The Prehistoric Group AGM will be held in the Dorking Christian Centre (Upper Lounge) at 7.30pm. The meeting will be followed by a talk by Jon Cotton on "Towards a New Stone Age - the Neolithic in Surrey", starting at 8.15pm.

This Conference, the second to be held following the publication of the Surrey Archaeological Research Framework in 2006, will we hope be the second in an annual series studying aspects of the Framework document (this can be found under Research | SARF) and debating some of the issues identified.

10.00:   Registration and coffee

10.30:  Welcome to the Morning Session

            Chairman: Dr. Joe Flatman (Surrey County Council)

 

This is a shortened version of the damage report, a copy of which has been deposited with Surrey Archaeological Society at Castle Arch.

Summary

An historic landscape survey is currently being undertaken (March 2008) around the gunpowder mills at Chilworth. This is part of the Areas of Special Historic Landscape project jointly funded by Surrey Archaeological Society and Surrey County Council. A team of volunteers will be led by Philip Masters, a professional landscape archaeologist and will look at the water management systems associated with the gunpowder mills as well as at other historic features in the vicinity.

A reminder that the Holmbury survey recommences on 20th Jan, weather permitting. If anyone is interested in joining us, please get in touch with Rose Hooker rosemary.hooker@btinternet.com

The publications listed below are available by post from the Administrative Assistant (Publications), Surrey Archaeological Society, Castle Arch, Guildford GU1 3SX (office@surreyarchaeology.org.uk) . Please note that for most publications postage and packing will need to be added. They may also be purchased in person from the Society's office at Castle Arch or from the Guildford Museum Shop.

Discounts are available as follows: 5% on orders of £30 to £50; 10% on orders over £50

Chairman: David Graham, Surrey Archaeological Society

10.00

• Chairman’s Introduction
• Romano-British Site at Hatch Furlong, Ewell, Jon Cotton, Museum of London
• Working with Volunteers at Chilworth Gunpowder Mills, Andrew Norris, Surrey Industrial History Group, Surrey Archaeological Society

10.50 Coffee

11.20

The archaeology, buildings and historic landscape of South East England (East Sussex, Kent, Surrey and West Sussex) comprise an outstanding inheritance that helps to give the region its distinctive character and sense of identity.

 

The Surrey Prehistoric Group was originally founded about 25 years ago as the Surrey Lithic Tool Research Group. It comprised an informal group of the Society's members interested in prehistoric flint and stone tools. As such, the Group arranged occasional fieldwalking, the study of collections of artefacts in museums, and formed a contact point for those who had found artefacts requiring identification.

Providing the foundations for future archaeological work in Surrey

The Surrey Archaeological Research Framework (SARF) aims to:

identify the main gaps in our current understanding about Surrey's past