News Berkshire Archaeological Society - April 2021

Berkshire Archaeological Society - April 2021

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PAS 150 updating weekly                One of this week's PAS150 finds is a
                                       silver penny of Edward the Confessor,
                                       currently in the West Berkshire
                                       Museum.

                                       Four finds per week will be on the
                                       @berkshireflo Twitter account using
                                       the hashtag #BAS150. For those not
                                       on Twitter they will also be loaded to
                                       this page on the BAS web site on a
                                       weekly basis. Please check back!

                                       new book by Prof. Michael Fulford

                                       Silchester Revealed

On offer until April 30th from Oxbow
        Books

Upcoming Events

        Wednesday 7th April 2021 15:00 –
        BAS Study Group

        BAS Study Group
        Zoom meeting - all welcome

             Wormstall geophysics
             survey

        To join the group or if you have any
        questions email Andrew

        Saturday 17th April 2021 - BAS
        Lecture

        Mills in Berkshire
        by Mildred Cookson, The Mills Archive

        This will be an online lecture
        delivered by Zoom. Details of how to
        join the lectures, which will
        commence as usual at 2.30pm, will
        be communicated nearer the time.

  Past Events

        Saturday 20th March 2021 - BAS
        Lecture

Roman Mildenhall
          by Keith Abbot

          Keith kindly stepped in at the last
          minute when our planned lecturer
          became unwell. A summary of his
          talk will soon be available here.

          The full essay will eventually be
          published as part of the Study Group
          series on Roman Berkshire.

          'Marlow Warlord': an
          excavator's experience
          by Martin Labram

          Further to Gabor's talk last
          month, Martin describes what it was
          like to participate in the excavation

          Download the report here

Online Archaeology

          Online talks

          Local Societies
          Many of our neighbouring
          archaeological societies are also
          switching to online talks. To find out
          what they are doing and register your
          interest please follow the links below.

          Berkshire Archaeology Research
          Group

          Marlow Archaeological Society

          Archaeology in Marlow

          South Oxfordshire Archaeological
          Group

          Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society

17th April 2021

Archaeology & Climate
Change
Online conference by Sussex
Archaeological Society and CBA
Southeast.

Prices: £10 for students, SxAS
and CBASE members and £20 for
others – to book please visit
Sussex Past or book directly via
the Eventbrite page

Thursday 22nd April 2021 at 8pm -
Marlow Lecture

Tutankhamun: The Boy King
and his treasures
by Erica Morland, co-founder of
Thames Valley ancient Egypt society

Free to MAS and AIM members, £3.00
for non-members. Ticket Source is
open for booking on our website:
Please go to

https://www.marlowarchaeology....

Online learning

Lectures and other resources
CBA Wessex lecture series - 21st
April "Between Avebury &
Stonehenge. The Neolithic
Monuments of the Pewsey Vale" by
Jim Leary

Historic England - latest issue of HE
Research

Current Archaeology has a regular
web page listing many online
resources

Berkshire Archaeological Society
Alison McQuitty & Maggie Smith,                  info@berksarch.co.uk
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