Coming Up in April, May and June
April 13th St John the Baptist, Barnby – Dr Ian Hinton An archaeological analysis of a standing building Our speaker for our April meeting will be Dr Ian Hinton. Ian is... Read More
We are a community archaeology group for the wider Waveney Valley, from Diss to Lowestoft and beyond.
No experience necessary, just curiosity. Come and join us!
NEWS
March Meeting – Medieval Pilgrimage Routes in E Anglia – Michael Schmoelz
For our March meeting we welcome Michael Schmoelz from the University of East Anglia who will be talking to us about medieval pilgrimage routes in East Anglia. We’ve had a... Read More
February meeting – Ken Hamilton on the Wreck of the Rooswijk
On February 16th we welcome back Ken Hamilton to talk to us about something we haven’t touched on before, underwater archaeology, and specifically the archaeology of the wreck of the Rooswijk.... Read More
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2019 Programme
19th January – David Wollweber on the de Argenteins of Halesworth, and many other places besides. Needham Village Hall 16th February – Ken Hamilton on the archaeology of the Roooswijk shipwreck. Needham Village Hall 16th March – Michael Schmoelz – Pilgrimage in Medieval East Anglia. Needham Village Hall 13th April... Read More
November Meeting – The Hidden Commemoration & Our 2019 Programme.
After our last two excellent talks from Carenza Lewis on the Black Death and Lucy Wrapson on medieval rood screens, we’ll be jumping forward a few hundred years for an update on our Great War Hidden Commemoration project on (almost) the hundredth anniversary of Armistice Day. We’ll also be bringing... Read More
October Meeting – Dr Lucy Wrapson – Late Medieval Rood Screens in the Waveney Valley
We’ll be staying in the middle ages for our October meeting, when we’re pleased to announce our guest speaker will be Dr Lucy Wrapson. Lucy is a senior paintings conservator at the Hamilton Kerr Institute, University of Cambridge. Lucy gained her PhD in History of Art in 2014 from the... Read More
September Meeting – Professor Carenza Lewis – Plague Pits
For our September meeting we are very pleased to welcome Professor Carenza Lewis as our guest speaker. Carenza, who comes from the Waveney Valley, is probably best known as one of the main presenters of Time Team, the programme which over twenty years did so much to bring accessible archaeology... Read More
June meeting – The Paston Footprints 600 project – Matt Champion
On Saturday June 2nd our old friend Matt Champion will be coming to talk to us wearing his new hat as project manager of the Paston Footprints 600 project. This is a three year project, funded by HLF, to explore the lives, times and estates of the Paston family, marking 600... Read More
May-June Update – Medieval Graffiti and More
The last couple of months have been a bit topsy-turvy but we hope everything will settle down now. Here’s the latest news on meetings and events for May and June. On May 12th our own Pat May will present Voices from the Past, an updated talk on her search for... Read More
April meeting – Photogrammetry with Marcus Abbott – CANCELLED
Our April meeting is going to be a combined theory and practical session on photogrammetry with Marcus Abbott. Marcus last came to see us back in November 2014 for our first photogrammetry session, and we thought it was time to have him back for a refresher and an introduction to... Read More
2018 Programme
January 5th Walberswick War Walk with Prof Rob Liddiard and we hope Lara Band of CITiZAN. January 20th Dr Dominic Summers on the Seven Sacrament Fonts of East Anglia, 2.00pm Needham Village Hall February 17th Dr Rebecca Pinner, Poetry, Politics & Propaganda in Medieval East Anglia. 2.00pm Waveney Room, Wortwell Community Centre March... Read More
EVENTS
The Medieval Longbow with Matthew Champion
July 13th is the date for our medieval longbow day with Matt. As well as... Read More
Book Now for our Pottery Identification Workshop
On Saturday July 6th we’ll be holding our pottery identification workshop at Wortwell Community Centre.... Read More
Coming Up in April, May and June
April 13th St John the Baptist, Barnby – Dr Ian Hinton An archaeological analysis of... Read More
March Meeting – Medieval Pilgrimage Routes in E Anglia – Michael Schmoelz
For our March meeting we welcome Michael Schmoelz from the University of East Anglia who... Read More
February meeting – Ken Hamilton on the Wreck of the Rooswijk
On February 16th we welcome back Ken Hamilton to talk to us about something we... Read More