Seminars
Stories from the red earth: finds and finders of the Portable Antiquities Scheme in Devon
Berkeley House Berkeley House, Dix's Field, Exeter, Devon, United KingdomWith Lucy Shipley Lucy is the new Finds Liaison Officer for the Portable Antiquities scheme in Devon and already a popular speaker: she will explain how the scheme works and bring along a range of recent finds to show us.
Medieval window glass: history and techniques
Berkeley House Berkeley House, Dix's Field, Exeter, Devon, United KingdomWith John Allan and Andrew Johnson Members will be aware of the work done recently by John on the east window of Exeter Cathedral. This is a chance to learn more about how the glass in the window was made.
Learning more about Early Neolithic pottery and lithics
Berkeley House Berkeley House, Dix's Field, Exeter, Devon, United KingdomWith Henrietta Quinnell A close look at the Early Neolithic in East Devon; pottery and lithics from a recent excavation with good dating which will be available for handling. PLEASE BOOK by contact Henrietta Quinnell on 01392 433214 or email h.quinnell@exeter.ac.uk: if emailing please include a phone number.
Maceheads, battle axeheads and other prehistoric perforated stone objects: an overview
Berkeley House Berkeley House, Dix's Field, Exeter, Devon, United KingdomWith Alison Sheridan This continues the joint sessions held with the Implement Petrology Group of the South West Museums Federation. We welcome the return of Alison, an internationally recognised authority on axes.
The first occupants of south west Britain: the region’s Palaeolithic archaeology in context
Seminar with Dr Laura Basell University of Leicester Online via Zoom Methodological advances over the last decade have dramatically shifted our understanding of the Palaeolithic. The first part of this talk will provide a brief update summarising some of the most significant developments in order to contextualise the record of south west Britain. The region’s …
Indigenous pottery and the Roman Army in south-west Britain
On-line Seminar 7.30pm Paul Bidwell
Explaining OSL (Optically Stimulated Luminescence)
Explaining OSL (Optically Stimulated Luminescence) profiling and dating using sites in the west country Online Seminar 7.30pm Dr Soetkin Vervust (Vrije Universiteit Brussel).
Updating the Mesolithic in Devon
On-line Seminar 7.30pm Henrietta Quinnell
Cheddar Man and the Genetic Prehistory of Britain
Online via Zoom Tom Booth
Stone Stories – establishing life histories of lithic artifacts
Online via Zoom Jake Rowland (Southampton University) Jake is currently completing a thesis 'Understanding the biographies of grave goods in the Middle Neolithic' at Southampton University and has a particular interest in worked flint. In this seminar he will describe the life histories of a few flint artefacts in detail, explaining both how these were …