To celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the founding of the ‘The Berkshire Archaeological and Architectural Society’ in 1871 we will be holding as many events and activities as government restrictions allow. This page will be be regularly updated with news and links so please keep checking back.

Welcome to BAS 150: from our co-chairs

PAS 150: 150 finds from Berkshire – updating each week

Berkshire Archaeology Society 150 and Reading Abbey 900 – read an article written by a BAS member on the Reading Museum website

BAS150 Anniversary Poster – order or download a celebration poster here

Current planned events:

Sunday 13th June 2021 – The Berkshire Archaeological Society celebrates 150! 3pm on Zoom

‘The Berkshire Archaeological Society: celebrating its first 150 years’  by the Society’s President, Professor Michael Fulford 
‘BAS: back into projects’ by Andrew Hutt

Berkshire Archaeological Society: 150 years of archaeology in Berkshire

An exhibition showing the Society’s 150 year contribution to archaeology in the Berkshire area. This is confirmed for the following venues:

22nd June – 10th July – Maidenhead Heritage Centre

14th – 25th July 2021 – West Berkshire Museum

18th – 30th October – Berkshire Record Office

Saturday 2nd October 2021 – Day School

Saturday 13th November 2021 – Celebration Dinner CANCELLED

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Berkshire Archaeology, the body which looks after archaeology in East Berkshire, has published its annual newsletter for 2020.  You can download it from this page.
https://www.readingtownhall.co.uk/explore-reading-history/berkshire-archaeology

Image: Near complete Samian bowl found along the route of the Arborfield Cross Relief Road © Wessex Archaeology

Berkshire Archaeological Journal volume 85 has been published. It will shortly be distributed to all members and subscribers.

Others can purchase a copy by emailing journal(at)berksarch.co.uk

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This is a special issue as it marks a collaboration with Cotswold Archchaeology. All articles are reports from excavations that they have conducted in and around Berkshire in the last 3 years.

CONTENTS

Foreword by Richard Massey

An Early Roman Site at Beech Hill Road, Spencers Wood, Berkshire by Richard Massey and Grace Perpetua Jones, with Adam Howard

Roman, medieval and post-medieval settlement at Cutbush Lane, Shinfield, Berkshire by Richard Massey and Joe Whelan

An Early Roman enclosed settlement at Kentwood Farm, Wokingham by Richard Massey and Joe Whelan

Iron Age and medieval features at Keephatch, Beech Lane, Wokingham by Jacek Gruszczynski and Matt Nichol.

Roman and medieval occupation at Shoppenhanger Manor, Maidenhead by Ray Kennedy and Richard Massey.

Berkshire Archaeological Society Events – from September 2020

Government advice is likely to remain that gatherings are not permitted or advised.  We are, therefore, planning to hold all BAS activities from September on Zoom.

See the events page for a list of monthly lectures. Synopses will be posted separately when available.

Members attending meetings on Zoom will be advised of meeting joining instructions beforehand. Not all Study Group meetings are listed as they are usually confirmed the week before.

from Julie Worsfold, BAS Lectures and Day School Organiser & Chair Communications Working Group

Image (think of it as geofizz!): This scanning electron microscope image shows COVID-19 virus (yellow), also known as 2019-nCoV and SARS-CoV-2, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells (pink) cultured in the lab. Image credit: NIAID-RML / CC BY 2.0.