Andy Russel, Archaeology Manager from Southampton City Council will be talking to us about  Bitterne in Southampton (the site of Clausentum, a Roman settlement on the east side of the Itchen River). The talk will take place by Zoom and the link will be sent to RSG members a week in advance.

The link will open at 7.15pm and the talk will start at 7.30pm.

If you would like to join the Zoom talk and you are a member of SYaS, you can join RSG for free via the membership tab.

A RSG Zoom talk will take place on Tuesday 3rd March 2026. Once the speaker has been confirmed the event will be updated.

A RSG Zoom talk will take place on Tuesday 3rd February. Once the speaker has been confirmed the event will be updated.

A RSG talk will take place by Zoom on Tuesday 6th January. Once the speaker has been confirmed the event will be updated.

A RSG Zoom talk will take place on Tuesday 2nd December by Zoom. Once the speaker is confirmed the event will be updated.

The RSG AGM and talk will take place by Zoom on Tuesday 7th October at 7.30pm. Once the speaker has been confirmed the event will be updated.

The Prehistoric Group has arranged a free Zoom talk by Paul Garwood of Birmingham University (Senior Lecturer in Prehistory) discussing the role of Neolithic pottery in south-east England. Online booking has been arranged to enable the Zoom link to be sent closer to the event.

The full title is: One thousand years of solitude? Social lives and transformation in the Middle and Late Neolithic of south-east England, 3500-2500 BC

SURREY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Following publication of 'The Rise and Decline of Druce Farm Roman Villa (AD60-650)' BAR British Series 676, 2022 Archaeology of Roman Britain Volume 8, Lilian Ladle has kindly agreed to talk to us about this multi-period site. Exacavations were carried out 2012-2018  by East Dorset Antiquarian Society under Lilian's direction.

This long-lived site reveals evidence for prehistoric activity, and Roman occupation from mid-1st century, with the earliest proto-villa found in Dorset. Phases of construction and demolition highlight a story of villa development and decline.

Emma Corke, Director of the Cocks Farm Abinger excavations, will be telling us about the latest discoveries at Cocks Farm Abinger. Fieldwork has been taking place in the area outside the known Roman villa for more than a decade, and has revealed evidence for wider land use, both during the Roman period but also in prehistory.

The Zoom link will be sent a week in advamce to RSG members. If you are a SyAS member you can join RSG for free - just click on the membership tab and follow instructions to join RSG.