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People and Stone

Archaeologist and artist Rose Ferraby explores the connections between people and stone in Dorset, from letter-cutting to fossil-gathering via a quarry and an underground tunnel.

Archaeologist and artist Rose Ferraby explores the connections between people and stone on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, where as a child she used to watch adders basking in the old quarries and hunt for crickets on the limestone cliffs. There鈥檚 a waymaker on the coastal path; a swirling ammonite fossil emerges alongside deep cut letters and chisel marks. 鈥淔or me this sums up what stone is鈥 says Rose, 鈥渁 meeting place of people and earth.鈥 Over the years, Rose has become increasingly interested in the links and stories which connect people and stone, and in this programme she returns to Dorset to meet a geologist, a fossil collector and a father and son whose quarry has been in the family since the 17th century. She also follows a trail of dinosaur footprints and braves an underground tunnel as she explores the relationships between people and stone.

Produced by Sarah Blunt for 成人快手 Audio in Bristol.

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24 minutes

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Sat 14 Aug 2021 06:07

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  • Thu 12 Aug 2021 15:00
  • Sat 14 Aug 2021 06:07

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