Keith Fitzpatrick-Matthews
Thursday 28th April 2016: “The Use of Tree-Rings in Dating Historic Timbers”, by Dr. Martin Bridge, Lecturer in Dendrochronology, Institute of Archaeology, University College, London. One of the examples Dr Bridge will tell us about is the Tudor warship, the Mary Rose. British Schools Museum, Queen St, Hitchin, 8 pm.
Friday 29th April – Sunday 1st May: Medieval Settlement Research Group 30th Anniversary Spring Conference at Lincoln University: Recent archaeological research in rural settlements in Eastern England: organised by Professor Carenza Lewis: Speakers include NHAS Field Officer, Gil Burleigh: “115 Tons of History – the results of test pitting and other investigations in Pirton, Herts.” Details attached.
Tuesday 17th May 2016: Annual General Meeting, Letchworth Free Church small hall, 8 pm.
Sunday 3rd July: Field Trip to Sutton Hoo. Details to be circulated.
Saturday 9th July: Study course on human skeletons at the new North Hertfordshire Museum in Brand Street, Hitchin. Details attached.
Exhibitions at The British Museum:
Hoards:
the hidden history of ancient Britain
Until 22 May 2016
This includes in the display one of the hoards associated with the Senuna ritual feasting site at Ashwell.
Sicily
culture and conquest
21 April – 14 August 2016
Sponsored by
In collaboration with
The largest island in the Mediterranean. The home of Mount Etna. A cultural centre of the ancient and medieval world.
The BP exhibition
Sunken cities
Egypt’s lost worlds
19 May – 27 November 2016
Supported by BP 
Organised with the Hilti Foundation and
the Institut Européen d’Archéologie Sous-Marine
Submerged under the sea for over a thousand years, two lost cities of ancient Egypt were recently rediscovered. Their story is told for the first time in this blockbuster exhibition.
Vanished beneath the waters of the Mediterranean, the lost cities of Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus lay at the mouth of the Nile. Named after the Greek hero Heracles, Thonis-Heracleion was one of Egypt’s most important commercial centres for trade with the Mediterranean world and, with Canopus, was a major centre for the worship of the Egyptian gods. Their amazing discovery is transforming our understanding of the deep connections between the great ancient civilisations of Egypt and Greece.
Subscriptions
2015/16 Subscriptions became due on 1st June 2015. Please renew now. The Society cannot continue to function without all members’ subscriptions. In particular, lecturers fees and expenses and hall hire have to come from subscriptions. Lack of sufficient income from subscriptions may result in fewer lectures. It’s up to us members.
Outstanding subscriptions may be paid in person at any meeting when membership cards can usually be issued also. Otherwise subscription cheques may be posted to Diane Burleigh, NHAS, 10 Cromwell Way, Pirton, Hitchin, Herts SG5 3RD.
Adult £19, Family £24, Concessions (over 65, under 16), £10.
Non-members are welcome at any of our meetings. There will be a charge of £4 for entry.
Please renew your subscription otherwise you may be removed from our membership and circulation lists.
Thank you.
MSRG Programme JB 19.4.2016.pdf
Osteoarchaeology Course at North Hertfordshire Museum.docx
Poster April 2016.Tree rings1.pdf
From: Sarah Talks
Sent: Monday, February 29, 2016 8:44 PM
To: Gil Burleigh ; poster.docx
Sunday 28th February 2016: Martin Cuthbert, Community Archaeologist for a three year Heritage Lottery Funded project exploring the legacy of the US 8th Army Air Force during their time here in WW2, is leading a Free heritage walk around Nuthampstead airfield:
A WALK THROUGH HISTORY
NUTHAMPSTEAD AIRFIELD.
SUNDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2016 9:30 am.
Join us as we lead a walk through the historic airfield at Nuthampstead, home to the 55th Fighter Group and the 398th Bomb Group of the 8th USAAF during World War Two. If you’re interested in landscape history, airfield archaeology, or just fancy the chance to have a walk in the unique landscape of this
World War Two airfield, this walk is for you. Parking is at Antsey Village Hall, Antsey, SG9 0BY. The Village Hall is situated to the rear of Anstey First School.
Distance: Guided Walk 3.5 miles (from the Village Hall to the Woodman Inn, Nuthampstead). Un-Guided 1.6 miles (from the Woodman Inn back to the Village Hall). Total 5.1 miles. We should arrive at the Woodman Inn, Nuthampstead at 12:30pm. The guided walk will finish here and you must make your own way back to Antsey Village Hall of your own accord. Directions can be given. Please bring your own refreshments or alternatively book lunch at the
Woodman Inn. An alternative lunch venue can be found at the Blind Fiddler Pub, Antsey. Bookings are Essential. Terrain – Leisurely. Cost – Free.
What to bring- Outdoor shoes and clothing appropriate to the weather.
www.8theast.org
Thursday 28th April 2016: “The Use of Tree-Rings in Dating Historic Timbers”, by Dr. Martin Bridge, Lecturer in Dendrochronology, Institute of Archaeology, University College, London. One of the examples Dr Bridge will tell us about is the Tudor warship, the Mary Rose. British Schools Museum, Queen St, Hitchin, 8 pm.
Friday 29th April – Sunday 1st May: Medieval Settlement Research Group 30th Anniversary Spring Conference at Lincoln University: Recent archaeological research in rural settlements in Eastern England: organised by Professor Carenza Lewis: Speakers include NHAS Field Officer, Gil Burleigh: “115 Tons of History – the results of test pitting and other investigations in Pirton, Herts.” Details attached.
Tuesday 17th May 2016: Annual General Meeting, Letchworth Free Church small hall, 8 pm.
Exhibitions at The British Museum:
Hoards:
the hidden history of ancient Britain
Until 22 May 2016
This includes in the display one of the hoards associated with the Senuna ritual feasting site at Ashwell.
Sicily
culture and conquest
21 April – 14 August 2016
Sponsored by
In collaboration with
The largest island in the Mediterranean. The home of Mount Etna. A cultural centre of the ancient and medieval world.
The BP exhibition
Sunken cities
Egypt’s lost worlds
19 May – 27 November 2016
Supported by BP
Organised with the Hilti Foundation and
the Institut Européen d’Archéologie Sous-Marine
Submerged under the sea for over a thousand years, two lost cities of ancient Egypt were recently rediscovered. Their story is told for the first time in this blockbuster exhibition.
Vanished beneath the waters of the Mediterranean, the lost cities of Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus lay at the mouth of the Nile. Named after the Greek hero Heracles, Thonis-Heracleion was one of Egypt’s most important commercial centres for trade with the Mediterranean world and, with Canopus, was a major centre for the worship of the Egyptian gods. Their amazing discovery is transforming our understanding of the deep connections between the great ancient civilisations of Egypt and Greece.
Subscriptions
2015/16 Subscriptions became due on 1st June 2015. Please renew now. The Society cannot continue to function without all members’ subscriptions. In particular, lecturers fees and expenses and hall hire have to come from subscriptions. Lack of sufficient income from subscriptions may result in fewer lectures. It’s up to us members.
Outstanding subscriptions may be paid in person at any meeting when membership cards can usually be issued also. Otherwise subscription cheques may be posted to Diane Burleigh, NHAS, 10 Cromwell Way, Pirton, Hitchin, Herts SG5 3RD.
Adult £19, Family £24, Concessions (over 65, under 16), £10.
Non-members are welcome at any of our meetings. There will be a charge of £4 for entry.
Please renew your subscription otherwise you may be removed from our membership and circulation lists.
Thank you.
20160222 Medieval Settlement Research Group Programme.docx
Happy New Year!
Tuesday 19th January 2016: “A High-Status Roman Burial and Cemetery near Royston”, by Keith Fitzpatrick-Matthews, NHDC Archaeology & Community Outreach Officer. Letchworth Free Church small hall, 8 pm.
Sunday 28th February 2016: Martin Cuthbert, Community Archaeologist for a three year Heritage Lottery Funded project exploring the legacy of the US 8th Army Air Force during their time here in WW2, is leading a Free heritage walk around Nuthampstead airfield:
A WALK THROUGH HISTORY
NUTHAMPSTEAD AIRFIELD.
SUNDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2016 9:30 am.
Join us as we lead a walk through the historic airfield at Nuthampstead, home to the 55th Fighter Group and the 398th Bomb Group of the 8th USAAF during World War Two. If you’re interested in landscape history, airfield archaeology, or just fancy the chance to have a walk in the unique landscape of this
World War Two airfield, this walk is for you. Parking is at Antsey Village Hall, Antsey, SG9 0BY. The Village Hall is situated to the rear of Anstey First School.
Distance: Guided Walk 3.5 miles (from the Village Hall to the Woodman Inn, Nuthampstead). Un-Guided 1.6 miles (from the Woodman Inn back to the Village Hall). Total 5.1 miles. We should arrive at the Woodman Inn, Nuthampstead at 12:30pm. The guided walk will finish here and you must make your own way back to Antsey Village Hall of your own accord. Directions can be given. Please bring your own refreshments or alternatively book lunch at the
Woodman Inn. An alternative lunch venue can be found at the Blind Fiddler Pub, Antsey. Bookings are Essential. Terrain – Leisurely. Cost – Free.
What to bring- Outdoor shoes and clothing appropriate to the weather.
www.8theast.org
Thursday April 28th 2016: “The Use of Tree-Rings in Dating Historic Timbers”, by Dr. Martin Bridge, Lecturer in Dendrochronology, Institute of Archaeology, University College, London. One of the examples Dr Bridge will tell us about is the Tudor warship, the Mary Rose. British Schools Museum, Queen St, Hitchin, 8 pm.
A message from our member, Kris Lockyear of Institute of Archaeology, UCL and Welwyn Archaeological Soc:
“Dear All,
the computing dept at UCL gets its students to write websites and apps as an assignment. As they like “real world” tasks they ask archaeology if there is anything we would like. I came up with the attached suggestion. It has been picked as one of the ones to be worked on this term.
I will need some guinea-pigs to try it out and give some feedback. Would any of you be willing (or know who in your society might be?).
Many thanks, Kris.”
Exhibitions at The British Museum:
Celts: art and identity
| 24 September 2015 – 31 January 2016 Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery £16.50, Members/under 16s free This is the first major exhibition to examine the full history of Celtic art and identity, and is organised in partnership with National Museums Scotland. It is a story that unfolds over 2,500 years and across Britain and Europe – from the Atlantic coast to the Black Sea. Beginning with the first recorded mention of ‘Celts’ and ending with an exploration of Celtic expression today, uncover the wider picture of how this identity has been reinvented and revived over the centuries – as fluid as a Celtic motif |
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CHRISTMAS GREETINGS!
Tuesday 15th December 2015: Members Christmas Evening. Gil Burleigh will give a short presentation on “Some Archaeological Sites in Aberdeenshire, Orkney and Shetland”. Wine, soft drinks, cheese and nibbles, £3 per person. Letchworth Free Church, 8 pm.
Tuesday 19th January 2016: “A High-Status Roman Burial and Cemetery near Royston”, by Keith Fitzpatrick-Matthews, NHDC Archaeology & Community Outreach Officer. Letchworth Free Church small hall, 8 pm.
Sunday 28th February 2016: Martin Cuthbert, Community Archaeologist for a three year Heritage Lottery Funded project exploring the legacy of the US 8th Army Air Force during their time here in WW2, is leading a Free heritage walk around Nuthampstead airfield:
A WALK THROUGH HISTORY
NUTHAMPSTEAD AIRFIELD.
SUNDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2016 9:30 am.
Join us as we lead a walk through the historic airfield at Nuthampstead, home to the 55th Fighter Group and the 398th Bomb Group of the 8th USAAF during World War Two. If you’re interested in landscape history, airfield archaeology, or just fancy the chance to have a walk in the unique landscape of this
World War Two airfield, this walk is for you. Parking is at Antsey Village Hall, Antsey, SG9 0BY. The Village Hall is situated to the rear of Anstey First School.
Distance: Guided Walk 3.5 miles (from the Village Hall to the Woodman Inn, Nuthampstead). Un-Guided 1.6 miles (from the Woodman Inn back to the Village Hall). Total 5.1 miles. We should arrive at the Woodman Inn, Nuthampstead at 12:30pm. The guided walk will finish here and you must make your own way back to Antsey Village Hall of your own accord. Directions can be given. Please bring your own refreshments or alternatively book lunch at the
Woodman Inn. An alternative lunch venue can be found at the Blind Fiddler Pub, Antsey. Bookings are Essential. Terrain – Leisurely. Cost – Free.
What to bring- Outdoor shoes and clothing appropriate to the weather.
www.8theast.org
Thursday April 28th 2016: “The Use of Tree-Rings in Dating Historic Timbers”, by Dr. Martin Bridge, Lecturer in Dendrochronology, Institute of Archaeology, University College, London. One of the examples Dr Bridge will tell us about is the Tudor warship, the Mary Rose. British Schools Museum, Queen St, Hitchin, 8 pm.
Exhibitions at The British Museum:
Celts: art and identity
24 September 2015 – 31 January 2016
Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery
£16.50, Members/under 16s free
This is the first major exhibition to examine the full history of Celtic art and identity, and is organised in partnership with National Museums Scotland. It is a story that unfolds over 2,500 years and across Britain and Europe – from the Atlantic coast to the Black Sea. Beginning with the first recorded mention of ‘Celts’ and ending with an exploration of Celtic expression today, uncover the wider picture of how this identity has been reinvented and revived over the centuries – as fluid as a Celtic motif.
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On 19 November 2015, Professor Carenza Lewis gave a lecture to the Society of Antiquaries of London, in which data from the test pits at Pirton figured heavily. See a video of her lecture here.
Tuesday 17th November 2015: “Medieval Castles of Luton”, by Joe Abrams, Regional Manager, Headland Archaeology, Wrest Park, Beds. Letchworth Free Church small hall, 8 pm. Members free; non-members £3.
Tuesday 15th December 2015: Members Christmas Evening. Gil Burleigh will give a short presentation on “Some Archaeological Sites in Aberdeenshire, Orkney and Shetland”. Wine, soft drinks, cheese and nibbles, £3 per person. Letchworth Free Church, 8 pm.
Tuesday 19th January 2016: “A High-Status Roman Burial and Cemetery near Royston”, by Keith Fitzpatrick-Matthews, NHDC Archaeology & Community Outreach Officer. Letchworth Free Church small hall, 8 pm.
March 2016: “The Use of Tree-Rings in Dating Historic Timbers”, by Dr. Martin Bridge, Lecturer in Dendrochronology, Institute of Archaeology, University College, London. One of the examples Dr Bridge will tell us about is the Tudor warship, the Mary Rose.
Exhibitions at The British Museum:
Celts: art and identity
24 September 2015 – 31 January 2016
Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery
£16.50, Members/under 16s free
This is the first major exhibition to examine the full history of Celtic art and identity, and is organised in partnership with National Museums Scotland. It is a story that unfolds over 2,500 years and across Britain and Europe – from the Atlantic coast to the Black Sea. Beginning with the first recorded mention of ‘Celts’ and ending with an exploration of Celtic expression today, uncover the wider picture of how this identity has been reinvented and revived over the centuries – as fluid as a Celtic motif.
Desborough Iron Age Mirror
2015/16 Subscriptions become due on 1st June 2015. Please renew now. The Society cannot continue to function without all members’ subscriptions. In particular, lecturers fees and expenses and hall hire have to come from subscriptions. Lack of sufficient income from subscriptions may result in fewer lectures. It’s up to us members.Outstanding subscriptions may be paid in person at any meeting when membership cards can usually be issued also. Otherwise subscription cheques may be posted to Diane Burleigh, NHAS, 10 Cromwell Way, Pirton, Hitchin, Herts SG5 3RD. Adult £19, Family £24, Concessions (over 65, under 16), £10. Non-members are welcome at any of our meetings. There will be a charge of £3 for entry. Please renew your subscription otherwise you may be removed from our membership and circulation lists. Thank you. |
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Luton Castles-Press release from The North Hertfordshire Archaeological Society.docx
Tuesday 27th October 2015: “Excavations at Iron Age and Roman Silchester and the Origins of Towns in Britain”, by Prof. Mike Fulford, FBA, University of Reading. Letchworth Free Church, Norton Way South/Gernon Rd, SG6 1NX, 8 pm. This will be a public lecture with an admission charge: £2 for members; £3 for non-members, payable on the door.
Tuesday 17th November 2015: “Medieval Castles of Luton”, by Joe Abrams, Regional Manager, Headland Archaeology, Wrest Park, Beds. Letchworth Free Church small hall, 8 pm.
Tuesday 15th December 2015: Members Christmas Evening. Letchworth Free Church small hall, 8 pm.
January 2016: “A High-Status Roman Burial and Cemetery near Royston”, by Keith Fitzpatrick-Matthews, NHDC Archaeology & Community Outreach Officer
March 2016: “The Use of Tree-Rings in Dating Historic Timbers”, by Dr. Martin Bridge, Lecturer in Dendrochronology, Institute of Archaeology, University College, London
Exhibitions at The British Museum:
Celts: art and identity
24 September 2015 – 31 January 2016
Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery
£16.50, Members/under 16s free
This is the first major exhibition to examine the full history of Celtic art and identity, and is organised in partnership with National Museums Scotland. It is a story that unfolds over 2,500 years and across Britain and Europe – from the Atlantic coast to the Black Sea. Beginning with the first recorded mention of ‘Celts’ and ending with an exploration of Celtic expression today, uncover the wider picture of how this identity has been reinvented and revived over the centuries – as fluid as a Celtic motif.
2015/16 Subscriptions become due on 1st June 2015. Please renew now. The Society cannot continue to function without all members’ subscriptions. In particular, lecturers fees and expenses and hall hire have to come from subscriptions. Lack of sufficient income from subscriptions may result in fewer lectures. It’s up to us members.Outstanding subscriptions may be paid in person at any meeting when membership cards can usually be issued also. Otherwise subscription cheques may be posted to Diane Burleigh, NHAS, 10 Cromwell Way, Pirton, Hitchin, Herts SG5 3RD. Adult £19, Family £24, Concessions (over 65, under 16), £10. Non-members are welcome at any of our meetings. There will be a charge of £4 for entry. Please renew your subscription otherwise you may be removed from our membership and circulation lists. Thank you. |
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Thursday 1st October 2015: “Stepping into Britain: the Arrival of the first Humans”, by Dr. Nick Ashton, Curator, Dept. of Britain, Europe and Prehistory, The British Museum. Dr. Ashton will tell us about the Ancient Human Occupation of Britain Project, and his excavations at Happisburgh on the Suffolk coast which in 2013 revealed fossilised human footprints dated to 800,000 years ago. This will be a public lecture. Admission £3 non-members; £2 NHAS Members, payable on the door. Doors open 7.30 pm. Letchworth Free Church, corner of Gernon Rd & Norton Way South, 8 pm.
Tuesday 27th October 2015: “Excavations at Iron Age and Roman Silchester and the Origins of Towns in Britain”, by Prof. Mike Fulford, Reading University. Letchworth Free Church, 8 pm. This will be a public lecture with a reduced admission charge for members.
Tuesday 17th November 2015: “Medieval Castles of Luton”, by Joe Abrams, Regional Manager, Headland Archaeology, Wrest Park, Beds. Letchworth Free Church hall, 8 pm.
December 2015: Members Christmas Evening.
January 2016: “A High-Status Roman Burial and Cemetery near Royston”, by Keith Fitzpatrick-Matthews, NHDC Archaeology & Community Outreach Officer
March 2016: “The Use of Tree-Rings in Dating Historic Timbers”, by Dr. Martin Bridge, Lecturer in Dendrochronology, Institute of Archaeology, University College, London
Exhibitions at The British Museum:
Celts: art and identity
24 September 2015 – 31 January 2016
Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery
£16.50, Members/under 16s free
This is the first major exhibition to examine the full history of Celtic art and identity, and is organised in partnership with National Museums Scotland. It is a story that unfolds over 2,500 years and across Britain and Europe – from the Atlantic coast to the Black Sea. Beginning with the first recorded mention of ‘Celts’ and ending with an exploration of Celtic expression today, uncover the wider picture of how this identity has been reinvented and revived over the centuries – as fluid as a Celtic motif.
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