Thursday 13th October 2022
‘New Light on the Hinton St Mary Mosaic and its place in Roman Britain’
Dr Peter Guest, Director of Vianova Archaeology & Heritage Services
Discoveries over the last two years suggest much of what we thought we knew about Roman Hinton St Mary is wrong and will need to be rewritten.
Thursday 10th November 2022
‘Saxon Bath’
Steve Pratt, Bath Mayor’s Guide
The complicated historical period between Roman and Norman domination of Britain and the role Bath played in some key events
Thursday 8th December 2022
‘Recent Treasure Hoards of Gloucestershire and Avon’
Kurt Adams, Gloucestershire and Avon Finds Liaison Officer
Some of the extraordinary treasure hoards recently found in our region and recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
Thursday 12th January 2023
‘The Archaeology of Industry’
Stuart Burroughs, Director, Museum of Bath at Work
The importance of the heritage and artifacts of the Industrial Revolution and the connection to Bath in research
Thursday 9th February 2023
‘Silchester: Iron Age Oppidum and Roman City in the light of recent excavations’
Professor Michael Fulford, University of Reading
What has been revealed in discoveries at Silchester over many years including the most recent work at the Bath House
Thursday 9th March 2023
AGM and Members’ projects
All talks start at 7:30pm.
All talks are at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, 16 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HN. The start time is 7:30pm. Admission charge of £4 for members (on display of a current BACAS membership card), and £5 for the general public. Pay on the door.
Photo by Ad Meskens – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12567818