Tuesday 7th November 2017 Speaker: Nigel Page Find out more about recent finds from archaeological sites in Warwickshire. At long last, Warwickshire can now boast a Neolithic henge ‘culture’ to complement if not rival other regions. Five have been fully
Birmingham Artists, Antiquaries & Architects; discovering and recording the past in the late 19th century.
Tuesday 5th December 2017 Speaker: Stephen Price AGM 6.45 – 7pm, Lecture commences 7pm Concentrating on a handful of leading lights in the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society – A.E. Everitt, Oliver & Harold Baker and Jethro Cossins who were all
The Leekfrith Torcs: A talk on the Torcs!
Tuesday 9th January 2018 Annual Lunchtime Lecture 1pm – 2pm Speaker: Teresa Gilmore The talk will cover the recent spectacular find from the Staffordshire Moorlands, that of the Leekfrith Torcs, the earliest Iron Age gold found so far and the early
Medieval Town Planning: exploring the topography, origins and development of medieval towns
Tuesday 6th February 2018 7.00 pm Speaker: Mike Shaw This talk will be looking at how the application of 21st century technology can shed new light on the study of medieval town planning across the midlands. Mike Shaw is currently
Castle Bromwich Castle
7pm Tuesday 3rd October 2017 Speaker – Mike Hodder Archaeological excavations at the motte and bailey which gives Castle Bromwich its name took place in 1969-70 before a collector road for the M6 Motorway was built through the bailey. The
Programme of Lectures 2016 – 2017
Our lecture series takes place from October to April and showcases research and projects which investigate the archaeology of Birmingham and Warwickshire – with some notable exceptions! Lectures normally take place on the first Tuesday of the month* at the Birmingham
Annual Lunchtime Lectures
Tuesday 10 January 2017, 1pm-2pm “I have come after them and made repair”: Understanding Stonehenge through petrology. Images show samples and a thin section through X-polar light The precise number, identity, geological provenance and prehistorical significance of
BWAS AGM
Tuesday 6 December 2016, 6.45pm-7pm Tuesday 6 December 2016 7pm-8pm New towns in medieval Warwickshire: the mystery of Bretford Bretford is a small hamlet in Warwickshire, lying roughly equidistant between Coventry and Rugby. A little to the south, the Fosse Way is carried
Mansio, Medieval Pottery, M6 Toll and Museum
Tuesday 4 October 2016, 7pm Mansio, Medieval Pottery, M6 Toll and Museum: a personal perspective on Wall Roman site (Letocetum), Staffordshire With Dr. Mike Hodder Wall originated as a series of 1st-century Roman forts on a hilltop overlooking Watling Street.
FIRST LECTURE OF 2016! TUESDAY 4 OCTOBER, 7pm, BMI
Tuesday 4 October 2016, 7pm Mansio, Medieval Pottery, M6 Toll and Museum: a personal perspective on Wall Roman site (Letocetum), Staffordshire With Dr. Mike Hodder Wall originated as a series of 1st-century Roman forts on a hilltop overlooking Watling Street.