Dr Brian Hope-Taylor and the investigation of timber halls in northern Bernicia – an evolving story.
by Professor Ian Ralston, University of Edinburgh
For information on the new museum at Yeavering visit https://adgefrin.co.uk
Image: YEAVERING, Northumberland (also known as Ad Gefrin). Reconstruction drawing of Saxon Yeavering AD 627, by Peter Dunn © Historic England
The agenda for this meeting is:
Review of finds from Blounts Court 2024: Andrew Hutt
This will include processing some of the tile
Plan for processing Blounts Court finds: discussion
Committee Room, Woosehill Community Centre, Emmview Cl, Wokingham RG41 3DA. Starting 19:30 and ending 21:30. There is ample parking alongside the Community Centre and in the adjacent Morrisons supermarket car park.
Anyone else wishing to join should contact Andrew Hutt on andrew_hutt(at)talktalk.net
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The agenda for this meeting is:
Blounts Court 2024: the results: by Andrew Hutt
Using a Total Station: by James Peddle
Lessons learned from Blounts Court: discussion
All welcome.
Committee Room, Woosehill Community Centre, Emmview Cl, Wokingham RG41 3DA and on Zoom. Starting 19:30 and ending 21:30. There is ample parking alongside the Community Centre and in the adjacent Morrisons supermarket car park.
Please note that the meeting fee is £3 per head
This meeting will also be conducted on Zoom. Regular participants will receive an email with login details. Anyone else wishing to join should contact Andrew Hutt on andrew_hutt(at)talktalk.net
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10am to 4:15pm
St Nicolas Church Hall, West Mills, Newbury RG14 5HG
All welcome. £15: book online or pay at the door
This day school brings together professional archaeologists, archaeological societies and those interested in archaeology in Berkshire and surrounding counties to hear reports about the latest projects.
PROGRAMME
| 10:00 | Welcome Andrew Hutt, Chair, Berkshire Archaeological Society |
| 10.05 | Recent work in West Berkshire Sarah Orr, Senior Archaeologist, West Berkshire Council |
| 10:35 | Recent discoveries in East Berkshire Fiona McDonald, Berkshire Archaeology |
| 11:05 | COFFEE – 30 mins |
| 11:35 | Recently found portable antiquities in Berkshire Phil Smither, PAS Officer Berkshire |
| 12:05 | Making the Pennies Count…How can ’big data’ analysis of material culture be used to enhance the characterisation of function and character of Romano-British settlement across West Berkshire? Keith Abbott, Berkshire Archaeological Society |
| 12.35 | LUNCH – 1 hour |
| 13:35 | Cursus Publicus Peter Clifford, Berkshire Archaeological Society |
| 14:05 | Old Windsor Darko Maricevic, University of Reading |
| 14:35 | TEA – 30 mins |
| 15:05 | Royal Observer Post, Arborfield Bob Clarke, Wessex Archaeology |
| 15:35 -16.00 | Questions and Conclusion Andrew Hutt, Chair, Berkshire Archaeological Society |
