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Autumn 2023Lectures – Dyrham Park geophysics – Autumn project plans – Bath Abbey Footprint Project Archaeology Day – Printed copies of Camertonia – Changes to BACAS communications and publications – Prior Park bason excavation – Bristol’s Brilliant Archaeology day, Blaise Castle – Stukeley 300 – Out and About – Committee members
Summer 2023Excursions – Stukeley 300 – Prior Park dig – Autumn lecture series – Camertonia news – Fieldwork summer 2023 – Clive Peacock Award – Out and About – Committee members
Spring and AGM 2023AGM 2023 – Archaeology Online: Archaeology and Recovery of Military Personnel – 2023 Excursions – Current upcoming projects schedule – Membership renewal – Former BACAS member wins award – Camertonia in production – Stukeley 300 at Stanton Drew – Workhouse Burial Ground report – Out and About – Committee members
Winter 2022Lecture schedule continues – Archaeology Online: Newgrange – Archaeology Online wins an award! – Camertonia in production – 2023 excursions taking shape – Current upcoming projects schedule – High Common geophysics – Membership renewal – Out and About – Committee members
Autumn 2022Autumn lectures – Upcoming projects – Message from the Chair – Clive Peacock Award – Conferences and lectures – Membership renewal – High Common geophysics and Festival of Archaeology – Prior Park Bath House dig – Out and About – Committee members
Summer 2022Excursions in full swing – Excavations and projects news – Message from the Chair – More society news – Out and About – Committee members
Spring and AGM 2022BACAS AGM – Archaeology Online: Priddy Wonderful – Excursions back on track – A message from the Chairman – Director of Archaeology report – High Common Bath geophysics – Call for Camertonia submissions – From the new Membership Secretary – Out and About – Committee members
Winter 2021Back to BRLSI! – Geophysics at the Royal Crescent – Society News – Director of Archaeology report – 3D replica of recent axe find created – A message from the Chairman – Worcester University to close Archaeology Department! – Call for Camertonia submissions – Out and About – Resistance kit for sale – Committee members
Autumn 2021New lecture schedule announced – Annual General Meeting – Geophysics update – Flatwood Camp survey – Worcester University planning to close Archaeology Department! – Book Review: Roman Bath – Positions vacant – Call for Camertonia submissions – Out and About – Committee members
Summer 2021BACAS back in action! – Excursions – Geophysics is up and running again – Flatwood Camp survey – Message from the Chairman – Director of Archaeology and Membership Secretary changes – Book Review: The Anglo-Saxons – Cleaning the stones at Stanton Drew – Out and About – Membership fees – Committee members
Spring 2021Projects and excursions to start up – Archway Project Update from BaNES – Archaeology online: What is missing from the Bayeux Tapestry? – Michael Wood Zoom Lecture – A warm welcome to our new members – More BACAS news – Out and about – Committee members
SGM 2021Special General Meeting 17 February – Message from the Chairman – Camertonia 54 – European Witch-hunting in the Modern World: Professor Ronald Hutton: 10 February – BACAS Fieldwork Update – Out and about – Committee members
Winter 2020Online lecture series success – Message from the Chairman – Barrows clearance phase two – Geophysics on Lansdown planned – Camertonia has gone to the printers! – Update on the Treasure Act consultation – Zooming in on archaeology – Out and about – Committee members
Autumn 2020BACAS assist World Heritage Group – New online lectures launched – New geophys equipment – Twin Barrows clearance – Ralph Allen’s Pineapple House found – Obituary: Lawrie Scott – Geophysics plans – Lansdown LiDAR at last – Book review: Mark Borlase – Out and about – Committee members
Summer 2020Tentative Autumn lecture series schedule – A message from the Chair on activities during the Covid-19 crisis – CIO update – Bristol Museum Online Stories: Ancient warriors dug by modern day veterans – Archeoscan offers online presentation – Online activities and events – BRLSI lectures and content online – Book review: Of Mounds and Men – Committee members
Spring 2020Excursions cancelled and projects postponed due to Covid crisis – A message from the Chairman – Bath World Heritage Day goes digital – Bathscape project looking for home-based volunteers – Online activities for lockdown time – A thanks to our accounts examiner – A message from the Honorary Secretary – Flatholm Island project – Out and about – A possible project for Bath lockdown exercisers – Committee members
AGM 2020AGM – Final lecture on 12 March – Change of society structure – 2020 excursions – Geophysics news – Lansdown twin barrows – Bath World Heritage – Roman Baths finds tours – Out and about – Positions vacant – Committee members
Winter 20192019 – 2020 Lecture series continues – Geophysics on Lansdown – New reports – Bushey Norwood geophysics – Romano-British brooch to be on show – Society news – 2020 excursions – Geophysics news – Out and about – Committee members
Autumn 20192019 – 2020 Lecture series announced – Special General Meeting, Thursday 10 October 2019 – Desk-based research opportunity – BACAS news – Excavations planned at Temple Cloud – Geophysics news – Committee notices – Out and about – Committee members
Summer 2019Extra excursion to Bathampton Down – Excursions places still available – Cleaning the stones at Stanton Drew – Volunteers wanted for Festival of Archaeology days – Bath Spa University project – Forms, procedures and guidelines – First Autumn lecture – Lansdown fields update – Out and about – Membership fee reminder – Committee members
Spring 2019Excursions booking – Geophysics in Royal Victoria Park – BACAS and Bath Spa University collaboration – Stanton Drew project needs volunteers – Treasure Act Review – Geophysics at the Roman Baths – Out and about – AGM actions -Camertonia update – Membership fee reminder – Committee members
AGM 2019AGM – Excavations in the planning stages – Next lecture – Geophysics in Royal Victoria Park – Back to the Baths – More geophysics at Bath Spa University – Membership fee reminder – Reports published – Out and about – Camertonia reminder – Monument Field Lansdown geophysics completed – Committee members
Winter 2018Lecture series – A plea to PayPal users – Camertonia aiming for Spring – Temporary Facebook position – BACAS collaboration with Bath Spa University – South West Heritage Trust to provide specialist advice to BathNES Council – Bathscape wins lottery funding – Geophysics news – Out and about – Gift Aid reminder – New Treasurer and Operations Manager required – Lecture and Excursions Sub-committee – Committee members
Autumn 2018Autumn lecture series – Lectures & Excursions Sub-committee – BathNES Archaeologists leave – Saltford Coffin Field dig – Spinney Close Keynsham excavation – New direction for Camertonia – New treasurer required – Geophysics news – Summer Party fund raiser success – Out and about – Committee members
Summer 2018BACAS Summer Evening Party – Summer excursions – Continuing Camertonia? – New data protection regulations – Society news – Out and about – Saltford Coffin Field dig to go ahead in October – Winter lecture schedule – Committee members
Spring 2018Geophysics LEAPed into action! – BACAS Summer Evening Party – Important: new Data Protection Regulations mean you need to take action now – Excursions – Out and About – Archway Photo Gallery: Excavation, Visitors, and Clearing – Aerial Photo course – Membership fees – Committee members
March 2018LEAP Project to start with Lansdown geophysics – Final lecture – Excursion schedule – AGM news – Clive Peacock Memorial Award – The end of the BACAS Archway Project – Archaeologists find oldest mosaic – New event listing – About Gift Aid – BACAS is on Instagram – Membership fees due – New data protection regulations – Committee members
AGM 2018Archway Project – Notice of 2018 AGM – Lecture series continues – Geophysics in Royal Victoria Park – Membership fees – Summer 2018 excursions – Avebury geophysics report – LEAP geophysics to start in March – Out and About – Committee members
December 2017Important AGM news – First LEAP project site chosen – Volunteers needed for Lilliput Barn mornings – Winter lecture series continues – Roman Baths Archway update – New website – Membership fees for 2018 – Call for Clive Peacock Award nominations – Victoria Park geophysics postponed – Keynsham work to resume next year – Situations vacant – Out and About – BACAS committee members
Autumn 2017 extraRonald Hutton talk – Archway Project – Victoria Park geophysics – Lilliput
Autumn 2017Archway Project – Durley Hill – Name change proposal – Fonthill Abbey – Geophysics news
Summer 2017 extraArchaeology by Torchlight at the Roman Baths
Summer 2017Excursions – Isle of Man – Durley Hill – Saltford
Spring 2017Excursions – AGM news – LEAP – Saltford
Summer 2016Lilliput excavation – GIS course – Fromefield – Excursions
Spring 2016Summer excavation – GIS course – Clay Pipe Factory dig – Lilliput Farm project
Winter 2015Possible summer excavation – Lansdown project – Lilliput Farm project – SouthGate development excavations
September 2015Winter Lectures – Durley Excavation Update – Obituaries for Keith Turner