Lectures on 1st Tuesday of each month are by Zoom. 10.00 am to 12.00 noon.
Lectures on 3rd Tuesday are live at the Olney Centre and also available via Zoom. There will be a break mid-way through the lectures.

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3rd January

“The Aztec Paradox.”
Dr Nicholas James, Director of Studies in Social Anthropology at Magdalene College, Cambridge. Zoom

17th January

“Late Neolithic belief, myth and society as reflected in the design of major monuments in the British Isles, c 2,500 BC.”
Prof David Jacques, Senior Research Fellow in Archaeology, University of Buckingham. Olney Centre and Zoom

7th February

“Outside the camp? The leper hospitals of Medieval England.”
Prof Carol Rawcliffe, University of East Anglia, Professor of Medieval History.  Zoom

21st February

“Northampton, before and after the castle.”
Andy Chapman, Northamptonshire Field Archaeologist, now retired. Former Senior Project manager, MOLA, Northampton.  Olney Centre and Zoom

7th March

“Medieval Mythology: Stonemasons and Sculptures.”
Dr James Wright, a field archaeologist, conservation stonemason, community archaeologist, historic stone specialist, historic graffiti specialist and buildings archaeologist.  Zoom

21st March

“Northamptonshire Farm Buildings.”
Dr Paul Stamper, Archaeologist, 1996 to 2016, worked for English Heritage (now Historic England), from 2008 as Senior Adviser in its Listing Group.  Olney Centre and Zoom

4th April

“From Boxgrove to La Cotte de St Brelade: Neanderthal archaeology from La Mancheland.”
Dr Matthew Pope, Principal Research fellow in Palaeolithic archaeology at the UCL Institute of Archaeology.  Zoom

18th April

“Further Excavations at the Rutland Villa.”
Dr Peter Liddle, now retired, formerly Leicestershire County Archaeologist. Freelance lecturer and writer.  Olney Centre and Zoom

2nd May

“Dorset’s hillfort people : In search of the Durotriges.”
Dr Martin Papworth, National Trust Archaeologist, worked on many NT sites in the SW, including Chedworth Roman Villa and Avebury. Zoom

16th May

“Art for an afterlife: Ancient Egyptian tomb paintings in the British museum.” Lucia Gahlin, Egyptologist, an Honorary Research Associate at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. Arts Society lecturer. Olney Centre and Zoom

6th June

AGM : Speaker TBA
Olney Centre and Zoom

Membership of OAS for these 10 lectures is £25. The Zoom Only talks are available just to members. Please apply for membership to Ann Burrows jacksonburrows@googlemail.com before 15th December. Visitors to the talks at the Olney Centre who are not members pay £3 on arrival.

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