Bull 490
Feb 2022
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Bull 489
Dec 2021
June e-newsletter now out!
Our June e-newsletter is now out and contains updates including links to recent video recordings provided by the Surrey County Council Historic Environment Planning team, an account of the May excavations at Rowhurst and upcoming MSF events. For past e-newsletters, visit the webpage.
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Jun 2022
Surrey County Council Historic Environment Team resources
In June, Society arranged an online session with the SCC Historic Environment Planning team to get to know the people and their roles and learn how we can better work together. Subjects discussed included the planning process as it affects archaeology and historic buildings and SCC’s roles in this regard; the network of County Sites of Archaeological Importance and Areas of High Archaeological Potential; accessing the rich resources of the Historic Environment Record; the current Local Heritage Lists project covering six Surrey boroughs and districts; using grey literature reports; the value of Scheduled Monument condition reports and notifying the HER of other discoveries.
Surrey Annual Symposium - BOOK ONLINE NOW
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The Annual Conference will as usual concentrate on 'Recent Work in Surrey' and the full programme is listed below. A pdf of the programme is attached below.
SURREY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Zoom talk on 2022 excavations at Cocks Farm Abinger by Emma Corke
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Emma Corke, director of excavations at Cocks Farm Abinger, will update us on progress made during the 2022 summer excavation in the field adjacent to the villa. Whilst the villa was first identified in 1877 and further excavations by SyAS took place 1995-7 the most recent series of excavation commenced in 2009. Use of magnetometry has enabled the targeting of features which reflect the agricultural land usage relating to both the villa and earlier settlement.
Zoom talk on Roman coins used in Britain by Dr. David Rudling
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Our final speaker for the 2022-23 winter series is David Rudling who will be talking about Roman coins and their use in Britain. David is Academic Director of the Sussex School of Archaeology and former Director of the University College London Field Unit. He specialises in Roman archaeology and is particularly known for his excavations of several major Roman villa sites in the South-East of England.
Zoom talk on a site at Lightwater by Professor Martin Millett
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A site at Lightwater was dug by Geoff Cole for Surrey Heath Archaeology and Heritage Trust back in the 1980s. It was found to be an IA/RB site with good evidence for ironworking, still regarded as of more of local importance.
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