November meeting – The Halesworth Witches of 1645
Our speaker for November, our last meeting of 2024, will be David Wollweber. David will be talking about the two men and six women from Halesworth and the surrounding villages... Read More
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No experience necessary, just curiosity. Come and join us!
NEWS
October 2024: The Suffolk Archaeological Society – 50 years of Investigating the Archaeology of the Waveney Valley & Beyond
Our next meeting will be held at Needham Village Hall at 2pm on 12th October 2024. Our speakers will be representatives from the Suffolk Archaeological Field Group. This group was... Read More
November 2023: British Iron Age equitation, a practical analysis!
Dr Rena Maguire is joining us for a Zoom talk on the 4th November at 2pm. The archaeological record of Britain contains numerous highly decorative Iron Age snaffles and other... Read More
STOP PRESS
July – Graffiti in Norwich Cathedral – The Tour
First, thanks to Matt Champion and Jess Macdonald for coming to see us and telling us the story, and the success, of the graffiti survey in Norwich Cathedral plus some interesting insights into how the recording and interpretation of graffiti has evolved over the years. And so to pt ll,... Read More
June & July – Graffiti in Norwich Cathedral – Matt Champion & Jess Macdonald
Following Owen Thompson’s talk earlier this month on the history of Norwich Cathedral we’re back there for a two part exploration of the thousands of individual pieces of graffiti within. On June 17th Matt Champion and Jess Macdonald will be coming to Needham Village Hall to tell us about the... Read More
May – Norwich Cathedral in the 18th & 19th Centuries – Owen Thompson
On May 13th our guest speaker will be Owen Thompson who will be talking about the history of Norwich Cathedral in the 18th and 19th centuries. His talk will touch on some of the lesser known bits of the cathedral’s history, such as that it had its own hospital and... Read More
April – The Arminghall Henge
Our speaker for April is Andy Hutcheson who will be talking about the Arminghall Henge. The Later Prehistoric Norfolk Project returned to the site during the summer of last year to re-date the components of the henge and to better understand its context in the landscape. Andy’s talk will look... Read More
March – Going for a Walk Pt lll
Back by popular demand we’ll be off on Going for a Walk Pt lll with Sarah Spooner on March 25th at 2.00pm. This Spring the walk will be at Redgrave, I don’t know the exact route yet but it will be about the same distance as previous GFAWs, about 4.5... Read More
February – Angus Wainwright, National Trust
Our speaker for February is Angus Wainwright who has been the National Trust’s archaeologist for the East of England since 1995. Angus’s talk, “The work of a National Trust archaeologist – from atom bombs to Saxon kings” will look at the whole range of his work for NT covering all... Read More
December – Another Year Gone
Thank you to everyone who came to any of our meetings and events in the last year as we gradually found our way back to something approaching post-pandemic normality. We hope you enjoyed the. As you know, we’ll be taking December off, but we’re back in January with more guest... Read More
November – Living with Monuments – Excavations at Flixton
On November 19th we’re pleased to welcome as our speaker Simon Picard of Cotswold Archaeology Suffolk. Simon has worked extensively as a project officer on the site at Flixton and will be coming to talk to us about the latest discoveries there and the history of the site. Finds at... Read More
EVENTS
November meeting – The Halesworth Witches of 1645
Our speaker for November, our last meeting of 2024, will be David Wollweber. David will... Read More
October 2024: The Suffolk Archaeological Society – 50 years of Investigating the Archaeology of the Waveney Valley & Beyond
Our next meeting will be held at Needham Village Hall at 2pm on 12th October... Read More
November 2023: British Iron Age equitation, a practical analysis!
Dr Rena Maguire is joining us for a Zoom talk on the 4th November at... Read More
July – Graffiti in Norwich Cathedral – The Tour
First, thanks to Matt Champion and Jess Macdonald for coming to see us and telling... Read More
October – Order from Chaos – Tales from Bungay Museum
Our October meeting will be at Bungay Museum where the volunteer curator, our own Dr... Read More