Our monthly lecture meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month from September to June at Church Cottage, Church Square, Basingstoke, starting at 7:30 pm.
Church Cottage is a Tudor building tucked away behind St Michael’s Church in central Basingstoke.
Our lectures feature recent developments in Archaeology and Historical research, and are often delivered by recognised authorities on a specific topic. Recent speakers have included Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe, Julian Richards and Professor Chris Stringer. A selection of past lectures can be found here.
The meetings are open to anyone. For non society members there is a charge of £3 for admission which can be offset against membership subscription.
The lectures for the 2018/2019 season are:
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13th September |
Warriors digging warriors Richard Osgood – Operation Nightingale |
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11th October |
Trafalgar; the Nelson touch Paul Chamberlin – Independent historian |
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8th November |
Messages from the Front Margaret Braddock – Archive researcher |
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13th December |
On the Ocean Prof. Sir Barry Cunliffe – Emeritus Professor, University of Oxford |
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10th January |
Meonstoke Roman site – temple or villa? The interpretation of hexagonal buildings in Roman architecture Prof. Tony King – University of Winchester |
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14th February |
Wessex Saints in Europe Mary Harris – Local historian |
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14th March |
A History of Alresford Don Bryan – HFC |
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11th April |
Mortuary Rites in Early Bronze age Wessex Dr Jackie McKinley – Wessex Archaeology |
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9th May |
Dating cave paintings Prof. Alistair Pike – University of Southampton |
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14th June |
Excavations at Datchett Gareth Chaffey – Wessex Archaeology |