2017 – 2018 Programme
Here’s our up-to-date programme for the next few months. We’ll be announcing lots more events and meetings as they are confirmed. All meetings are at 2.00pm unless otherwise stated. September... 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
Chalk and Sand ll, Another Fine Day Out.
Our first stop was Brandon Country Park where we were introduced to two of the most interesting themes of the Breckland (Brecks) area: landscape change and shifting sand. We saw... Read More
A Walberswick Walk with CITiZAN
On a blustery early May day a group of us set out along the beach from Walberswick with Lara Band of CITiZAN to see what remains of the coastal archaeology... Read More
STOP PRESS
October meeting – Returned from the Front
Our speaker on October 14th will be Nick Stone who is the project co-ordinator for the Returned from the Front Project. Some of you may remember that Nick came and gave us a talk on the Norwich blitz, including some of his excellent ghost images, back in 2014. The Returned... Read More
September Meeting – Aerial Archaeology in Norfolk & Suffolk
For our meeting on September 16th we welcome Sophie Tremlett from the Norfolk Historic Environment Service who is going to talk to us about the role of aerial photography in archaeology with highlights from the Waveney Valley. Sophie has the enviable job title of Senior Air Photo Interpretation Officer for... Read More
July Meeting – Dr Edward Packard
Four years, three months and one week: the First World War diaries of Alice Packard, a Shotley farmer’s wife Ed Packard is a lecturer in History at the University of Suffolk. Among his particular interests are war and peace in Great Britain from 1914 to 1945 and to mark the... Read More
May meeting – Professor Tom Williamson – ‘The Archaeology and History of East Anglia’s Trees and Woodlands’.
Our speaker for May is Professor Tom Williamson. Tom is a leading landscape historian and heads up the Landscape Group within the School of History at UEA – a collection of academics, researchers and research students studying all aspects of the English landscape from later prehistory to the present. He... Read More
April meeting – Dr Derwin Gregory on Operation WALBEA
Operation WALBEA is all about What the Americans Left Behind in East Anglia during the years the United States Eighth Army Air Force was based in East Anglia during the Second World War. As you can see from their website, this is an ongoing project and Derwin Gregory from UEA... Read More
March meeting – Dr. Rebecca Pinner on St Edmund, King and Martyr.
Our speaker on March 11th will be Dr Rebecca Pinner from UEA who is going to be talking about our own St Edmund who was king of East Anglia from 855 to c. 869 when he was executed by the Vikings at a place which may or may not have... Read More
CITiZAN 18th Feb 2017
An excellent talk by Lara Band who co-manages CITiZAN South East which is based in the community archaeology department of MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) CITiZAN or the Coastal and Intertidal Zone Archaeological Network monitors and surveys archaeological sites at risk from erosion along tidal estuaries and coastlines Lara discussed... Read More
February 2017 CITiZAN
In February we are looking forward to a visit from CITiZAN, the Coastal and Intertidal Zone Archaeological Network. They highlight the threats to a wealth of coastal and estuarine sites, most of which have no statutory protection. These archaeological features encompass a long time span – from prehistoric forests and settlements... Read More
EVENTS
October meeting – Returned from the Front
Our speaker on October 14th will be Nick Stone who is the project co-ordinator for... Read More
September Meeting – Aerial Archaeology in Norfolk & Suffolk
For our meeting on September 16th we welcome Sophie Tremlett from the Norfolk Historic Environment... Read More
July Meeting – Dr Edward Packard
Four years, three months and one week: the First World War diaries of Alice Packard,... Read More
Chalk and Sand Part ll – The Western Brecks
Following our exploration of the eastern side of the Brecks with Tim Holt-Wilson last year,... Read More
May meeting – Professor Tom Williamson – ‘The Archaeology and History of East Anglia’s Trees and Woodlands’.
Our speaker for May is Professor Tom Williamson. Tom is a leading landscape historian and... Read More