Lectures, Conferences, Courses and Events
KAS EVENTS
Churches Committee Outing
Saturday 18 September
You are invited to visit the two churches of Barfreston and Womenswold. We meet at Barfreston at 1.45 for 2pm. Tour £2 (£1 for students), £1 for tea (at Womenswold). Please return the enclosed booking form by 11 September or phone 01622 871945.
New Perspectives on Four Kent Towns
Saturday 16 October at Charing Barn, beside Charing parish Church. 10.30am for 11am start.
This event replaces the traditional KAS 3 short excursions. Four expert speakers will contribute:
- Keith Parfitt – Early Dover
- Sarah Pearson – Faversham and Sandwich
- Ken McGovern – The History and Industrial Archaeology of Northfleet
- Liz Finn – An Outline History of Maidstone
Cost £5.00 per person. Morning coffee and afternoon tea are included in the price; lunch can be obtained in Charing or a packed lunch eaten in the Barn. Further enquiries to the Hon Excursions Secretary, Joy Saynor, tel: 01959 522713 or email: saynor.shoreham@amserve.com. To book please return the booking form within this Newsletter.
KAS Christmas Lunch
Saturday 27 November at the Hall of Wye College. Details and booking form in the Autumn issue.
COURSES
Study for a Certificate in Archaeology!
If you are interested in archaeology deepen your knowledge and understanding of the subject through study on the University of Kent's well-established Certificate in Archaeology.
Courses include an introduction to archaeological method, prehistoric Britain, Roman Britain and Ancient Egypt. There are places available on the Certificate at both the Canterbury Campus and the University Centre at Tonbridge, starting at the end of September 2004. The programme is taught on a part-time basis, one evening a week over two years.
No formal entry qualifications are necessary; you need demonstrate only interest, enthusiasm and aptitude. If you complete the Certificate you can then consider progressing to a Diploma and Degree in Archaeological Studies should you wish.
Why not ask for more information? Contact the Information and Guidance Unit, the Registry, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NZ tel: 0800 9753777 email: info@kent.ac.uk
University of Kent/Sussex Past Training Excavations
Bishopstone, East Sussex, 9 August -18 September 2004
Following the appointment of Sussex Archaeological Society's research officer, Dr Gabor Thomas, to a lectureship at the University of Kent, the University is collaborating with Sussex Past in order to allow the completion of a long-term project at Bishopstone, Sussex, investigating village origins, as part of its programme of developing the University's involvement in field archaeology.
The second and final season of the excavation element of the project this summer will target early medieval buildings and occupation identified in the shadow of an Anglo-Saxon church in the very heart of Bishopstone.
5-day training courses run throughout the period of the excavation and cost £180, covering all aspects of archaeological fieldwork including: geophysics, surveying using total station, excavation techniques, site planning and context recording, standing building recording, finds processing, and environmental sampling.
Places limited to 10 per week. Camping facilities provided. Numerous B&Bs in the area.
It is also possible to participate as a volunteer. For application forms write to: Alison Lawrence, Barbican House, 169 High Street, Lewes BN7 1YE tel: Mon-Thur: 01273 405730 email: castle@sussexpast.co.uk. Email application forms and a 2003 Interim Report can be accessed at: http://www.sussexpast.co.uk
The Sussex Archaeological Society is an IFA Registered Organisation.
CONFERENCES
Council for Kentish Archaeology
Celebrating 40 years of Archaeological Discoveries in Kent on Saturday 6 November, 2-5.30pm Canterbury Christ Church University College
Illustrated talks:
- The Discovery of the Roman Religious Town at Springhead Victor Smith
- Excavating the Roman Forts at Dover and Reculver Brian Philp
Presentation workshops with finds and plans, led by: Orpington & District Archaeological Society, Springhead Excavation Group, Lower Medway Archaeological Research Group, Upchurch Archaeological Research Group, Dover Archaeological Group, Bromley and West Kent Archaeological Group.
Tickets £4, available from CKA, 7 Sandy Ridge, Borough Green TN15 8HP. Cheques payable to CKA. Further information available on www.the-cka.fsnet.co.uk, or from Conference Organiser, Ruth Plummer tel: 0208 7771872 email: davus58-dka@yahoo.co.uk
LECTURES
Horton Kirby & South Darenth Local History Society
13 September
The Life of Edward Hasted by Shirley Black
8 November
A Roman re-enactor by Leslie Allman
Both on Monday at 8pm in the Village Hall, South Darenth.
EVENTS
National Archaeology Days 2004
This annual event will be held over the weekend of 17 & 18 July. A full listing of events can be found on the Council for British Archaeology's website at www.britarch.ac.uk.
Saturday 17 July 10.30am-4pm
Thanet Archaeological Society invites you to a family fun day! All children under 16 go free. Julian Richards (Meet the Ancestors) talking about TV archaeology and facial reconstruction. Regia Anglorum Saxon re-enactor, 'make&do' activity stalls and games, artefacts of the period for handling and food for tasting, finds ID and an exhibition of local history and archaeology groups. A day out for everyone from 3 to 103.
Finds Identification
Andrew Richardson, Finds Liaison Officer for Kent, will be in attendance to identify and record finds.
Thursday 5 August at Dartford Museum 1-4pm
Wednesday 11 September at Cranbrook Museum (provisional, time to be finalised)
Heritage Open Days at St.Barnabas Church, Tunbridge Wells
Saturday 11 September from 9am-2pm
Guided tours at 11am & 1pm.
Sunday 12 September from 2-6pm
Guided tours at 3 & 5pm.
Monday 13 September from 10am-4pm
Guided tour at 11am.
Exhibition of maps, photos, drawings of church & parish, plus records of St. Barnabas School and Parish records. A short article on the Church can be found on page 13.
Orpington & District Archaeological Society
Open Days at the Excavations at Scadbury Moated Manor, Chislehurst, Saturday 11 September & Sunday 12 September from 2-4.30pm
A self-guided trail around the excavations at this medieval moated manor site, showing current work as well as the remains of the foundations of the buildings associated with the Walsingham family. The island is still completely surrounded by water. Members of ODAS will be on hand to answer queries.
Park in St Paul's Wood Hill and take the public footpath, between house numbers 12 & 14. Alternatively, disabled parking is available close to the site by ticket only – please send a S.A.E. stating which day is required to ODAS, 27 Eynsford Close, Petts Wood BR5 1DP.
EVENTS ELSEWHERE
Sussex Archaeological Society Conference
In association with the Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex
Saxon Sussex: Six Centuries, on Saturday 11 September
Burial & settlement in the South Saxon kingdom: the 5th to 8th centuries Sarah Semple
Grave assemblages in Anglo-Saxon cemeteries: a reconsideration Jane Brennan
Darkness into light: construction of Saxon churches in Sussex Robert Hutchinson
Patterns in post Anglo-Saxon settlement Jude English
New light on later Anglo-Saxon settlement in Sussex: Bishopstone excavations 2002-4 Gabor Thomas
Landscape & Early Medieval settlement in the western Sussex Weald Diana Chatwin
Fishing & trade in Sussex, AD900-1100 Mark Gardiner
Fee £25 per person inclusive of conference booklet, morning & afternoon coffee/tea. Lunch not included. Booking information from Lorna Gartside, Barbican House, 169 High Street, Lewes BN7 1YE tel: 01273 405737 email: members@sussexpast.co.uk or book online at www.sussexpastshop.co.uk
The Sutton Hoo Society Conference 2004 on Saturday 16 October, 9am-5.30pm
Anglo-Saxon Landscapes: Real and Imaginary
The Royal Hospital School, Holbrook near Ipswich Chaired by Professor Martin Carver (Uni of York) & Angela Care Evans (Brit Mus)
Speakers:
- Dr Andrew Rogerson (Norfolk Museums Service)
- Prof. Peter Fowler (Prof Emeritus Newcastle Uni)
- Dr Helena Hamerow (Uni of Oxford)
- Prof David Dumville (Girton Coll, Cambridge)
- John Newman (Archaeological Services Suffolk County Council)
- Dr Tom Williamson (Uni of East Anglia)
Price (lunch included), Soc members £17.50, non-members £20.00, students £10.00
Contact The Treasurer, Sutton Hoo Society, 2 Meadowside, Wickham Market, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13 0UD
Council for British Archaeology South-East in association with the Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex
The Cinque Ports: Archaeology and Heritage on Saturday 13 November
Speakers include:
- Keith Parfitt - Dover
- Andrew Butcher - Hythe
- Gill Draper & Frank Meddens - New Romney
- Peter Marsden - Hastings
- David Martin - Winchelsea
- Helen Clarke - multi-disciplinary projects at Sandwich & Rye
- Gustav Milne will provide an Introduction & Summing Up
Chaired by David Rudling.
Event also includes the CBA SE AGM. Further details or application form please send a S.A.E. to David Morriss, CCE, AAS E201, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, E Sussex BN1 9QQ
Ouse Valley Project Symposium on Saturday 20 November 10am-5pm
Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex
The launch of a major new interdisciplinary landscape research project studying the Sussex Ouse from sources to sea.
- An outline of the Sussex Ouse Research Project Prof. Peter Drewett
- Changes in rural land management & farming practices in/around the Ouse Valley and their impact on the downland landscape Dr Sue Berry
- Industrial archaeology of the Ouse Valley John Blackwell & Ron Martin
- Iron Making in the Ouse Basin Jeremy Hodgkinson
- Sticky Challenge: cohesive sediment movement & accumulation in the Ouse estuary Richard Charman
- Sussex wetland & reedlands – rebuilding a lost habitat type Dr Tony Whitbread
- From bank to bank: crossing the River Ouse (in pre)History John Bleach
- Making the most of memory: the Ouse Valley Oral History Project Dr Alistair Thomson
Fee (includes tea/coffee) £30, student rate £10, concession £5. Optional pre-booked lunch £7.50.
To book tel: 01273 877888 or email: cce@sussex.ac.uk or download an enrolment form from www.sussex.ac.uk/cce/news/ouse.
Heritage Open Days 10-13 September
Hundreds of properties not normally open to the public will open their doors to visitors.
Further information from Heritage Open Days office at the Civic Trust, 259-269 Old Marylebone Road, London NW1 5RA
Landmark Trust Open Days
It is normally only possible to view Landmark Trust properties by paying for the associated holiday. However, properties open for visiting in the south-east in 2004 are:
- 14 September - Wilmington Priory East Sussex (morning only)
- 31 October - Sackville House, East Grinstead, West Sussex (south side of the High Street)
Further information on www.landmarktrust.co.uk/openday.html. For directions email: bookings@landmarktrust.co.uk or tel: 01628 825925.