What's On
We have many fieldwork opportunities coming up later this year, please do check our website for updates. However, some fieldwork opportunities will be advertised to members via the WAFG and the Wiltshire Museum's email.
Archaeology in Wiltshire Conference 2022
We are back with our popular Archaeology in Wiltshire Conference at the Corn Exchange in Devizes. We are planning to welcome over 150 delegates to hear a host of speakers, browse stands and bookstalls and meet and make friends over lunch.
Programme
We are working on our programme (and if you have any suggestions then please email [email protected]). Initial speakers so far are:-
There will also be stands from a range of organisations including archaeological contractors and groups such as the Association of Roman Archaeology and Victoria County History
Tickets.
Booking Essential: Tickets must be purchased in advance and include lunch and tea/coffee. In previous years, we have sold all the available tickets.
Sunday 22 May; 10.00am to 4pm (lunch included).
Tickets can be purchased via the Wiltshire Museum website.
We are back with our popular Archaeology in Wiltshire Conference at the Corn Exchange in Devizes. We are planning to welcome over 150 delegates to hear a host of speakers, browse stands and bookstalls and meet and make friends over lunch.
Programme
We are working on our programme (and if you have any suggestions then please email [email protected]). Initial speakers so far are:-
- Melanie Pomeroy-Kellinger, Wiltshire Council Archaeology Service, County Round-up
- Richard Osgood, MoD DIO Archaeologist, Saxon cemetery on Salisbury Plain
- Sophie Hawke, Salisbury Museum, Recent PAS finds
- Jessica Lowther, Headland Archaeology, Roman sites in South Swindon
- Tom Rogers, Worcestershire Archaeology, Recent excavations in Calne
- Dr Phil Harding, Wessex Archaeology, Bulford
- Wil Partridge, Wiltshire Museum, Unlocking Museum collections research
- Josh Pollard, University of Southampton, West Kennet Palisade Enclosures
- TBC, AC Archaeology, Amesbury Saxon Cemetery
There will also be stands from a range of organisations including archaeological contractors and groups such as the Association of Roman Archaeology and Victoria County History
Tickets.
Booking Essential: Tickets must be purchased in advance and include lunch and tea/coffee. In previous years, we have sold all the available tickets.
- Non-Member – £35
- Member – £25
- Student – £15 (with proof of status)
Sunday 22 May; 10.00am to 4pm (lunch included).
Tickets can be purchased via the Wiltshire Museum website.
Lectures at the Wiltshire Museum
As a member of the WAFG and the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, you are eligible for discount prices. Please follow the link for the list of lectures at the museum.
As a member of the WAFG and the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, you are eligible for discount prices. Please follow the link for the list of lectures at the museum.
CBA Wessex Training Days and Events
There are a number of CBA Wessex training days that are available for those who are interested, focusing on pottery recognition and being hosted by Wessex Archaeology based in Salisbury.
For more information about these training days and how to book onto them, please follow the link - http://cba-wessex.org.uk/events/
There are a number of CBA Wessex training days that are available for those who are interested, focusing on pottery recognition and being hosted by Wessex Archaeology based in Salisbury.
For more information about these training days and how to book onto them, please follow the link - http://cba-wessex.org.uk/events/