SALISBURY Museum is holding a range of events this month, starting with a lecture by James Dilley entitled The Life and Death of the Flint Axe on Wednesday, April 15 at 7.30pm.

The polished stone axe in British archaeology holds a very strong position in its understanding as a functioning tool and social marker. Testing different British axe materials and comparing them experimentally has never been done – until now. Discover the surprising findings with James Dilley, a craftsman and re-enactor who specialises in prehistoric technologies.

Booking is advised, cost £4 members, £5 non-members.

A lecture by Professor Sam Smiles entitled Stonehenge and the Romantic Imagination is a fundraising event being held on Thursday, April 23 at 6.30pm.

Professor Smiles has published widely on Turner and recently curated ‘Late Turner: Painting Set Free’ at Tate Britain. In this talk, he will look at Turner’s exploration of the landscape of Wiltshire, including Stonehenge, a monument that presented special challenges for landscape painters. The talk will be preceded by the opportunity to view Turner’s watercolour of Stonehenge in the Wessex Gallery.

Booking is advised, cost £6 members, £8 non-members.

There's an Under Five’s Friday this Friday entitled The Tudors are coming! from 10am-11.30am, suitable for two to five-year-olds. Babies are welcome.

Discover the amazing world of the Tudors in Salisbury. Build your own Tudor House or create your own Tudor knights on horseback.

No booking required, normal admission charges apply.

A workshop on how to make a flint axe is being held from 10am to 1pm on Saturday, April 25, where you can learn the art of making a Neolithic axe from flint knapper James Dilley, then have go yourself, using authentic materials, tools and techniques and make your own replica to take home.

Booking is advised, cost £6 members, £8 non-members.

A course on Villages, Towns and Cities: the development of settlements in south Wiltshire will be held on Wednesdays 29 April to 17 June, 10.15am.

Tutors Hadrian Cook, Adrian Green, Steve Hannath, Bill Moffat and David Richards will investigate the evolution of settlements and settlement patterns through time in South Wiltshire. This course comprises eight study days, through which the evolution of human settlement can be scrutinised through lectures, walks, practical sessions and field visits.

Cost £60 members, £70 non-members, or £10 for individual days.

For full details go to salisburymuseum.org.uk