a b Simpson, Craig (12 May 2021). "Rebel baron undressed the Cerne Abbas giant to get a rise out of Oliver Cromwell". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021 . Retrieved 21 May 2021. The archaeology on the hillside was surprisingly deep – people have been re-chalking the giant over a long period of time,” noted National Trust senior archaeologist Martin Papworth. Bill Kiely, President of Windowseat Pictures says: “Windowseat’s strategy to discover first time authors paid off with CJ Tudor’s The Chalk Man. Though The Chalk Man is set in the UK, it is totally relatable to a reader here in the states. We are over the moon to be collaborating with BBC Studios on this series.” And when it comes to the chalk, these new maps matter in a way they didn’t in 1912, because since then, the population of the south-east has increased by roughly a third. In particular, this jump has put pressure on the region’s transport systems – often created by tunnelling though chalk to form such projects as HS2, the Gravesend tunnel and Crossrail – and the region’s water resources, much of them stored in the chalk aquifer.

Cultural and Historical Significance: Chalk has cultural and historical significance in various regions, often associated with traditional crafts, artwork, and historical writing instruments.It appears that the Cerne Abbas Giant dates from the late seventeenth century AD and was made to serve some kind of political propaganda. The figure was probably commissioned sometime in the 1680s by the future Lord Shaftesbury, a supporter of the Protestant William of Orange, and an opponent of James II, who was a Catholic. The figure was designed to promote an image of William III (William of Orange) as a heroic figure akin to Hercules. The location of the giant on a hillside was probably also highly symbolic. Brian Edwards, a historian, told the Daily Mail that the giant indicates William of Orange “chose ‘to put duty first and [chose] the virtuous uphill path.’’ The earliest known written reference to the Cerne Giant appears in a 1694 warden's account from St. Mary's Church in Cerne Abbas, recording the cost of three shillings to repair "ye Giant." There are also references to the figure in a 1734 letter by the then-Bishop of Bristol and a 1738 letter by antiquarian Francis Wise. The first survey to mention the giant was published in 1763 and included measurements and a drawing. After that, mention of the giant becomes far more common in the historical record. Chalk can be classified historically based on its various uses throughout time, such as classroom chalk, artist’s chalk, or geological chalk used for scientific research. a b William Stukeley, Minute Book of the Society of Antiquaries, Vol. IX, p. 233. Thursday 15 March 1764. Reproduced in Hy. Colley March M.D. F.S.A., "The Giant and the Maypole of Cerne", Proceedings, Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, Vol.22, 1901', p. 116. Sign up to Our Human Story, a free monthly newsletter on the revolution in archaeology and human evolution

The team looked for grains of quartz in the chalk and in the soil next to the trenches. A method called optically stimulated luminescence dating could then be used to determine when the quartz was last exposed to sunlight. a b c d e f g Koch, John T. (2006). Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp.395–96. ISBN 1851094407. Chalk deposits can be found on every continent, although they are more prevalent in certain regions, especially in areas with a history of marine sedimentation. The goal of Ancient Origins is to highlight recent archaeological discoveries, peer-reviewed academic research and evidence, as well as offering alternative viewpoints and explanations of science, archaeology, mythology, religion and history around the globe. A 1617 land survey of Cerne Abbas makes no mention of the giant, suggesting that it may not have been there at the time or was perhaps overgrown. [32] The first published survey appeared in the September 1763 issue of Royal Magazine, reprinted in the October 1763 issue of St James Chronicle, and also in the August 1764 edition of Gentleman's Magazine together with the first drawing that included measurements. [37]

Minor Impurities: Chalk may contain minor impurities, such as clay minerals, silica, and organic matter, but these are typically present in small quantities compared to the dominant calcite content. BBC Studios Production in association with Nice Media Studios and Windowseat have secured the rights to develop the best-selling novel The Chalk Man written by CJ Tudor. Mike Allen, a geoarchaeologist at Allen Environmental Archaeology in Codford, U.K., who led the year-long study on the hillside carving, said the results were “not what was expected.” Michael A., Hodges MA., Helis, the Cerne Giant, and his links with Christchurch, Christchurch, c. 1998, 15pp. OCLC 41548081 In 2016, Eddie is nursing a drinking problem and trying to forget his past, until one day he gets a letter containing a chalk man—the same one he and his friends saw when they found the body. Soon he learns that all his old friends received the same note. When one of them is killed, Eddie realizes that saving himself means figuring out what happened all those years ago. But digging into the past proves more dangerous than he could have known. Because in this town, everyone has secrets, no one is innocent, and some will do anything to bury the truth.

Nice Media’s other projects include Nat Geo’s Genius: Aretha, starring Cynthia Erivo as Aretha Franklin, while it is also working with MGM Television to developTC Boyle’s immigration novel The Tortilla Curtain with Will Schefer and Mark Olsen creating and showrunning. a b Grinsell, Leslie (1980). "The Cerne Abbas Giant: 1764–1980". Antiquity. 54 (210): 29–33. doi: 10.1017/S0003598X00042824. S2CID 163711386. Darvill, T., Barker, K., Bender, B., and Hutton, R., The Cerne Giant: An Antiquity on Trial, 1999, Oxbow. ISBN 978-1900188944. [3] Allen noted that a Benedictine monastery was founded in Cerne Abbas in the late 10th century. He suspected that the naked giant might have been in response to that. Cultural and Traditional Practices: In some cultures, chalk is used for traditional practices, rituals, or ceremonies.The giant has also been depicted in multiple video games, including Pokémon Sword and Shield. [112] Hutchins (1742), quoted in Dr Wake Smart, "The Cerne Giant", Journal of the British Archaeological Association, Volume: 28, 1872, p. 65

If you can’t get enough of psychological thrillers with sharp twists and turns, you need to read The Chalk Man” — Hello Giggles An assured debut that alternates between 1986 and 2016 with unpredictable twists. The Chalk Manfits well with other stories about troubled childhoods such as Stephen King’s novella Stand by Me. . . . Tudor never misses a beat in showing each character as both a child and an adult while also exploring the foreboding environs of a small town.” —Associated Press

For me, there was absolutely zero connection to any of the characters. The Chalk Man alternates between 1986, when Eddie and his friends leave coded messages in chalk for one another until a gruesome crime twists the symbols for a sinister purpose, and the present, in which Eddie and his friends start to receive little chalk man drawings once again.