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... 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 2024. Our speakers will be representatives from the Suffolk Archaeological... 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... Read More
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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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 Lorna Richardson will tell us the story of the museum... Read More
September – Going for a Walk Pt ll – Dr Sarah Spooner
Going for a Walk Pt ll with Dr Sarah Spooner is on September 17th. After our walk down Pymar’s Lane in March we’ll be leaving... Read More
July Meeting – Michael Schmoelz – Controlling the Quest for Sanctity
Controlling the quest for sanctity – the pilgrimage business and how to escape it. For our July meeting we welcome back Michael Schmoelz. Michael last... Read More
June Meeting – Dr James Wright – Medieval Stonemasons: from Quarry to Cathedral
After a couple of live meetings with Dr Helen Geake and Professor Tristan Carter we’re heading back to Zoom for our June meeting when we... Read More
May Meeting – Prof. Tristan Carter – Excavating Suffolk’s First Farmers
New Work at the Freston Causewayed Enclosure On May 14th we welcome Professor Tristan Carter, Professor of Anthropology at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. Fortunately... Read More
April meeting – Dr Helen Geake – the Sutton Hoo ship
For our first face to face meeting in over two years we we’re very pleased to welcome Dr Helen Geake who will be talking to... Read More
March – A walk in the country with Dr Sarah Spooner
First, a big thank you to Dr Hannah Cutler for her talk on the archaeology of Ipswich on February 19th, and I hope the technical... Read More
January meeting – Prof. Rob Liddiard
For our first meeting of 2022 we welcome back Rob Liddiard who will be talking to us about his latest research on the defences of... Read More
Coming up in 2022
It’s been another roller coaster year one way and another; as Harold Macmillan may or may not have remarked “Events, dear boy, events” Still, looking... Read More
Cancelled – November meeting – Prehistory in the Peloponnese
Please note this meeting has been cancelled. Just for a change this November we’re heading a long way from the Waveney Valley, back to Neolithic... Read More
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