Tickets for these performances are £7 per person, and can be booked via the Cromwell Museum or online via the Museum’s website or at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-trial-of-charles-i-tickets-53859491188
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Cambridge Antiquarian Society - AGM & Monthly Talk
'Archaeological Textiles and What we can learn from them' by Margarita Gleba
Monday 1st April 2019 at 6pm (AGM: 5:45pm)
Faculty of Law, West Road, Sidgwick Site, University of Cambridge, CB3 9DZ
There is no charge for visitors or guests at lectures. New members are warmly welcomed.
http://www.camantsoc.org/events.html
Cambridge Archaeology Field Group - Monthly Talk & AGM
'Investigating the Medieval Salterns of Kings Lynn' by Paul Spoerry (OA East)
Wednesday 3rd April 2019 at 7:30pm
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Downing site, Cambridge - Parking is available on site from Tennis Court Road.
All welcome (CAFG invite contributions of £1 from non-members)
http://www.cafg.net/item.aspx?id=440
St Neots Local History Society - Monthly talk
'Sex, Sin and Scandal: the history of the Reynolds Family of Paxton Hall' by Canon Annette Reed
Friday 5th April 2019 at 7:30pm
Eynesbury Junior School, Montagu St, Eynesbury, Saint Neots PE19 2TD
All welcome (Members: Free; Non-members: £3.00)
http://stneotslhs.org.uk/#/2019-programme/4594476047
Fane Road Archaeology Group - Monthly Talk & AGM
'Itter Crescent Roman Villa' by FRAG Team
Monday 8th April 2019 at 7pm
The Parkway Sports & Social Club, Maskew Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2AS
A review of what we know about the Roman villa located between Itter Crescent and Fane Road in Peterborough. This will include an update on what was learnt from the exploratory excavtion in October 2018. The FRAG Annual General Meeting will follow at about 8pm. All are welcome to attend and help shape the development of the group.
All welcome (Members: Free; Non-members: £5).
https://peterborougharchaeology.org/event/itter-crescent-roman-villa-agm/
Fen Edge Archaeology Group - Monthly Talk
'All together now: analysis of human–animal burials in Neolithic Britain' by Leah Damman (University of Cambridge)
Thursday 11th April 2019 at 7:30pm
Tony Cooper Suite, Cottenham Village College, High St, Cottenham, Cambridge CB24 8UA
In this talk Leah Damman will share with you her fascination with just how much bones can tell the story of those they belonged to – how much of the puzzle of the past they can represent. Fragmented, mixed assemblages of human and animal bones are common in archaeological deposits, particularly in prehistoric contexts across Europe and the British Isles. Leah’s research is focused on such mixed burials from Neolithic Britain (4000–2500 BCE), a period where not much more than the skeletal evidence remains. Standard approaches to studying human remains in these contexts yield only limited understanding of the burials; animal bones are usually analysed separately. Leah is studying both the human and animal material by using human osteological and zooarchaeological methods, combined with specialised methods such as cut mark analysis and ZooMS. The aim is to understand more fully what happened to these remains (human and animal) around the time of death, when they were buried and subsequently.
All welcome. Admission: Members £2; Non-members pay £3.
https://feagblog.wordpress.com/events-for-2019/
Histon and Impington Archaeology Group - Monthly Talk
'The Must Farm Pile-Dwelling Settlement – Britain’s Pompeii!' by Mark Knight (CAU)
Monday 29th April 2019 at 7:30pm
Histon Baptist Church, 2 Poplar Rd, Histon, Cambridge CB24 9LN
Open to all. Members free and visitors £3, accompanied children free. Refreshments available.
https://hiarchaeology.wordpress.com/whats-next/hiag-talks-programme-2018-2019/
Wimpole History Festival 2019
20th - 23rd June 2019
Wimpole Estate, Arrington, SG8 0BW
Booking has opened for events taking place during the third annual Wimpole History Festival at the National Trust's Wimpole Estate. Advance booking is required for many of the talks and activities. One of the talks will be on 'Investigations of the Roman Landscape at Wimpole' by the National Trust's archaeologist, Shannon Hogan, reviewing the finds of OA East's excavations at Lamp Hill last year.
http://www.wimpolehistoryfestival.com/
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St Neots Local History Society - Monthly talk
'Genealogy: The lopsided barge' by Robert Parker
Friday 1st March 2019 at 7:30pm
Eynesbury Junior School, Montagu St, Eynesbury, Saint Neots PE19 2TD
'Genealogy: The lopsided barge' by Robert Parker
Friday 1st March 2019 at 7:30pm
Eynesbury Junior School, Montagu St, Eynesbury, Saint Neots PE19 2TD
This is the story of our speaker’s ancestor, Edward Parker, who was born in 1848 in the fenland village of Prickwillow in Cambridgeshire. By 1861 Edward had become a maltster and he eventually emerges as a mariner, sailing from Colchester. But what about the title of this evening’s talk: ‘The Lopsided Barge’? How does this dovetail into the story? Come along to the talk to find out…
All welcome (Members: Free; Non-members: £3.00)
http://stneotslhs.org.uk/#/2019-programme/4594476047
http://stneotslhs.org.uk/#/2019-programme/4594476047
Histon and Impington Archaeology Group - Exhibition
Saturday 2nd March 2019 Drop-in between 10am - 4pm
Histon Baptist Church, 2 Poplar Rd, Histon, Cambridge CB24 9LN
Archaeological activities, display and information with updates on discoveries in 2018 adding to the story of Histon and Impington.
All welcome, no charge.
Cambridge Antiquarian Society - Conference
'Gown, Town and Beyond'
Saturday 2nd March 2019
Faculty of Law, West Road, Sidgwick Site, University of Cambridge, CB3 9DZ
Full programme of speakers available on the CAS website: http://www.camantsoc.org/conf.html
All welcome. £10 for members, £15 for non-members (payable on the door).
Cambridge Antiquarian Society - Monthly Talk
'ldborough (N Yorks): new perspectives on the Roman town of Isurium Brigantum and the Roman North' by Martin Millett
Monday 4th March 2019 at 6pm
Faculty of Law, West Road, Sidgwick Site, University of Cambridge, CB3 9DZ
There is no charge for visitors or guests at lectures. New members are warmly welcomed.
'ldborough (N Yorks): new perspectives on the Roman town of Isurium Brigantum and the Roman North' by Martin Millett
Monday 4th March 2019 at 6pm
Faculty of Law, West Road, Sidgwick Site, University of Cambridge, CB3 9DZ
There is no charge for visitors or guests at lectures. New members are warmly welcomed.
Fane Road Archaeology Group - Monthly Talk
'Prehistoric Settlement in the Welland Valley' by Bob Hatton (University College Peterborough)
Monday 4th March 2019 at 7pm
The Parkway Sports & Social Club, Maskew Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2AS
The Welland valley was a focus for prehistoric settlement, just as was the case in the Nene valley.Archaeologists are piecing together the scant evidence – often drawn from excavations in advance of gravel extraction which then removes all traces. Find out about the most recent research.Andrew Hatton was involved with the 1990s excavation at Stowe Farm near Greatford and has recently completed a review of Bronze Age field systems located along the Welland Valley as part of studying for his MPhil. The aim of the research was to place the site at Stowe Farm, Lincolnshire, in a local and regional context.All welcome (Members: Free; Non-members: £5).
'Prehistoric Settlement in the Welland Valley' by Bob Hatton (University College Peterborough)
Monday 4th March 2019 at 7pm
The Parkway Sports & Social Club, Maskew Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2AS
The Welland valley was a focus for prehistoric settlement, just as was the case in the Nene valley.Archaeologists are piecing together the scant evidence – often drawn from excavations in advance of gravel extraction which then removes all traces. Find out about the most recent research.Andrew Hatton was involved with the 1990s excavation at Stowe Farm near Greatford and has recently completed a review of Bronze Age field systems located along the Welland Valley as part of studying for his MPhil. The aim of the research was to place the site at Stowe Farm, Lincolnshire, in a local and regional context.All welcome (Members: Free; Non-members: £5).
Fen Edge Archaeology Group - Monthly Talk
'The Great Gold Torc: a 'new' middle Bronze Age torc from near Ely' by Neil Wilkin (The British Museum)
Tuesday 5th March 2019 at 7:30pm
Willingham Baptist Church, George St, Willingham, Cambridge CB24 5LJA remarkable Middle Bronze Age twisted gold bar torc, one of the largest found in Britain, was discovered in East Cambridgeshire in 2015. In his talk Neil Wilkin will highlight the skill required to make this spectacular item. He will compare it to other examples from across Britain, Ireland, and France and will then consider where the torc fits into the story of the Bronze Age, with special mention of the way fashions and ways of dressing the body changed over the course of 1,500 years. The talk will then address the big questions we all want to answer: what was the function of such a large and ostentatious torc, and why was it made and deposited, seemingly on purpose at the edge of the fens? Dr Neil Wilkin has been curator of Early Europe in the department of Britain, Europe and Prehistory at the British Museum, since 2012.All welcome. Admission: Members £2; Non-members pay £3.https://feagblog.wordpress.com/events-for-2019/
Tuesday 5th March 2019 at 7:30pm
Willingham Baptist Church, George St, Willingham, Cambridge CB24 5LJA remarkable Middle Bronze Age twisted gold bar torc, one of the largest found in Britain, was discovered in East Cambridgeshire in 2015. In his talk Neil Wilkin will highlight the skill required to make this spectacular item. He will compare it to other examples from across Britain, Ireland, and France and will then consider where the torc fits into the story of the Bronze Age, with special mention of the way fashions and ways of dressing the body changed over the course of 1,500 years. The talk will then address the big questions we all want to answer: what was the function of such a large and ostentatious torc, and why was it made and deposited, seemingly on purpose at the edge of the fens? Dr Neil Wilkin has been curator of Early Europe in the department of Britain, Europe and Prehistory at the British Museum, since 2012.All welcome. Admission: Members £2; Non-members pay £3.https://feagblog.wordpress.com/events-for-2019/
Cambridge Archaeology Field Group - Monthly Talk
'Archaeolink's work in Tanzania with Paul Lane' by Patricia Hart (Archaeolink)
Wednesday 6th March 2019 at 7:30pm
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Downing site, Cambridge - Parking is available on site from Tennis Court Road.
All welcome (CAFG invite contributions of £1 from non-members)
'Archaeolink's work in Tanzania with Paul Lane' by Patricia Hart (Archaeolink)
Wednesday 6th March 2019 at 7:30pm
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Downing site, Cambridge - Parking is available on site from Tennis Court Road.
All welcome (CAFG invite contributions of £1 from non-members)
Histon and Impington Archaeology Group - Talk
'Community Archaeology Projects' by Carenza Lewis (University of Lincoln)
Monday 11th March 2019 at 7:30pm
Histon Baptist Church, 2 Poplar Rd, Histon, Cambridge CB24 9LN
Open to all. Members free and visitors £3, accompanied children free. Refreshments available.
'Community Archaeology Projects' by Carenza Lewis (University of Lincoln)
Monday 11th March 2019 at 7:30pm
Histon Baptist Church, 2 Poplar Rd, Histon, Cambridge CB24 9LN
Open to all. Members free and visitors £3, accompanied children free. Refreshments available.
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research - Cambridge Science Festival
'The Science of Archaeology'
Saturday 16th March 2019 Drop-in 10:30am - 4pm
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3ER
Were Neanderthals fussy eaters? What can bones tell us about a person's life? How were these stone tools made? What happened to this animal after its death? What did ancient Mesopotamia smell like? Science can help archaeologists answer these questions and many others. Discover the secrets revealed by pots, plants, soil, bones, textiles and maybe even fossilised poo! A hands-on drop-in event for the whole family.Open to all, no charge.
https://www.sciencefestival.cam.ac.uk/events/science-archaeology
'The Science of Archaeology'
Saturday 16th March 2019 Drop-in 10:30am - 4pm
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3ER
Were Neanderthals fussy eaters? What can bones tell us about a person's life? How were these stone tools made? What happened to this animal after its death? What did ancient Mesopotamia smell like? Science can help archaeologists answer these questions and many others. Discover the secrets revealed by pots, plants, soil, bones, textiles and maybe even fossilised poo! A hands-on drop-in event for the whole family.Open to all, no charge.
https://www.sciencefestival.cam.ac.uk/events/science-archaeology
Department of Geography - Cambridge Science Festival
'Tree rings at the interface of archaeology, climatology and ecology'
Tuesday 19th March at 6pm
Mill Lane Lecture Rooms , 8 Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RW
Professor Ulf Büntgen presents a short introduction into modern tree-ring research, including wood anatomy, followed by timely examples of how different tree-ring archives and parameters can help to identify and shift research frontiers and cross disciplinary boundaries; not only within the natural sciences but also to the humanities.
Open to all, no charge, advance booking required: https://www.sciencefestival.cam.ac.uk/events/tree-rings-interface-archaeology-climatology-and-ecology
FenArch - Monthly Talk
'Saxon Bed Burials' by Alison Dickens (CAU)
Wednesday 27th March 2019 at 7:30pm
Mendi's Restaurant, 21 Old Market Place, Wisbech, PE13 1NB
This type of burial is extremely rare and the recent find at Trumpington has stimulated a lot of interest. The speaker is Alison Dickens who is the Archaeological manager at the Cambridge Archaeological Unit.
Admission: All welcome. £3 for non-members. Booking is essential at info@fenarch.org.uk or Text: 07765 172450 http://www.fenarch.org.uk/event/saxon-bed-burials/ Medieval Settlement Research Group - Spring Conference
'New Discoveries in the Cambridge Region: Medieval Settlement in the A14 Corridor and its Wider Context'
Saturday 30th March 2019
Lucy Cavendish College, Lady Margaret Road, Cambridge, CB3 0BU
Programme and registration form available on the MSRG website: https://medieval-settlement.com/events/conferences/
Nene Valley Archaeological Trust - Conference
'Your Roman Past'
Saturday 30 March 2019
Castor CE Primary School, Stocks Hill, Castor, Peterborough, PE5 7AY
Saturday 30 March 2019
Castor CE Primary School, Stocks Hill, Castor, Peterborough, PE5 7AY
The one-day conference provides a unique opportunity to showcase the wealth of Roman archaeology in the Nene Valley. Six eminent speakers will address the topic of "Your Roman Past". The Conference is aimed at both those who live in the local area - and anyone with an interest in how 400 years of Roman occupation changed Peterborough’s landscape. The conference is taking place on the site of one of the largest Roman buildings in Britain - the so called Castor Praetorium. Castor is just a mile from the Roman town of Durobrivae alongside the Ermine Street bridge over the River Nene. It is close to Normangate Field which was an industrial suburb central to the Roman Nene Valley pottery and iron industries. The speakers have played a direct role in discovering and interpreting the Roman history of the Nene Valley - both as hands on archaeologists and as respected academics. Programme and booking available on the Nene Valley website: https://www.nenevalleyarchaeology.co.uk/2019-conference-your-roman-past
Spalding Gentleman's Society - Conference
'Understanding Fenland Landscape and Society'
'Understanding Fenland Landscape and Society'
Saturday, 13th April 2019
Broad Street Methodist Church, Spalding, PE11 1TB
This one-day symposium will give attendees insights into the latest research into the landscape and society of the Fenland from the Roman to the Early Modern period. It will also highlight the role of Spalding Gentlemen’s Society as a centre for local research and highlight recent projects that have developed out of the Society’s museum, library and archive collections. Programme and booking available on the Spalding Gentleman's Society website: https://www.sgsoc.org/understanding-fenland-landscape-and-society-past-and-present
The Fitzwilliam Museum - Exhibition
Ongoing
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1RB
The Museum is hosting a display of finds from Cambridge Archaeological Unit's recent excavations at Eddington, formerly known as North West Cambridge, in gallery 21. The team found seven Late Iron Age/Roman farmsteads, five cemeteries, and an impressive Late Roman villa complex that includes an enormous aisled timber hall and a stone bathhouse. The display includes mosaic tesserae, coins, a pair of tweezers, and a copper alloy spoon from a toiletry set.
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St Neots Local History Society - Monthly talk
'St Neots & District in Old Photos Part 2' by Rodney Todman
Friday 4th January 2019 at 7:30pm
Eynesbury Junior School, Montagu St, Eynesbury, Saint Neots PE19 2TD
All welcome (Members: Free; Non-members: £3.00)
'St Neots & District in Old Photos Part 2' by Rodney Todman
Friday 4th January 2019 at 7:30pm
Eynesbury Junior School, Montagu St, Eynesbury, Saint Neots PE19 2TD
All welcome (Members: Free; Non-members: £3.00)
Cambridge Antiquarian Society - Monthly Talk
'The After the Plague Project: new insights on medieval lives through scientific analysis of bodies: what can the 'kitchen sink' approach deliver?' by John Robb and Sarah Inskip
Monday 7th January 2019 at 6pm
Faculty of Law, West Road, Sidgwick Site, University of Cambridge, CB3 9DZ
There is no charge for visitors or guests at lectures. New members are warmly welcomed.
'The After the Plague Project: new insights on medieval lives through scientific analysis of bodies: what can the 'kitchen sink' approach deliver?' by John Robb and Sarah Inskip
Monday 7th January 2019 at 6pm
Faculty of Law, West Road, Sidgwick Site, University of Cambridge, CB3 9DZ
There is no charge for visitors or guests at lectures. New members are warmly welcomed.
Fane Road Archaeology Group - Monthly Talk
'The Civil War in Peterborough' by Stuart Orme (The Cromwell Museum, Huntingdon)
Monday 7th January 2019 at 7pm
The Parkway Sports & Social Club, Maskew Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2AS
'The Civil War in Peterborough' by Stuart Orme (The Cromwell Museum, Huntingdon)
Monday 7th January 2019 at 7pm
The Parkway Sports & Social Club, Maskew Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2AS
Not just Roundheads and Cavaliers! Discover the true and horrific story of the English Civil War and its impact upon Peterborough, including local building, landscape and recent archaeological clues as to how these tumultuous events affected our city.
All welcome (Members: Free; Non-members: £5).Cambridge Archaeology Field Group - Monthly Talk
'A Review of CAFG's Work in 2018' by Mike Coles and Terry Dymott
Wednesday 9th January 2019 at 7:30pm
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Downing site, Cambridge - Parking is available on site from Tennis Court Road.
All welcome (CAFG invite contributions of £1 from non-members)
'A Review of CAFG's Work in 2018' by Mike Coles and Terry Dymott
Wednesday 9th January 2019 at 7:30pm
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Downing site, Cambridge - Parking is available on site from Tennis Court Road.
All welcome (CAFG invite contributions of £1 from non-members)
Fen Edge Archaeology Group - Monthly Talk
'Evidence for Diet in Anglo Saxon England' by Sam Leggett
Wednesday 16th January 2019 at 7:30pm
Cottenham Village College, High St, Cottenham, Cambridge CB24 8UA
Admission: Members £2; Non-members pay £3.
'Evidence for Diet in Anglo Saxon England' by Sam Leggett
Wednesday 16th January 2019 at 7:30pm
Cottenham Village College, High St, Cottenham, Cambridge CB24 8UA
Admission: Members £2; Non-members pay £3.
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St Neots Local History Society - AGM and Monthly talk
'Mr Bartlett Begs to Inform... - Victorian St Neots' by Liz Davies (St Neots Museum)
Friday 1st February 2019 at 7:30pm
Eynesbury Junior School, Montagu St, Eynesbury, Saint Neots PE19 2TD
'Mr Bartlett Begs to Inform... - Victorian St Neots' by Liz Davies (St Neots Museum)
Friday 1st February 2019 at 7:30pm
Eynesbury Junior School, Montagu St, Eynesbury, Saint Neots PE19 2TD
Victorian life is revealed through a remarkable printer’s scrapbook covering over a century of everyday life in St Neots. From bargains to banking, from paupers to posters, from golfing to grocers, the richness of Victorian life in a small market town is uncovered.
All welcome (Members: Free; Non-members: £3.00)
http://stneotslhs.org.uk/#/2019-programme/4594476047
All welcome (Members: Free; Non-members: £3.00)
http://stneotslhs.org.uk/#/2019-programme/4594476047
Cambridge Antiquarian Society - Monthly Talk
'Buried with their belts on: people and architecture at the Cambridge Augustinian Friary ' by Craig Cessford (CAU)
Monday 4th February 2019 at 6pm
Faculty of Law, West Road, Sidgwick Site, University of Cambridge, CB3 9DZ
There is no charge for visitors or guests at lectures. New members are warmly welcomed.
'Buried with their belts on: people and architecture at the Cambridge Augustinian Friary ' by Craig Cessford (CAU)
Monday 4th February 2019 at 6pm
Faculty of Law, West Road, Sidgwick Site, University of Cambridge, CB3 9DZ
There is no charge for visitors or guests at lectures. New members are warmly welcomed.
Fane Road Archaeology Group - Monthly Talk
'Samian Ware: All you need to know' by Geoffrey Dannell
Monday 4th January 2019 at 7pm
The Parkway Sports & Social Club, Maskew Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2AS
'Samian Ware: All you need to know' by Geoffrey Dannell
Monday 4th January 2019 at 7pm
The Parkway Sports & Social Club, Maskew Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2AS
Samian (or terra sigillata) was a form of fine table ware popular throughout the Roman world in the early Empire. It is often associated with higher status Roman buildings. Potter’s stamps can provide valuable information about date and location of manufacture. We are fortunate to have a specialist who can explain all about this type of plain and moulded pottery. Geoffrey Dannell has been involved in logging Samian finds all over Europe – and he can also address the presence of Samian ware at Peterborough and Nene Valley sites.
All welcome (Members: Free; Non-members: £5).Cambridge Archaeology Field Group - Monthly Talk
'Work at Pangani and its environs: discussion of the 19th century caravan trade in East Africa' by Paul Lane (University of Cambridge)
Wednesday 6th February 2019 at 7:30pm
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Downing site, Cambridge - Parking is available on site from Tennis Court Road.
All welcome (CAFG invite contributions of £1 from non-members)
'Work at Pangani and its environs: discussion of the 19th century caravan trade in East Africa' by Paul Lane (University of Cambridge)
Wednesday 6th February 2019 at 7:30pm
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Downing site, Cambridge - Parking is available on site from Tennis Court Road.
All welcome (CAFG invite contributions of £1 from non-members)
The Cromwell Museum - Performance
'Trial of Charles I'
Huntingdon Town Hall, Market Hill, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 3PJ
Friday 8th February 2019 at 7pm; and Saturday 9 February 2019 at 10.30am, 12 noon, 2pm and 3.30pm
The Cromwell Museum will be staging dramatised performances recreating the tumultuous events of the trial of King Charles I in January 1649, to be held in the atmospheric surroundings of one of the historic courtrooms in Huntingdon Town Hall. Working with members of the Sealed Knot historical re-enactment society, and using original trial records from the Parliamentary Archives, the Museum has produced an edited and dramatised version of the trial, which will be recreated with all the key figures including King Charles I and Oliver Cromwell being played by amateur actors. Performances will be staged during the daytime on Friday 8 February for schools who are studying the period, then on Friday evening and during the day on Saturday 9 February as ticketed shows for the general public.
Histon and Impington Archaeology Group - Talk
'Update on Archaeology at Northstowe' by Alison Dickens (CAU)
Monday 11th February 2019 at 7:30pm
Histon Baptist Church, 2 Poplar Rd, Histon, Cambridge CB24 9LN
Alison Dickens is a senior manager at the University’s Cambridge Archaeological Unit, and has been investigating the archaeology of Cambridgeshire for over 25 years. Recent projects have included the Grand Arcade and Divinity School in Cambridge and she is currently running the huge project out on the site of Northstowe. Alison’s interests range from the Romans and Saxons through to WWII and beyond – and there’s plenty of all those in Cambridgeshire to keep her busy! She is President of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society and a Committee member of the Cambridge Association for Local History.
Open to all. Members free and visitors £3, accompanied children free. Refreshments available.
'Update on Archaeology at Northstowe' by Alison Dickens (CAU)
Monday 11th February 2019 at 7:30pm
Histon Baptist Church, 2 Poplar Rd, Histon, Cambridge CB24 9LN
Alison Dickens is a senior manager at the University’s Cambridge Archaeological Unit, and has been investigating the archaeology of Cambridgeshire for over 25 years. Recent projects have included the Grand Arcade and Divinity School in Cambridge and she is currently running the huge project out on the site of Northstowe. Alison’s interests range from the Romans and Saxons through to WWII and beyond – and there’s plenty of all those in Cambridgeshire to keep her busy! She is President of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society and a Committee member of the Cambridge Association for Local History.
Open to all. Members free and visitors £3, accompanied children free. Refreshments available.
https://hiarchaeology.wordpress.com/whats-next/hiag-talks-programme-2018-2019/
Fen Edge Archaeology Group - Monthly Talk
'Shining light on an old treasure: the Iron Age hoards from Snettisham, Norfolk' by Jody Joy (MAA)
Thursday 14th February 2019 at 7:30pm
Cottenham Village College, High St, Cottenham, Cambridge CB24 8UA
Over the past 60 years, astounding discoveries of precious metal objects, including torcs, bracelets and finger rings, have been made at Ken Hill, Snettisham, Norfolk. In total, 14 separate groups of objects, or hoards, dating to the second and first centuries BC have been discovered. Jody Joy is currently coordinating a major research project including a comprehensive scientific analysis of the objects and a reassessment of the site. He will discuss the results of the project, specifically the discovery of sophisticated metalworking techniques such as surface enrichment and mercury gilding.
Jody Joy is Senior Curator of Archaeology at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge, responsible for British and European Archaeology. He previously worked at the British Museum, where he was Curator of European Iron Age Collections for eight years. He specializes in the archaeology of northwest Europe during the first millennium BC but his research interests also include the later Bronze Age and early Roman periods.All welcome. Admission: Members £2; Non-members pay £3.
FenArch - Monthly Talk
'The People of Roman Britain: Introducing the Romano-British' by Paddy Lambert (OA East)
Wednesday 27th February 2019 at 7:30pm
Mendi's Restaurant, 21 Old Market Place, Wisbech, PE13 1NB
Admission: Free to all, but booking is essential at info@fenarch.org.uk or Text: 07765 172450
http://www.fenarch.org.uk/2018-19-speaker-programme/
Cambridge Antiquarian Society - Spring Conference
'Gown, Town and Beyond'
Saturday 2nd March 2019
Faculty of Law, West Road, Sidgwick Site, University of Cambridge, CB3 9DZ
Programme and more details to follow. Check the CAS website for updates: http://www.camantsoc.org/conf.html
Medieval Settlement Research Group - Spring Conference
'New Discoveries in the Cambridge Region: Medieval Settlement in the A14 Corridor and its Wider Context'
Saturday 30th March 2019
Lucy Cavendish College, Lady Margaret Road, Cambridge, CB3 0BU
Programme and registration form available on the MSRG website: https://medieval-settlement.com/events/conferences/
Nene Valley Archaeological Trust - Conference
'Your Roman Past'
Saturday 30 March 2019
Castor CE Primary School, Stocks Hill, Castor, Peterborough, PE5 7AY
The one-day conference provides a unique opportunity to showcase the wealth of Roman archaeology in the Nene Valley. Six eminent speakers will address the topic of "Your Roman Past". The Conference is aimed at both those who live in the local area - and anyone with an interest in how 400 years of Roman occupation changed Peterborough’s landscape. The conference is taking place on the site of one of the largest Roman buildings in Britain - the so called Castor Praetorium. Castor is just a mile from the Roman town of Durobrivae alongside the Ermine Street bridge over the River Nene. It is close to Normangate Field which was an industrial suburb central to the Roman Nene Valley pottery and iron industries. The speakers have played a direct role in discovering and interpreting the Roman history of the Nene Valley - both as hands on archaeologists and as respected academics.
Programme and booking available on the Nene Valley website: https://www.nenevalleyarchaeology.co.uk/2019-conference-your-roman-past
Spalding Gentleman's Society - Conference
'Understanding Fenland Landscape and Society'
Saturday, 13th April 2019
Broad Street Methodist Church, Spalding, PE11 1TB
This one-day symposium will give attendees insights into the latest research into the landscape and society of the Fenland from the Roman to the Early Modern period. It will also highlight the role of Spalding Gentlemen’s Society as a centre for local research and highlight recent projects that have developed out of the Society’s museum, library and archive collections.
Programme and booking available on the Spalding Gentleman's Society website: https://www.sgsoc.org/understanding-fenland-landscape-and-society-past-and-present
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Peterborough Museum - Talk
'The inside story of the Becket Casket' by Diana Heath (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Saturday 1st December at 2pm
Thomas Becket is possibly the most famous saint from Great Britain, killed in cold blood in 1170. The Abbot of Peterborough commissioned the Becket Casket to hold relics of the murdered saint and took them to Peterborough for safe keeping in 1177. Find out more about this famous casket by the conservator who recently worked upon it. This talk includes aspects of its history, creation and conservation and includes a gallery tour of the Becket Casket itself – currently on loan to Peterborough Museum from the V&A.
Open to all. Tickets £3 per person. To book, please click here or call Peterborough Museum at 01733 864 663.
Cambridge Antiquarian Society - Monthly Talk
'Hold fast, hold firm, hold OUT: Millicent Garrett Fawcett and the campaign for women's suffrage' by Gill Sutherland
Monday 3rd December 2018 at 6pm
Faculty of Law, West Road, Sidgwick Site, University of Cambridge, CB3 9DZ
There is no charge for visitors or guests at lectures. New members are warmly welcomed.
'Hold fast, hold firm, hold OUT: Millicent Garrett Fawcett and the campaign for women's suffrage' by Gill Sutherland
Monday 3rd December 2018 at 6pm
Faculty of Law, West Road, Sidgwick Site, University of Cambridge, CB3 9DZ
There is no charge for visitors or guests at lectures. New members are warmly welcomed.
Cambridge Archaeology Field Group - Monthly Talk
'OA East's Excavation at Lamp Hill, Wimpole' by Paddy Lambert
Wednesday 5th December 2018 at 7:30pm
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Downing site, Cambridge - Parking is available on site from Tennis Court Road.
All welcome (CAFG invite contributions of £1 from non-members)
'OA East's Excavation at Lamp Hill, Wimpole' by Paddy Lambert
Wednesday 5th December 2018 at 7:30pm
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Downing site, Cambridge - Parking is available on site from Tennis Court Road.
All welcome (CAFG invite contributions of £1 from non-members)
A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme - Excavation Open Day
Saturday 8th December between 10am - 3pm
Mill Common, Huntingdon
Archaeologists are excavating along the route of the Pathfinder Link Road into Huntingdon. This is revealing some Romano-British and Medieval remains including; a possible Roman Road, ditches and pits. Finds so far include; Romano-British, Medieval and Post Medieval pottery, animal bones and evidence for later activity and we are also hoping to find evidence from the Civil War and the Early Medieval period.
Free guided tours of the site will be available every 30 minutes from 10am – 12noon and 1pm until 2.30pm. Visitors should wear stout shoes - boots and warm clothing on site.
Visitors to the site on Mill Common (opposite Huntingdon Bus Station) will be able to see some of the finds so far, meet some of the archaeologists and find out more about the excavations along the A14.
For further information, contact: Steve Sherlock, Archaeology Lead A14 (07804 698322) or A14 Public information helpline (0800 270 0114).
*Please note there is no parking available on site
Free guided tours of the site will be available every 30 minutes from 10am – 12noon and 1pm until 2.30pm. Visitors should wear stout shoes - boots and warm clothing on site.
Visitors to the site on Mill Common (opposite Huntingdon Bus Station) will be able to see some of the finds so far, meet some of the archaeologists and find out more about the excavations along the A14.
For further information, contact: Steve Sherlock, Archaeology Lead A14 (07804 698322) or A14 Public information helpline (0800 270 0114).
*Please note there is no parking available on site
Fane Road Archaeology Group - Monthly Talk
Monday 10th December 2018 at 7pm
Our first ever archaeology quiz will test your knowledge of archaeology – both local and further afield. You can arrange your own team of four – or just come along and we’ll organise you into groups.
Prize for the winners – and nibbles at half time. Refreshments available from the bar.
Free for FRAG members. Non-members welcome but please complete the registration form (https://peterborougharchaeology.org/event/frag-archaeology-quiz/) so we can plan accordingly. A £5 charge applies for non-members.
Jigsaw Best Practice Guides
Throughout 2018, we are featuring a different Jigsaw resource guide each month to inform and inspire community archaeologists about best practice. Jigsaw has produced various guides on techniques for researching archaeological sites, identifying archaeological artefacts and on recording and reporting the results of archaeological investigations.This month's featured best practice guide is: Flint Identification - an introductory guide to distinguishing deliberately modified from naturally occurring rocks.