A free event presented by Stoke-on-Trent Museum Archaeological Society and the Potteries Museum
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Bethesda Street, Hanley, ST1 3DW
The fourth annual Staffordshire Archaeology Day goes ahead in the comfortable lecture theatre, even though building work at the Potteries Museum has reduced capacity and accessibility this year.
More speakers to be added soon.
Speakers confirmed so far :
Colin Merrony, University of Sheffield , has excavated a newly discovered henge in the Peak District.
John Thomas, University of Leicester, returns following the publication of his excavation at Glenfield. A spectacular series of Iron Age Cauldrons reveal a vibrant Iron Age society and its feasting traditions, making the Glenfield cauldrons crucial for understanding regional history.
Michael Fradley, University of Oxford, New discoveries from aerial archaeology and landscape research in StaffordshireThis paper will present highlights of recent survey of Staffordshire using open-access aerial imagery resources and the online tithe map series with a focus on the north-west of the county. The paper will culminate in a more detailed exploration of the upper Tern valley around Maer and Mucklestone.
Shane Kelleher, Staffordshire's County Archaeologist, will present a round-up of recent work throughout throughout the county.
Potteries Museum Curator Joe Perry will give us an update on the Ellastone Cloak Fastener, an amazing piece of Bronze Age gold, it's significance and context, and the ongoing appeal for it's purchase for the Museum.
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