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Cambridge Antiquarian Society - Monthly Talk
'Dear Mother and All: The WWI Letters of Stanley Parker of Rampton' by Alison Dickens
Monday 2nd December 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.
http://www.camantsoc.org/events.html
'Must Farm - New Discoveries by Mark Knight (CAU)
Monday 2nd December 2019 at 7:30pm
Methodist Church, 35 High St, Warboys, Huntingdon, PE28 2TA
All welcome (Members: Free; Non-members: £3)
Fane Road Archaeology Group - Monthly Talk
'Peakirk Unwrapped: The archaeology of a Fen-edge settlement' by Avril Lumley Prior
Monday 9th December 2019 at 7pm
The Parkway Sports & Social Club, Maskew Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2AS
Peakirk is known for its association with St Pega, who reputedly founded a hermitage there and gave the settlement its place-name [‘Pega’s church’]. Whilst Peakirk’s history is sporadically-documented from the eleventh-century onwards, archaeological evidence indicates that the area first was colonised by Neolithic folk and that there was almost-continuous activity in the heart of the present village from the Romano-British period onwards.This talk unveils Peakirk’s story through a combination of archaeology, architecture, topography, maps, photographs and written sources. It also features the work of PAST [Peakirk Archaeological Survey Team], an independent, self-funding group, whose recent projects have included re-plotting the route of the Roman watercourse, the Car Dyke, dispelling the ‘tradition’ of a Romano-British villa, rediscovering ‘lost’ buildings and revealing more about Peakirk’s diverse and secret heritage. Dr Avril Lumley Prior developed an interest in Anglo-Saxon history during her childhood in Sunderland. After accepting a teaching post in Peterborough, in 1970, she transferred her attention from Northumbrian to Mercian studies. Upon her early retirement in 1995, Avril attained an MA and a PhD on historically-based subjects, both at Leicester University. She is currently conducting research in and around Peakirk and regularly presents and publishes her findings. With her husband, Greg, she is a founder member of PAST [Peakirk Archaeological Survey Team].
All welcome (Members: Free; Non-members: £5).
https://peterborougharchaeology.org/event/peakirk-unwrapped-the-archaeology-of-a-fen-edge-settlement/
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'Stained Glass in Huntingdonshire' by Stephen Day
Friday 1st November 2019 at 7:30pm
Eynesbury Junior School, Montagu St, Eynesbury, Saint Neots PE19 2TD
Cambridge Antiquarian Society - Monthly Talk
'Results from the A14 Excavations' by Emma Jeffery and Tony Walsh
Monday 4th November 2019 at 6pm
Faculty of Law, West Road, Sidgwick Site, University of Cambridge, CB3 9DZ
Members of the Society are welcome to bring guests; junior members of the University are welcome at all meetings.
http://www.camantsoc.org/events.html
Fane Road Archaeology Group - Monthly Talk
'Secret Peterborough' by June & Vernon Bull
Monday 4th November 2019 at 7pm
The Parkway Sports & Social Club, Maskew Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2AS
Peterborough’s history stretches back many centuries and much is well documented. In this talk local historians June and Vernon Bull explore some of the lesser-known episodes and characters in the city’s past. Expect tales of remarkable characters, unusual events and tucked-away historical buildings. Local historians, June and Vernon Bull have published several books about Peterborough history. “Secret Peterborough” is their most recent.
All welcome (Members: Free; Non-members: £5).
https://peterborougharchaeology.org/event/peterborough-cathedral-back-from-the-flames/
'Romans and Saxons at Farriers Way, Warboys' by Stephen Macaulay (OA East)
Monday 4th November 2019 at 7:30pm
Methodist Church, 35 High St, Warboys, Huntingdon, PE28 2TA
All welcome (Members: Free; Non-members: £3)
'Hoards: A Hidden History' by Eleanor Ghey (British Museum)
Wednesday 6th November 2019 at 7:30pm
Peterborough Museum, Priestgate, Peterborough, PE1 1LF
Eleanor will talk about the objects chosen for the ‘Hoards’ exhibition and what they mean. This British Museum exhibition has toured the British Isles and completes its journey here at the Peterborough Museum.
Pre-booking essential. Tickets are £6 and available to purchase from Peterborough Museum reception by calling 01733 864663 or online on our website: vivacity.org/heritage-booking
'Bog Bodies: The 2000 year old mystery of Lindow Man' by Jody Joy (MAA)
Monday 18th November 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.
'Roman Durobrivae and the Water Newton Treasure' by Stephen Upex
Thursday 21st November 2019 at 7:30pm
Peterborough Museum, Priestgate, Peterborough, PE1 1LF
Stephen updates us on the latest archaeological investigations carried out at the local Roman town of Durobrivae. What is the significance of the hoards found here and what does the latest evidence tell us about the Durobrivae story?
Pre-booking essential. Tickets are £6 and available to purchase from Peterborough Museum reception by calling 01733 864663 or online on our website: vivacity.org/heritage-booking
Cambridge Antiquarian Society - Conference
'Recent Archaeology in the Cambridgeshire Region'
Saturday 23rd November 2019
Programme to be confirmed. More information will be available on the Cambridge Antiquarian Society website in due course: https://www.camantsoc.org/conferences/
Longstowe History Society - Talk
“Must Farm - Life in the Bronze Age Fens”. An illustrated talk by Iona Robinson.
Tuesday 26th November 2019, 7.30 for 8pm
Longstowe Village Hall, School Lane, Longstowe.
All welcome (members free, non members £3)
Refreshments included
FenArch - Talk
'Egyptian Coffins' by Helen Strudwick (Fitzwilliam Musem)
Wednesday 27th November 2019 at 7:30pm
Mendi's Restaurant, 21 Old Market Place, Wisbech, PE13 1NB
Admission: All welcome (members free, non members £3), but booking is essential at info@fenarch.org.uk or text full name and number of seats to: 07765 172450
https://www.fenarch.org.uk/2018-19-speaker-programme/
Peterborough Museum - Talk
'The Mildenhall Treasure: fine dining in Roman Britain' by Richard Hobbs (British Museum)
Wednesday 27th November 2019 at 7:30pm
Peterborough Museum, Priestgate, Peterborough, PE1 1LF
This large hoard of Roman silver vessels of the fourth century AD, is one of the most iconic finds from Roman Britain. This discovery became an overnight sensation when it was first displayed at the British Museum in 1946 and has since remained hugely popular.
Pre-booking essential. Tickets are £6 and available to purchase from Peterborough Museum reception by calling 01733 864663 or online on our website: vivacity.org/heritage-booking
'Enclosure in Cambridgeshire and changes to Eltisley fields from medieval times to 1886' by Bill Franklin
Wednesday 27th November 2019 at 7:45pm
The Cade Pavilion, The Green, Eltisley, Saint Neots PE19 6TN
Fen Edge Archaeology Group - Monthly Talk & AGM
‘Seeing the unseen: research into ancient Egyptian funerary culture at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge’ by Melanie Pitkin (Fitzwilliam Museum)
Thursday 28th November 2019 at 7:30pm
Tony Cooper Suite, Cottenham Village College, High St, Cottenham, Cambridge CB24 8UA
To many people, an ancient Egyptian coffin is a mysterious container made to hold a mummified body, thousands of years old. They are often decorated with strange looking gods and enigmatic hieroglyphic signs. This decoration and text can sometimes tell us much about who the owner was. Techniques, such as CT-scanning and X-radiography to examine coffins, are now revealing unprecedented insights into how coffins were made, opening up a whole new way of thinking about the ancient Egyptian funerary industry and beliefs in the afterlife. This talk will focus on some fascinating finds made on coffins from the Fitzwilliam Museum’s collection. Melanie Pitkin is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Egyptian Antiquities at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. Melanie has worked on several archaeological digs and travelled extensively throughout Egypt.
All welcome. Admission: Members £2; Non-members pay £3.
https://feagblog.wordpress.com/events-for-2019/
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Monday 2nd September 2019 at 7pm
The Parkway Sports & Social Club, Maskew Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2AS
The talk is about Peterborough Cathedral’s recovery from the 2001 fire and the job of cleaning and restoration. Nick Drewett was Head Verger of Peterborough Cathedral for 24 years before retiring 4 years ago.
All welcome (Members: Free; Non-members: £5).
https://peterborougharchaeology.org/event/peterborough-cathedral-back-from-the-flames/
'All that Glisters: Anglo Saxons, Beds and Gold' by Alison Dickens
Monday 2nd September 2019 at 7:30pm
Methodist Church, 35 High St, Warboys, Huntingdon, PE28 2TA
All welcome (Members: Free; Non-members: £3)
'Searching for the Anglo-Norman criminal: how the Conquest affected capital punishment and deviant burial practices’ by Alyx Mattison
Thursday 5th September 2019 at 7:15pm
Tony Cooper Suite, Cottenham Village College, High St, Cottenham, Cambridge CB24 8UA
In this talk Alyx will present some of the highlights of her research on the archaeological and historical evidence for changes in judicial punishment and the funerary treatment of criminals evident around the time of the Conquest and explore the possible motivating factors. Alyx Mattison is interested in the funerary archaeology and judicial history of early medieval England, in particular the Norman Conquest. She recently completed her PhD on this topic at the University of Sheffield, using evidence from both historical documentation and previously excavated cemeteries from the late Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman periods.
All welcome. Admission: Members £2; Non-members pay £3.
https://feagblog.wordpress.com/events-for-2019/
'The Great North Road and Eaton Socon' by Sue Jarrett
Friday 6th September 2019 at 7:30pm
Eynesbury Junior School, Montagu St, Eynesbury, Saint Neots PE19 2TD
All welcome (Members: Free; Non-members: £3.00)
'Windows into the Distant Past: Iron Age coins and what they tell us about the Celtic peoples' by Rodney Scarle
Monday 9th September 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.
The Landscape Survey Group’s 5th annual conference will combine a day of presentations and discussion with a fieldtrip to Breckland landscapes. Registration is available for the full programme (£25 members, £30 non-members) or Friday conference only, including lunch (£20 members, £25 non-members). Registration forms and membership forms are available from the group's website or by email from landscapesurveygroup@gmail.com For more information about the conference including the full programme, visit their website: http://landscapesurvey.org/?page_id=795
'A Desktop Tour of London's Blackfriars' by Ken Drake
Wednesday 25th September 2019 at 7:45pm
The Cade Pavilion, The Green, Eltisley, Saint Neots PE19 6TN
To coincide with this exhibition, Peterborough Museum are running a series of exciting talks at the Museum. Tickets are £6 per talk and are available to purchase from Peterborough Museum reception by calling 01733 864663 or online: https://vivacity.org/heritage-booking
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'Excavating Medieval cemeteries in Cambridgeshire: the After the Plague project and rural/village sites’ by Craig Cessford (CAU)
Wednesday 2nd October 2019 at 7:15pm
Landbeach Village Hall, Green End, Landbeach, Cambs, CB25 9FG
Craig Cessford has worked in archaeology in Cambridgeshire for over 20 years with a particular focus on medieval and later urban archaeology. He is currently both a senior project officer with the Cambridge Archaeological Unit and a co-investigator on the After the Plague project at the Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge. His current research includes a study of the excavations of a number of rural cemeteries in Cambridgeshire from the Early Anglo-Saxon to Post-Medieval periods.
All welcome. Admission: Members £2; Non-members pay £3.
https://feagblog.wordpress.com/events-for-2019/
'The Weird and Wonderful World of the Romans' by Paddy Lambert (OA East)
Wednesday 2nd October 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=497
'David Parr House, Cambridge' by Tamsin Wimhurst
Friday 4th October 2019 at 7:30pm
Eynesbury Junior School, Montagu St, Eynesbury, Saint Neots PE19 2TD
David Parr House is a modest residence but holds an exceptional painted interior. Its walls and ceilings are decorated with beautifully patterned designs that would not be out of place in a Victorian church or an Arts & Crafts home. Until recently, the house was only known to few people, but a project is now underway to uncover the secrets of this extraordinary place.
Cambridge Antiquarian Society - Monthly Talk (jointly with the Prehistoric Society)
'Long Before Brexit' by Alison Sheridan
Monday 7th October 2019 at 6pm
Faculty of Law, West Road, Sidgwick Site, University of Cambridge, CB3 9DZ
The question of immigration has been at the front of people’s minds as the Brexit ‘situation’ unfolds (or rather, unravels). It has also come to the fore in contemporary archaeology, as a way of explaining cultural and economic change that had suffered from several decades of rejection. What has brought it back onto the table is the result of isotopic and, above all, ancient DNA analysis – the latter helping us to find out who we are and from where we came. This lecture will examine the current debate about human migration as it relates to two major changes in British and Irish prehistory: first, the appearance of a farming way of life around 4000 BC, and secondly, the appearance of metalworking know-how and a host of other Continental novelties during the 25th century BC.
Members of the Society are welcome to bring guests; junior members of the University are welcome at all meetings.
http://www.camantsoc.org/events.html
Fane Road Archaeology Group - Monthly Talk
'Anglo-Saxon Fenland' by Sue Ooothuizen (University of Cambridge)
Monday 7th October 2019 at 7pm
The Parkway Sports & Social Club, Maskew Avenue, Peterborough, PE1 2AS
Archaeologies and histories of the fens of eastern England, continue to suggest, explicitly or by implication, that the early medieval fenland was dominated by the activities of north-west European colonists in a largely empty landscape. Using existing and new evidence and arguments, Prof Oosthuizen offers another interpretation.
All welcome (Members: Free; Non-members: £5).
https://peterborougharchaeology.org/event/anglo-saxon-fenland/
'House of Spies' by Roger Leivers
Monday 7th October 2019 at 7:30pm
Methodist Church, High Street, Warboys
All welcome (Members: Free; Non-members: £3)
'Wimpole Iron Age and Roman Site - who were the Romano British?' by Paddy Lambert (OA East)
Monday 14th October 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.
'Hoards at Bradley Fen and Must Farm in the Bronze Age' by Mark Knight (CAU)
Thursday 17th October 2019 at 7:30pm
Peterborough Museum, Priestgate, Peterborough, PE1 1LF
Talking about the metalwork hoards from Bradley Fen and Must Farm - Mark brings together the wider Flag Fen Basin story of how our Bronze Age ancestors were living in the local area.
Pre-booking essential. Tickets are £6 and available to purchase from Peterborough Museum reception by calling 01733 864663 or online on our website: vivacity.org/heritage-booking
'Snettisham Iron Age Hoards' by Jody Joy (MAA)
Wednesday 23rd October 2019 at 7:30pm
Peterborough Museum, Priestgate, Peterborough, PE1 1LF
The ‘Snettisham Treasure’ found in Norfolk, forms the largest deposit of gold, silver and bronze artefacts dating from the Iron Age found in Europe. Jody will explain what a ‘hoard’ means and explain examples from Snettisham.
Pre-booking essential. Tickets are £6 and available to purchase from Peterborough Museum reception by calling 01733 864663 or online on our website: vivacity.org/heritage-booking
'Beer and Spirits - Tales of local haunted hostelries' by Julie and Trevor Bounford
Wednesday 23rd 2019 at 7:45pm
The Cade Pavilion, The Green, Eltisley, Saint Neots PE19 6TN
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Meet at the Church of St Mary, Houghton-on-the-Hill, Swaffham, at 11am (http://www.saintmaryschurch.uk/)
Meet at Caistor Roman Town at 3pm (https://www.norfarchtrust.org.uk/project/caistor-roman-town/)
A church has stood on the site of St Mary’s for over 1,000 years. The well-preserved 13th century wall paintings are the most striking feature of the church. They show a very rare image of the Holy Trinity – the earliest known example of a wall painting showing this subject in Europe and most likely unique in Britain. The church is a Grade 1 listed building and still occasionally used for services. Caistor Roman Town also known as Venta Icenorum, was the largest Roman town in East Anglia. It has been studied in detail in a project led by Will Bowden of the University of Nottingham in collaboration with the Norfolk Archaeological Trust (who own the site).
Places are limited and if you would like to attend you must book. Please contact Vicki Harley via vicki.harley@care4free.net
The cost will be £5 for St Mary’s and £2 for Caistor Roman Town. Further details of where to meet and suggestions for where to have lunch will be sent to those who book.
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The Landscape Survey Group’s 5th annual conference will combine a day of presentations and discussion with a fieldtrip to Breckland landscapes. Registration is available for the full programme (£25 members, £30 non-members) or Friday conference only, including lunch (£20 members, £25 non-members). Registration forms and membership forms are available from the group's website or by email from landscapesurveygroup@gmail.com For more information about the conference including the full programme, visit their website: http://landscapesurvey.org/?page_id=795
A Survival Story – Prehistoric Life at Star Carr
(Ongoing) 20 June 2018 – 30 December 2019
Tuesday – Saturday: 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Sunday: 12.00 noon – 4:30 p.m.
MAA, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3DZ
The mysterious 11,000-year-old headdresses, found at the Mesolithic site of Star Carr in Yorkshire are just such an example.
exhibition which focusses on the remarkable discoveries made at Star Carr. 11,000 years ago, Star Carr was situated on the shore of a lake. The lake has long since dried up, but some areas are still waterlogged, preserving bone, antler and wooden objects and providing us with a unique perspective of Mesolithic life.
Admission free