Following the Roman Studies Group AGM, David Millum of the Culver Project will update us on excavations at Bridge Farm, a Romano-British settlement in the Ouse Valley, East Sussex. RSG members visited the site in Summer 2024, and David will tell us not just about the current season's excavation, but about the project over the last two decades.

Learn more about David Millum, his research projects and publications at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David-Millum

The Conservation and Heritage teams at Southwark will be holding a Roman Day at the Heritage Centre, 147 Walworth Road, Southwark.  The morning will consist of the opportunity for people to see some Roman material from the Southwark collection and material excavated by some of the archaeological companies who work regularly within the borough. In the afternoon there will be three talks about the roman archaeology of Southwark, roman roads, burial grounds and settlement, largely focused on Landmark Court.

We will be returning for a third year of test pitting this season at Albury Park to investigate the deserted medieval settlement which once stretched across the course of the former road which continued all the way to Shere. The original village of Albury was displaced in the early 19th century (to its current location to the west), and little now remains standing of the former cottages. However, with the help of geophysical survey, LiDAR and - of course - a large-scale series of test pits spread across the site, we are working to uncover and learn more about the original settlement!

The Roman Studies Group's November talk is on the subject of Roman glass. Professor Ian Freestone has kindly offered to talk to us about 'The Long Roman Glass Industry'.  

Our Summer excavation 2024 will take place at Cocks Farm Abinger. Following excavations on the scheduled Roman villa site our focus has moved to the field adjacent to the villa. Magnetometry indicated a series of field boundaries, ditches, pits and other anomalies (see https://www.surreyarchaeology.org.uk/content/excavations-at-cocks-farm-roman-villa-abinger-2009-present-interim-reports).

This conference has been arranged in partnership with the Roman Studies Group of Surrey Archaeological Society.

Details and booking from: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/disposal-of-the-dead-in-iron-age-roman-an...

This event will also be streamed live - tickets £12 from the above booking link