Rhagor is the web-site for our national collections and the stories behind them. A rich selection of articles (
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- 22 January 2010A rare Stone Age skull discovered in a burial mound in Powys has given scientists the opportunity to reconstruct the face of a 6,000-year-old man, revealing that he was no hulking cave man but in fact very similar looking to modern man.
- 6 January 2010Amgueddfa Cymru boasts a magnificent collection of English pottery, the beginnings of which go back to the founding of the Museum. Generations of benefactors have ensured that the collection continues to thrive.
- 18 December 2009
A selection of photographs from the Tom Mathias Collection illustrating daily life in west Wales at the turn of the 20th century. Now updated to include over 100 images from the collection.
- 7 December 2009One of the activities of the Geology Department at Amgueddfa Cymru is to document all the minerals known in Wales. Minerals can be identified visually, but for a more definitive confirmation a process known as X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) is used.
- A great shell collector's work is finally brought together 9 November 2009
- Miners' Strike 84-85 28 October 2009
- Sir William Reardon Smith, 1856-1935. 15 October 2009
- Welsh miners digging for victory on the Western Front 1 October 2009
- Triangle 28 September 2009
- Remembering the white ox of Nannau 15 September 2009
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Natural History
Learn amazing things about the landscape and natural history of Wales.
The Museum at Work
Come and take a look at some of the stories our collections tell.
Your History
A variety of images and recollections from all around Wales, by the people of Wales.
