What’s On
KAS EVENTS
KAS History and Archaeology Show
Saturday 29 October, 10am – 4.30pm in Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery.
A flyer for this event (with list of exhibitors) is included in the Newsletter.
KAS Christmas Lunch 26 November 2005
By popular request the Christmas lunch will again be held in the Hall of Wye College. Members may arrive at 10.30am in order to do full justice to the bookstall, to which they are invited to bring their own publications. The bar will be open from 11am and the traditional Christmas lunch will be served at noon. An alternative vegetarian meal is available if pre-ordered. Full details of the menu are available on request.
After lunch we are to be truly entertained by the Tonbridge Mummers, newly performing a seasonal Mummer's play, 'The Leigh Combat Play', plays the Kent Hooden Horse and merry seasonal songs. Following this we will be welcomed by the Curator at the Brook Museum who will describe the agricultural treasures there.
Price is £21.00 (excluding Brook Museum). A booking form is included as a flyer within this Newsletter.
OTHER EVENTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTY
TALKS & LECTURES
British Archaeological Association Meetings
2 November
"This little Westminster": the chantry-chapel at Tong, Shropshire Heather Gilderdale-Scott.
7 December
'Bigger Digs – Widening Participation in Archaeology' Dr Carenza Lewis.
4 January 2006
Breton Craftsmen in Tudor Devon Dr John Allan. A joint meeting with the Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology.
1 February 2006
The Chapter House Vestibule and Masons' Drawing Loft at York Minster Dr Kate Giles.
1 March 2006
New facts about the Carolingian Imperial abbey of Lorsch Dr Matthias Sanke.
5 April 2006
The aisled barn of 13th century: Faversham barn, Augustinian and other canons' churches in Romanesque Europe Jill Franklin.
3 May 2006
Worcester Cathedral: architecture and historiography Dr. Tessa Engel.
All meetings are held at 5pm in the rooms of the Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, Piccadilly. Non-members are very welcome but are asked to make themselves known to the Hon. Director on arrival and to sign the visitors book.
Canterbury Archaeological Society Winter Programme
Ramsey Lecture Theatre, Canterbury Christ Church University at 8pm. Visitors welcome.
29 October
The first Banghazi: Excavations at Euesperides, Libya Paul Bennett.
12 November
The Horses of St Mark's, Venice, and the Politics of Display Charles Freeman.
3 December
Saving the Children of the Parish: Classes: British Industrial Schools 1854-1932 Dr William Giles.
7 January 2006
Some Unknown Churches in the Canterbury Diocese Mary Berg.
14 January 2006
The Frank Jenkins Memorial Lecture – Annual Review of the work of Canterbury Archaeological Trust Paul Bennett (note: Powell Lecture Theatre).
4 February 2006
Houses and Households in 16th century Canterbury Dr Catherine Richardson.
4 March 2006
Dover Western Heights Jon Iveson.
Tonbridge Historical Society Lectures
27 October, 7.45pm
The Unusual River Crossing at Rochester Paul Oldham.
19 November, 2.30pm
Records of the Civil War Michael Gandy (2 sessions, with refreshments in between. Must be booked, see below).
5 January 2006, 7.45pm
An Illustrated Walk around a Saxon Shore Christopher Wade.
16 February 2006, 7.45pm
The Art & Architecture of Rochester Cathedral Simon Biles.
6 April 2006, 7.30pm
AGM plus lecture (TBA).
All lectures are at the Adult Education Centre, Avebury Avenue, Tonbridge. For further details, and to book the 2 session lecture, contact THS Secretary, Sheila Broomfield on 01732 838698 or mail to s.broomfield@kdaiplex.com.
Canterbury Archaeological Trust 30th Anniversary Lectures
Tim Tatton-Brown, founding Director of Canterbury Archaeological Trust and leading architectural historian and freelance archaeologist.
The Building of Canterbury Cathedral – Archaeology and Architectural History
Thursday 6 October
The great Gothic rebuilding 1174-1220
Thursday 3 November
The Perpendicular rebuilding 1360-1500
All lectures are in the Grimond Lecture Theatre 1 (GLT1), University of Kent, Canterbury.
Suggested donation at the door: £3.00 for Friends of CAT, others £5.00.
Organised by Friends of Canterbury Archaeological Trust in association with Darwin College, University of Kent.
Centre for Kentish Studies Local History Talks
19 October
Kent and the Second World War Bob Ogley
17 November
Bridging Two Worlds Peter Ewart. The story of a young Zulu convert despatched to Victorian England for training as a missionary.
15 December
The Perfect Lady Lee Ault. Looking at the clothes, accessories and social attitudes of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
19 January 2006
Chatham Historic Dockyard: 400 years of naval history Alison Marsh.
All talks are held in the Sessions House Lecture Theatre in County Hall, Maidstone at 6.30pm and last about an hour. Cost is £3 per person. To book, please send cheque payable to Kent County Council to Centre for Kentish Studies, Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone ME14 1XQ, stating which events you wish to attend and enclosing a stamped addressed envelope.
Oxney & Minor House Historical & Archaeological Society Winter Talks
12 November
Dance & Band Days Don Dray
10 December
Quiz and Buffet (additional charge)
14 January 2006
17th Century Men of Science Toni Mount
11 February 2006
Lost Pubs of Crayford & Locality Jim Packer
11 March 2006
Kent Women – Famous, Infamous & Unsung Chris McCooey
8 April 2006
Village Signs in Kent – Designs and Royal Connections Roger and Carol Smith
All meetings held at the Baker Trust Hall, Inivlan Road, Crayford at 7 for 7.30pm. Non-members are welcome to attend at a cost of £2 per talk. More information on 01322 551279.
CONFERENCES
Council for Kentish Archaeology
Nelson and Trafalgar: Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the battle of Trafalgar
Saturday 5 November 2 – 5.30 pm at Canterbury Christ Church University College, North Holmes Road, Canterbury.
Victory and the Road to Trafalgar Richard Holdsworth, Museum and Heritage Director, Chatham Historic Dockyard.
Nelson and the Trafalgar Campaign Professor Richard Harding, University of Westminster.
What if Nelson had lost Trafalgar? Andrew Saunders, leading authority on Mediaeval and later fortifications.
Tickets £4.00 available from CKA, 7 Sandy Ridge, Borough Green TN15 8HP. Cheque payable to CKA, please enclose SAE.
Building Bridges: A Comparative Approach to Roman and Mediaeval Artefacts
University of Kent at Canterbury
A joint meeting of the Roman and Mediaeval Small Finds Research Groups. Constrained by traditional period subdivisions, finds researchers working in the different periods rarely get the chance to exchange ideas. The conference aims to address this problem by bringing specialists together to present innovative research to a new audience. Sessions are arranged thematically (dress, medicine & healing, writing & literacy, finds contexts), comparing methodologies and similar categories of material in both periods respectively.
Programme
28 October 7pm
Interim results from Uthina's excavations, Canterbury Mark Houliston
29 October 11am – 4pm
Roman dress accessories in the social context Dr Ellen Swift
New Perspectives on later Anglo-Saxon dress accessories Dr Gabor Thomas
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The Comfort of Strangers: Anatomical Ex Votos in Romano-British and Gallo-Roman Religious Practice Dr Ian Ferris
Going beyond Bald: is there an archaeology of Anglo-Saxon medicine? Dr Sally Crawford
Researching Roman Seal Boxes: Some methodological approaches Colin Andrews
Temporary texts and signs of status: the Anglo-Saxon stylus considered Dr Tim Pestell
The use of correspondence analysis in examining finds assemblages from Late Roman urban contexts Mark Houliston
Votive deposition and religious identity in Roman and early medieval England Dr David Petts
Far from the closed context: interpreting surface scatters of metalwork Dr Andrew Rogerson
For further information, including accommodation, go to www.kent.ac.uk/secl/classics/Finds.htm or contact E.Swinyard@kent.ac.uk, tel: 01227 827988.
OTHER EVENTS
Faversham Society Archaeological Research Group Exhibition
8 – 21 November
The findings of the Community Archaeology Project, 'Hunt the Saxons', will be exhibited in the Fleur de Lis Heritage Centre. It will feature interactive displays and have a volunteer on hand to answer questions.
10am – 4pm from Monday to Saturday and 10am – 1pm on Sundays.
Royal Archaeological Institute young archaeologists' event
10 December at the Museum of London, 11am – 3.45pm.
Dead dogs and Houndsditch: Some finds from the ditch east of the City of London
Do you have interested children or grandchildren? This event offers a full programme, including a guided visit to archaeological remains, a talk with a re-enactor, a visit to one of the museum's galleries, finds handling and all refreshments including lunch.
Numbers limited to 40 young people, who must be accompanied by an adult. Cost £3 per child, £5 per adult. Tickets available from RAI Administrator, Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V 0HS. Website is at www.archaeologyuk.org.
SeaBritain 2005 Exhibition
To commemorate the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar as part of the SeaBritain celebrations this year, the Kent Archives Service has produced an exhibition consisting of documents copied from the collections at Maidstone, Canterbury and Dover. It consists of three elements; Nelson's Kentish connections, the role of the Cinque Ports in defending the realm, and Kent's coastal defences. The exhibition will run concurrently at the three Archive Centres during October and early November.
The Sikh Community in Gravesend
As part of Black History Month in October, the Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone, will be holding an exhibition on the Sikh community, featuring stories of the lives and experiences of individual Sikhs from Gravesend and providing information on Sikhism and Sikh history.
House History for Beginners
20 February 2006, 10am – 4pm in the Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone.
Includes how to use directories, census, electoral rolls, maps, parish material, estate papers, rating and taxation records, and more.
Cost £4 per person to include refreshments (lunch not included). Tickets available by post (cheque payable to Kent County Council) from CKS, Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone ME14 1XQ. Tel: 01622 694363.
Friends of the Canterbury Archaeological Trust
Field Trip to Orkney, 3 – 8 July 2006
Led by Peter Clark FSA, deputy director of the Canterbury Archaeological Trust, this tour will encompass some of the best-preserved spectacular monuments of all periods anywhere in Europe, set in a beautiful landscape of gently rolling islands, seascapes and astonishing wildlife.
Orkney lies at the centre of sea routes between Scandinavia, Iceland, Northern Britain and Ireland, and has been attractive to settlers from the Mesolithic onwards. Stone has always been the primary building material; abundance and ease of working made it unnecessary for older structures to build anew. This fact, and the lack of intensive arable farming, means that monuments of all periods have survived largely intact to the present day. The tour will visit many great sites, including the Neolithic village of Skara Brae, the stalled cairns of Isbister and Midhowe, the passage grave of Maes Howe, and Dwarfie Stane on Hoy, the only prehistoric rock-cut tomb in Britain. Iron Age brochs, enigmatic souterrains, the Romanesque monastic church at Birsay and the round church at Orphir will also be visited. Peter Clark spent every summer season excavating in Orkney between 1978 and 1986; he has visited all the inhabited, and many of the uninhabited, islands, and has an intimate knowledge of their archaeology.
Further details and a booking form will appear in the January 2006 Newsletter. Meanwhile, it would be helpful if expressions of interest are made (there is a limit of 35 travellers) to Ann Vine, tel/fax: 01227 721760, or email: ann.vine@gmail.com.