, natural history and 
architecture within the county; the issue of a Magazine, 
and other publications, and the maintenance of a Museum, 
Library, and Art Gallery. There is a programme of lectures 
and excursions to places of archaeological, historical and 
scientific interest. 
The Society’s Museum contains important collections 
relating to the history of man in Wiltshire from earliest 
times to the present day, as well as the geology and natural 
history of the county. It is particularly well known for its 
prehistoric collections. The Library houses a 
comprehensive collection of books, articles, pictures, 
prints, drawings and photographs relating to Wiltshire. 
The Society welcomes the gift of local objects, printed 
material, paintings and photographs to add to the 
collections. 
The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History 
Magazine is the annual journal of the Society and is issued 
free to its members. For information about the availability 
of back numbers and other publications of the Society, 
enquiry should be made to the Curator. 
Publication by the Wiltshire Archaeological and 
Natural History Society does not imply that the Society 
endorses the views expressed; the factual content and the 
opinions presented herein remain the responsibility of the 
authors. 
Notes for Contributors 
Contributions for the Magazine should be on subjects 
related to the archaeology, history or natural history of 
Wiltshire. While there is no fixed length, papers should 
ideally be under 7,000 words, though longer papers will 
be considered if of sufficient importance. Shorter, note 
length, contributions are also welcome. All contributions 
should be typed/ word processed, with text on one side of 
a page only, with good margins and double spacing. 
Language should be clear and comprehensible. 
Contributions of article length should be accompanied by 
a summary of about 100 words. Please submit two copies 
of the text (with computer disk if possible) and clear 
photocopies of any illustrations to the editors at the 
Museum, 41 Long Street, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1NS. 
A further copy should be retained by the author. The 
editors will be pleased to advise and discuss with intending 
contributors at any stage during the preparation of their 
work. When submitting text or graphics on disk, Word or 
Rich Text Format files are preferred for text, jpeg or tiff 
format for graphics. Contributors are encouraged to seek 
funding from grant-making bodies towards the Society’s 
publication costs wherever possible. 
Referencing: The Harvard System of referencing (author, 
date and page, in parentheses within the text) is preferred: 
e.g. ‘... one sheep and one dog lay close together (Clay 1925, 
69)’. References in footnotes should be avoided if at all 
possible. Only give references which are directly 
applicable, repeating as little as possible. All references 
cited in the paper should be listed in the bibliography using 
the following style, with the journal name spelled in full, 
and the place and publisher of books/ monographs given : 
For a paper: 
PITTS, M. W.and WHITTLE, A. 1992. The development 
and date of Avebury. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 
58, 203-12 
(Note that in citations Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural 
History Magazine is abbreviated to WANHM) 
For a book or monograph: 
SMITH, LE, 1965, Windmill Hill and Avebury: Excavations 
by Alexander Keiller, 1925-39. Oxford: Clarendon Press 
For a paper in a book or monograph: 
FITZPATRICK, A., 1984, ‘The deposition of La Téne 
metalwork in watery contexts in Southern England’, 
in B. Cunliffe and D. Miles (eds), Aspects of the Iron 
Age in Central Southern Britain, 178-90. Oxford: 
University Committee for Archaeology 
Endnotes can be used for specific information that cannot 
otherwise be comfortably incorporated in the main body 
of the text. 
Illustrations need to be clear and easily reproducible, the 
format and proportions following that of the Magazine. If 
possible, all original artwork should not exceed A3 before 
reduction. If not supplied as computer graphic files, 
drawings should be produced on drafting film or high 
quality white paper using black ink. Detail and lettering 
should not be so small that it will become lost in reduction. 
Mechanical lettering (dry transfer or computer generated) 
is preferred over hand lettering. Photographs should be 
supplied as good quality black and white prints, and 
transparencies and colour prints avoided wherever 
possible. Original illustrations and photographs should 
only be sent once a contribution has been accepted. 
Offprints: Ten offprints of each article will be given free 
(to be shared between joint authors). Offprints are not 
given for notes and shorter contributions. 
