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With Prof. Chris Dyer Bretford is a small hamlet in Warwickshire, lying roughly equidistant between Coventry and Rugby. A little to the south, the Fosse Way is carried over the Avon on a medieval five-arch stone bridge.  Although now a very

With Paul Booth Aberrant burial with skull by knees and pot replacing head! Work in the Upper Thames Valley in the last twenty years has added considerably to our knowledge of Roman burial practice in the region, with discoveries ranging

With Nicholas Palmer A nunnery was first founded on the site in the 9th or 10th century. The abbey continued as a Benedictine nunnery until the Dissolution. Today, the ruins of the Cloister and the two storey medieval gateway are

With Dr. Richard Thomas Bradgate Park is located 10km north-west of Leicester and covers an 830-acre recreational park which attracts c. 400,000 visitors each year. The landscape is designated as a SSSI and is described by Natural England as “one

On Thursday 28 January 2016, 6pm-8pm at Birmingham Cathedral This year Birmingham Cathedral celebrates its tercentenary with the book launch of Dr Terry Slater’s book ‘The Pride of the Place: The Cathedral Church of St Philip, Birmingham 1715-2015’ Entrance to

Birmingham’s Hidden History: Talk and Walk with Mike Hodder and Stephanie Rátkai Tuesday 15 September 2015, 1pm John Lee Theatre, Birmingham and Midland Institute Lunchtime talk and guided walk (starting at 2:30) pointing out archaeological sites in the historic centre of Birmingham.

Our lecture series for the next year is now available online – you can find abstracts for upcoming events on our Lectures page. Our first this season is something a little bit different. On the 15 September at 1pm, Birmingham

Our lecture programme begins on Tuesday, October 7, 2014. I hope you will be able to join us for some (or all) of the lectures. BWAS lecture programme 2014-2015