Meetings and Lectures

Our monthly lecture meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month from September to June at Church Cottage, Church Square, Basingstoke, starting at 7:30 pm.

Finding Church Cottage

Church Cottage is a Tudor building tucked away behind St Michael’s Church in central Basingstoke.

Our lectures feature recent developments in Archaeology and Historical research, and are often delivered by recognised authorities on a specific topic. Recent speakers have included Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe, Julian Richards and Professor Chris Stringer. A selection of past lectures can be found here.

The meetings are open to anyone. For non society members there is a charge of £3 for admission which can be offset against membership subscription.

The lectures for the 2012/2013 season are:

13th September

Constantinople – Imperial capital of the Byzantine empire

Kay Ainsworth – Formerly of the  Hampshire County Museum Service

11th October

Exploring a legionary fortress: recent research at Caerleon

Dr Andrew Gardner, Inst. of Archaeology, UCL

8th November

Putting flesh on the bones; the human skeleton in archaeology and forensic science

Dr Martin Smith, University of Bournemouth

13th December

Christmas Party

10th January

The effects of the railways on Winchester, 1830 – 1900

Dr Mark Allen, University of Winchester

14th February

Gold and silver in England in the centuries after the Staffordshire Hoard

Prof. David Hinton, University of Southampton

14th March

The origin of our species

Prof. Chris Stringer, Natural History Museum

11th April

Maritime archaeology in the Solent and the prehistoric settlement at Bouldner Cliff

Gary Momber, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology

9th May

Excavations of Heathrow terminal 5

Ken Walsh, Oxford Archaeology

13th June

AGM

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