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Meeting
Shibden Hall

2026 Spring Meeting

WEST RIDING Part II

Friday, 15 May: Evening lecture at 5:30 pm in central Halifax 

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Halifax
Lecture
lamp

AGM and The Lamp of Knowledge: the Symbol of the Society of Antiquaries

The AGM will begin at 16.45 followed by our President, Nathalie Cohen's lecture at 17.00.

Nathalie Cohen
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BE
Lecture
Maritime Academy, Frindsbury

Maritime Academy, Frindsbury: Early Neanderthal archaeology preserved in a chalk landscape capture point

We apologise for the technical issues that affected our live stream/recording.

Letty Ingrey, UCL Archaeology South-East
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BE
Lecture
an extramural building ar Birdoswald

A small town on Hadrian's Wall? - the extramural settlement and bathhouse at Birdoswald

In the 1990s, geophysical surveys on the extramural areas of Hadrian's Wall forts demonstrated that they were more extensive than formerly believed, however very little excavation has taken pl

Dr Tony Wilmott
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BE
Lecture
Summer 2024 excavation at Wogan Cavern

The evidence for early Homo sapiens in Britain: historical review and new opportunities

Recent years have seen landmark progress in our understanding of early Homo sapiens in Europe, thanks to new archaeological excavations and the application

Dr Rob Dinnis, University of Aberdeen
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BE
Lecture
Skipsea

Life on the lake: The prehistory and history of Skipsea, Holderness

The flat landscape of Holderness, East Yorkshire, was once dotted with freshwater lakes and pools.

Dr Jim Leary and Dr Elaine Jamieson, University of York
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BE
Lecture
Neolithic

Patches of the endless forest: landscape, monuments and remote perception in the early Neolithic of southern England

Ever since antiquarians first began to record their observations about long barrows, it has been almost universally agreed that these monuments were deliberately sited both to be seen from afar and

Dr Alastair Oswald
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BE
Meeting
Canterbury

2025 Autumn Meeting

The Autumn Meeting will be held in Canterbury and will be led by Peter Ginn and Nathalie Cohen.

Peter Ginn and Nathalie Cohen
Canterbury
Lecture
King Arthur's round Table: Copyright Bob Bewley

Two famous archaeologists excavate a henge in the 1930s: King Arthur's Round Table then, and its interpretation today

In 1937, the philosopher Robin Collingwood excavated a henge monument in Cumbria and identified the postholes of a series of timber buildings which he compared with those at other sites.

Professor Richard Bradley
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BE
Lecture
Plaster armorial panel of c. 1630, featuring the arms of (left) Bryce Semple of Cathcart, and (right) Jane Lauder of Haltoun

Cathcart Castle reconsidered

Brian Kerr will look at some of the key elements in the development of Cathcart Castle, a tower house on the south side of Glasgow, from its construction in 1450 through to its abandonment and partial demolition in c.1740.

Brian Kerr
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BE