Visit to Littlecote villa, Hungerford - AMENDED DATE
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Zoom talk by Clare Randall, Cotswold Archaeology, on a multi-period site at Tongham, Surrey
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Cotswold Archaeology carried out excavations on the north side of Grange Road, Tongham between September and November 2020. This revealed a settlement enclosure and possible buildings dating to the Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age transition, associated with an extensive series of rectilinear field boundaries.
Roman Studies Group Zoom talk - Dr Anne Sassin on excavations at Old Park, Farnham
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Anne Sassin will be talking to us about a series of excavations at Old Park, Farnham. The site was first idetified by John Hampton in 1969 on aerial photography and geophysics revealed a number of likely Late Iron Age/Roman enclosure ditches. Anne wil enlighten us to what has been found during excavation of this rural site. Interim reports can be found at:
https://www.surreyarchaeology.org.uk/sites/default/files/SAS%20Bulletin%20482.pdf
Roman Studies Group Zoom talk - Emma Corke on 2021 excavations at Cocks Farm Abinger
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Emma Corke, director of the Cocks Farm Abinger project will update us on the excavations that took place in 2021 in an area of Roman agricultural activity. You will find past interim reports from the site at https://www.surreyarchaeology.org.uk/content/excavations-at-cocks-farm-roman-villa-abinger-2009-present-interim-reports
RSG social Zoom - discussion on slavery in Roman Britain
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A presentation by Lyn Spencer will provide a focus for a discussion on slavery in Roman Britain. Some of the questions that may arise include: evidence for slavery , how people became slaves and how they escaped slavery, differences in Iron Age and Roman slavery, roles allocated to slaves and how slavery was viewed in Roman society. Do come along with something to contribute to the discussion.
RSG discussion on a Romano-British building complex at High Wood in the Chiltern Hills - Alan Hall
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Alan Hall, a founder member of RSG, is re-joining us from Oxfordshire where he has directed the excavation of a Romano-British building complex at High Wood in the Chiltern Hills. Before finalising his report on this site, he offers his presentation in the expectation that his interpretation of the site will be enhanced by the input and discussion between other members of RSG.
Social Zoom for RSG members - discussion about 'Shining a Light' conference
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The “Shining a Light” conference on Saturday 8th May is sure to generate plenty of thoughts, questions and discussions about the transition from Late Iron Age to Roman Britain so please join us on Tuesday to informally exchange more ideas and questions etc on this topic.
Zoom talk by Dr. Simon Maslin, FLO on the Elstead Roman coin hoard
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Simon Maslin is the Finds Liaison Officer for Surrey and East Hampshire. He has agreed to talk to us about a hoard of 28 Republican and early Imperial Denarii found recently in Surrey.
At the time of posting it is planned to hold this talk by Zoom and RSG members will be sent the Zoom link by e-mail the week before.
Change of date - Zoom talk by Prof. Martin Millett on Aldborough Roman town, Yorkshire
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The village of Aldborough near Boroughbridge in North Yorkshire is the site of Isurium Brigantum, once one of the most important towns in Roman Britain and the ‘capital’ of the Romanised Brigantes, the largest tribe in Britain at that time.
Zoom RSG AGM and talk by Karen Jeneson, Curator of the Thermenmuseum, Heerlen
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The RSG AGM will take place by Zoom and the link will be sent out to members a week in advance. Following the AGM we are pleased to be welcoming Karen Jeneson from the Netherlands, to talk to us about Roman activity in and around the town of Heerlen.
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