All lectures except 16th December are at The Olney Centre and via Zoom, 10.00 am to 12.00 noon with a refreshment break mid-way.
Lectures on 1st Tuesday of each month will have a remote lecturer presented via zoom on the screen at The Olney Centre.
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2nd September
“Chariot Burials of Britain”
Prof. Melanie Giles, University of Manchester. Archaeologist, specialising in European prehistory. Remote lecturer.
16th September
“Anglo Saxons in the Nene Valley“
Prof. Stephen Upex, specialising in Roman, Saxon and medieval landscapes, University of
Cambridge.
7th October
“The Landscape Archaeology of Lacock, Wiltshire: Abbey,
Village and Gardens”
Dr Martin Papworth, for 37 years Archaeologist for the National Trust in SW England. Remote lecturer.
21st October
“An Anglo Saxon Cemetery at Croft Gardens, Cambridge”
David Ingham, Archaeologist, Project Manager with Albion Archaeology.
4th November
“Medieval Landscapes: Beyond the Castle Gate”
Dr James Wright, buildings archaeologist, stonemason. Remote lecturer.
18th November
“From Aurochsen to Abbey: Uncovering Mesolithic and
Medieval finds in the Blick Mead environment”
Prof. David Jacques, Archaeologist, researching in the Stonehenge area, University of Buckingham.
2nd December
“Arthur’s Stone: A Megalithic tomb in Herefordshire”
Prof. Julian Thomas, specialising in Neolithic and Bronze Age, University of
Manchester. Remote lecturer.
16th December
“My Roman Britain”
Patrick Lambert, Project Manager for Oxford Archaeology East. This talk will be presented at the Carlton House Club from 10:30 and will not be available via Zoom.
Followed by optional Christmas Lunch, pre-booking required, details TBA.
6th January
“Roman Kings and Gentlemen and their Villas: Fishbourne and
Bignor contrasted”
Oliver Gilkes, Archaeologist, researcher specialising in the Mediterranean and United Kingdom, tour leader. Remote lecturer.
20th January
“Living and Working in Antarctica”
Prof. Monica Grady, Professor of Planetary and Space Science, Open University.
3th February
“The Yorkist Surgeon: The Life of William Holles”
Stuart Orme, Historian, Curator at The Cromwell Museum, Huntingdon. Remote lecturer.
17th February
“Living the Roman Countryside”
Michael Curtis, School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester.
3rd March
“The African Emperor: The Life and Times of Septimius Severus”
Dr Simon Elliot, Historian, archaeologist, University of Kent. Remote lecturer.
17th March
“Protecting the Past: From Listed Buildings via Battleships to
Shipwrecks”
Dr Paul Stamper, Archaeologist and for many years senior adviser with English Heritage.
7th April
“Mapping Verulamium: surveys by the Community Archaeological Geophysics Group“
Dr Kris Lockyear, Senior Lecturer at UCL’s Institute of Archaeology. Expert in the field of geophysical surveying. Remote lecturer.
21st April
“The Minotaur and the Labyrinth”
Michael Curtis, School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester.
5th May
“The Black Death in England 1348-1500“
Prof. Mark Bailey, historian, Later Medieval History, University of East Anglia. Remote lecturer.
19th May
“Roman Irchester”
Prof. Sarah Scott, University of Leicester, former Fellow in Social Sciences, University of Durham.
2nd June
AGM
followed by:
“Sherlock Holmes, Jeeves, and the British Empire”
Dr Sean Lang, Senior History Lecturer, University of Cambridge, playwright and broadcaster on radio and TV.
Membership £45 for the year, £4 for visitors at the Olney Centre.
Please contact Ann Burrows on jacksonburrows@googlemail.com re membership and make payment before 20th August.
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