North Hertfordshire Archaeological Society

This is the homepage of the North Hertfordshire Archaeological Society. Here you will find details of our lecture programme, our excursions and fieldwork opportunities.

North Hertfordshire Archaeological Society was established in 1960 and has undertaken a wide range of research into the archaeology and heritage of the district since then. It has a regular lecture programme, occasional visits and guided walks, and is involved in local fieldwork, including survey and excavation.

Excavating at the site of the discovery of the temple treasure of the goddess Senuna in 2006

Today, most archaeological fieldwork is carried out by professional organisations as part of the local authority planning system, but the Society still thrives. It provides lectures, visits and social events as well as published information and has a healthy membership still drawn from people in the North Hertfordshire and South Bedfordshire districts with a keen interest in the past.

Members are able to keep in touch with discoveries and developments in archaeology and many lectures and courses are provided to help with a greater understanding of our special local landscape.

• Membership subscriptions 5 October 2011

  2011/12 Subscriptions became due on 1 June 2011. If you have not already done so, please renew now. The Society cannot continue to function without members’ subscriptions. Outstanding subscriptions may be paid in person at any meeting, when me...

• Talk by Keith Fitzpatrick-Matthews, Thursday 19 January 2012 5 October 2011

  Keith Fitzpatrick-Matthews, Archaeology Officer, North Hertfordshire Museums will talk about ‘The Excavation of a Prehistoric Henge Monument at Norton, Hertfordshire’ on behalf of Norton Community Archaeology Group. To be held in the Let...

• Members’ Evening and Xmas Party, Thursday 15 December 2011 5 October 2011

  The Members’ Evening and Xmas Party, with wine, cheese and other refreshments. There will be a short talk on a subject of interest and an archaeological quiz. If anyone would like to volunteer to give a talk or devise a quiz, contact Dian...

• Talk by Carenza Lewis, Tuesday 22 November 2011 5 October 2011

  Dr Carenza Lewis of the Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, will talk about her project’s investigations into the origins and development of medieval villages, with particular reference to Pirton. To be held at Pirton Methodist...

• Annual General Meeting Thursday 27 October 2011 5 October 2011

  Annual General Meeting with wine and cheese. There will be an illustrated report on fieldwork carried out in 2010/11 by our Honorary Field Officer. To be held in the Lecture Hall Letchworth Museum, Broadway, Letchworth Garden City, at 8 pm.