Excavating at the site of the discovery of the temple treasure of the goddess Senuna in 2006
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.
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.
We are afraid that we have postponed the lecture scheduled for Tuesday 17 March as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19. We will let you know when a new date has been arranged.
Latest news
- COVID-19We are afraid that we have postponed the lecture scheduled for Tuesday 17 March as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19. We will let you know when a new date has been arranged.
- News and Events, February 2020Happy New Year! Apologies for the short-notice re the postponement of the January lecture. This was due to Diane and I attending a family funeral. Apologies too to those of you who didn’t receive the emailed notice of postponement. This was due to my email service playing up. The lecture will be given in April instead. All lectures are at the Letchworth ...
- Newsletter September 2019Lecture Programme All will be at Letchworth Free Church hall, Gernon Rd, 8 pm, unless stated otherwise: Tuesday 24th September 2019: ‘Wimpole at the time of the Roman Conquest’, by Paddy Lambert, Project Officer, Oxford Archaeology East. Tuesday 15th October 2019: ‘Latest survey results from Ravensburgh Castle Iron Age Hill-Fort’, by Dr Ian Brown, Research ...
- Summer Field TripThis summer’s trip will be to Flag Fen, a very significant Bronze Age site, and Crowland Abbey, once an important Benedictine monastery; both sites are east of Peterborough. Programme for the day:- 8.00am: Pick up point in St. Mary’s Square, Hitchin 8.20am: Pick up point outside Letchworth Library, Broadway, Letchworth ...
- NHAS News & Events May 2019Aerial photograph of the then newly dualled A505 Baldock-Royston road cutting through the chalk escarpment at Slip End, Ashwell, looking north. Parch-marks during that summer’s drought show peri-glacial geological features, especially the wide river-like feature running from top to bottom in middle of picture, with its profile clearly visible in the cutting. Also, four ring-ditches of ploughed-out Prehistoric burial mounds to ...