Roman

Former Barnwood School, Guildford

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Evaluation by D Hart of LPA prior to residential redevelopment revealed a palaeochannel and two potential ditches, together with a relative abundance of Roman finds and evidence of post-medieval agricultural activity. The site is adjacent to a previously excavated Roman rural site and close to the villa building on Broadstreet Common. However, the evidence suggests that this area was largely beyond the curtilage of the main settlement.

Manor Park, Guildford

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Excavation by J Pine of TVAS on the site of the proposed University of Surrey expansion area. Three possible buildings, a four-post structure, isolated postholes, pits and gullies were recorded in one distinct area, together with isolated postholes, ditches and a gully. The majority of these features contained pottery, which was similar in type to that found during the 2002 evaluation, being of Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age date.

1–35 and 55–66 Thamesmead, Walton-on-Thames

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Evaluation by G Hayman of SCAU in advance of the first phase of residential redevelopment revealed a small number of unstratified struck and burnt flints, unstratified fragments of medieval/post-medieval roof tile, and a Roman cremation burial contained within an Alice Holt plain jar of late 2nd/3rd century date. It is possible that further cremations and other forms of burial may survive within the redevelopment area, and further archaeological work is planned.

Visit to Caerleon/ Caerwent

Events: 
Visit
Groups: 
Roman Studies Group
Periods: 
Roman

Peter Guest, Senior Lecturer in Roman Archaeology at Cardiff University and Dig Director, will guide us around Caerwent in the morning (forum-basilica, Pound Lane, Courtyard House, Temple and South Walls) and the Roman fortress of Caerleon in the afternoon (amphitheatre, Prysg Field Barracks, Fortress baths and the Roman Legionary museum)

Charge:            £10.00 per head

Max. no. 25

Reading Roman Inscriptions

Events: 
Lecture
Groups: 
Roman Studies Group
Periods: 
Roman

Reading Roman Inscriptions - afternoon of 2 September 2017 

*David Bird will lead a workshop on “Reading Roman Inscriptions” which will include a general introduction to Roman Inscriptions. This will be followed by a look at standard abbreviations, changes through time and examples of different types of inscription. There will be ample time for participants to try their hand at translation.

Charge: £7.50 per person

Max. no. 17

Talk on Reigate tile kiln and visit to Reigate caves

Events: 
Visit
Groups: 
Roman Studies Group
Periods: 
Roman

This is an opportunity to hear Emma Corke talk about the Roman tile kiln found in Reigate in 2004. She will be joined by Peter Burgess who will explain how it was rebuilt. After these talks, there will be a chance to visit Reigate caves.

Charge: none. Please put a donation in the box.

Max. no 15

If you are interested plese e-mail Irene Goring at  irene@greenhayes.plus.com

Visit to the British Museum

Events: 
Visit
Groups: 
Roman Studies Group
Periods: 
Roman

To complement David Bird’s “ Reading Roman Inscriptions” workshop on 2 September, there will be a visit to the British Museum. Dirk Booms, Curator in the Department of Greece and Rome, will walk us round 2 galleries for about an hour to help us appreciate and translate the inscriptions there. He will explain the abbreviations and the different facts that can be interpreted from inscriptions in general.

Instructions and timings will be distributed closer to the time.

Charge: None. Please make a donation to the BM

Max. no. 15

Visit to Plumpton Roman Villa and Bridge Farm

Events: 
Visit
Groups: 
Roman Studies Group
Periods: 
Roman

This visit offers the opportunity to see two Sussex excavations in progress. In the morning David Rudling, Academic Director of the Sussex School of Archaeology, will take us around Plumpton Roman Villa, a winged corridor house, and tell us about the three years of excavations there. In the afternoon, either Rob Wallace or David Millum, Dig Directors, will guide us around Bridge Farm - a Romano British settlement - where excavations have been in progress since 2013. There will be a pub lunch between the two visits.

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