Past events
Life (and death) on the edge? Regionality, connectivity and networks in fifth- and sixth-century Cambridgeshire
For archaeologists working on the wealth of material culture that emerges from early medieval (5th- and 6th-century) cemeteries of southern and eastern Britain, markedly regional
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.
Summer Meeting - Lune Valley
One of the English countryside’s unspoilt gems, the Lune Valley begins just a few minutes’ drive from Lancaster and borders the Forest of Bowland, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and the Yorkshire Dales.
The President's Lecture: My garden's part in Hitler's downfall
When buying a house in Berwick-upon-Tweed seven years ago, the structure in the garden described by the vendor as an Anderson shelter was considered simply as something to be got rid of, albeit by
Spring Meeting - West Riding of Yorkshire
The first of our 2023 excursions for RAI members will visit Harrogate in the West Riding of Yorkshire. **Fully booked**