Recorded lectures
Iron Age and Roman Silchester: Fifty years of research in perspective
Once thought to be a worked-out site following the Society of Antiquaries’ excavations, 1890 – 1909, excavations at Silchester (Calleva Atrebatum) since the 1970s have shown rema
The Justinianic Plague in England: archaeological contexts and consequences
The ‘First Pandemic’, an outbreak of bubonic plague which struck Constantinople in the late spring of AD 542, was relatively well recorded by some contemporary writers.
Last chance to see. The threat of climate change to Roman Vindolanda and Magna
This lecture will focus on the increasing detrimental effects of climate change on the buried archaeological deposits at the forts of Vindolanda and Magna.
Life, death and worship at HM Tower of London
The Tower of London is one of the most important and sensitive historic sites in the world.
Footmarks. An archaeology of movement
Can we ever know what it was like to move in the past; to understand its meanings and complexities?
New fieldwork at Hinton St Mary, Dorset: the mosaic in context
This talk will present the results of three seasons of fieldwork at the site of the discovery of the Hinton St Mary mosaic, uncovered by chance 60 years ago behind the blacksmith’s forge.
Building Westminster Hall: modelling the original roof structure
Before building, the architect needs certain facts about the site, the overall cost, the materials required and where they can be obtained.
Recent excavations in the amphitheatre, fort and town of Richborough
Richborough has long been regarded as a key site in the history of Roman Britain, due to the excavations by J.P Bushe-Fox, which were published in five volumes between and 1926 and 1968.
Reconstructing Bury St Edmunds Abbey
