Archaeology
This Section is for those interested in the past and its material remains. We organise an annual conference and a programme of lectures and field trips to keep members up to date with the latest discoveries and developments, near and far.
Bronze Age barrows, Magdalen Down
Aims
The Archaeology Section aims to entertain and inform those who are concerned for the past and its material remains.
We organise an annual conference and a programme of lectures which keep members abreast of developments in archaeology, both within the county and beyond. Field trips are arranged to view current excavations and exhibitions and to visit sites and monuments in Hampshire and adjoining counties.
Current programme – a full listing of all events organised by the different sections of the Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society.
Previous events include:
- Conferences on themes such as:
- ‘Death & Burial’
- ‘Monastic Houses’
- ‘Peopling the Past’
- ‘Conflict and Defence’
- Conferences on specific time periods:
- ‘Early Anglo-Saxons – buckets and bodies’
- ‘Neolithic New and Bronze Age Breakthroughs’
- ‘Romans – AD410’
- ‘Trade and Living in the Late Iron Age’
Throughout the year we run a series of lectures, including the Roman-themed ‘David Johnston Memorial Lecture’.
The Section prides itself on providing visits to active excavations, paying return visits, where appropriate, to assess progress. Some of the key sites visited in recent years include: Silchester; Meonstoke; Basing House; Winterbourne Kingston (Duropolis) and the Leper Hospital on Magdalen Hill above Winchester.
Committee:
Chairman Chris Sellen
Hon Secretary TBC
Hon Treasurer Robin Iles
Newsletter Editor David Allen – any contributions, ideas or queries should be emailed to dave_allen99@hotmail.com
Members
Jan Bristow, Jenny Durrant, Philippa Harrap, Katie Hinds, Jane King, Manni Kirchner, Jane Schön, Sally Worrell