Recent Updates

[10/4/2010] A tribute to our long serving member, Roy Welch, who died in 2009.

[6/3/2010] New page with details of the Society’s publications added.

[6/3/2010] Lecture list for 2009-10 updated.

[6/3/2010] Announcement of the publication of Excavations at Baldock 1978-94 volume 1 added.

Welcome to the website of North Hertfordshire Archaeological Society

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

New! A forthcoming exhibition at Litlington, showing finds from the excavation of the Roman villa in 1821 will be taking place on Saturday 3 July at Litlington Church. See the poster [pdf] for details. The Time Team programme originally scheduled to be shown in June will not now be shown until the autumn on a date to be announced.

The Society, in conjunction with North Hertfordshire District Council, has now published some of the results of its nationally important excavations at the Romano-British “small town” of Baldock in May. With viii + 272 pages, 32 plates (including 16 in colour), 56 figures in the text and many more plates and figures in the catalogue, it sells for only £20.

A tribute by Gil Burleigh to Roy Welch, one of the Society’s longest standing members who died in 2009, can be found here.

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

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

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.

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.