Our 2023/24 programme, running from September to March, is now available. Lectures are:

2023

• Sep 16 Excavations in Norwich, under the shadow of the city walls.
  Dr Jonathan House, Pre-Construct Archaeology
• Oct 7 The Churches of Broadland: the densest grouping of churches in the
  Country Dr Ian Hinton, chair of Norfolk Historic Buildings Group
• Nov 4 Atlas of the Hillforts of Britain and Ireland, Prof Gary Lock (Emeritus Professor, Oxford University) and Prof Ian Ralston (Abercromby Emeritus Professor, Edinburgh University), (Joint lecture with the Prehistoric Society)
• Dec 2 Latest Research on the Snettisham Hoards Dr Julia Farley (British Museum) & Dr Jody Joy (Cambridge University), (Joint lecture with NAHRG)

2024

• Jan 6 An Update on Roman Pottery Dr Alice Lyons, President of The Study Group for Roman Pottery
• Feb 3 Recent work on the Archaeological Finds from the excavations at RAF
  Lakenheath Jo Carruth, Principal Post-Excavation Manager, Cotswold Archaeology, Suffolk
• Mar 2 The Sue Margeson Memorial Lecture 2024
  Reconstructing the conversion and early Christian history of East Anglia in the light of new discoveries Prof Emerita Katy Cubitt (UEA).

Free to members, donations requested from non-members – or join at any event.

All lectures take place at 2.15pm in the Town Close Auditorium at Norwich Castle Museum. It is not necessary to pay museum admission, please just mention that you are attending the talk.

REGISTER HERE for Zoom attendance. Please note that you must register separately for each lecture you wish to attend. This helps to prevent no-shows. Most of our lectures are not recorded, for practical and copyright reasons.

You can download summaries of many of our lectures from previous seasons on our Archive page.

The Society organises a number of Summer Events, including visits, walks and trips to sites of interest within the region. In most years we also run a four-day holiday. In recent years we have visited sites in Lincolnshire and Wales.

After two years wiped out by the pandemic, we finally restarted our Summer Activities with a limited programme for 2022. For 2023, we have worked to create a programme which is much more similar to the ‘old days’ and we hope that you will all want to join us out and about once again!

The Council would welcome your suggestions for summer excursions for future years – where would you like to visit that is normally closed to the public or otherwise ‘out of bounds’? Would you like the society to run day schools or other meetings in the summer? Send your ideas to our Excursions Secretary, Margaret Gooch (excursions@nnas.info).

9th April 2022

Community Archaeology: A conference dedicated to the memory of Dr Neil Faulkner

In spring 2022, the Norfolk & Norwich Archaeological Society plan to celebrate the resilience, variety and success of the thousands of volunteers doing archaeology in the county, with a day conference to be held at UEA on Saturday April 9^th.

What is community archaeology? A precise definition is difficult, but it includes not just ‘digs’, but all the ways people become involved in the subject as non-professionals, and by doing so enrich their experience of the past. Community archaeology can address identity, and help develop belonging and a sense of place, and can be a collaborative way for people from diverse backgrounds to explore and produce narratives related to the past.

The themes of the day will be:

• Community and Diversity
• Specialisms
• Health and Wellbeing

High profile speakers already confirmed include Professor Tim Darvill, Director of Human Henge, Alex Fitzpatrick, co-host of the ‘ArchaeoAnimals’ podcast, and Neil Redfern, Executive Director of the Council for British Archaeology. The keynote address will be given by Professor Will Bowden of Caistor Roman Town Project, and there will be a ‘marketplace’ area showcasing local projects and groups.

The aim of the conference is to explore the richness of community archaeology in Norfolk, and to shed light on current practices, aspirations, key interests and potential partnerships, as well as looking into future needs, and how we can improve access and widen participation in archaeology for all.

We hope that this conference will be a chance for all those interested in community archaeology and in archaeology more generally to hear about ways of becoming involved, perhaps more involved, and meet others who are embarked on their own explorations of the past.

A tribute to Dr Neil Faulkner FSA

Neil Faulkner, who died of cancer on Feb 4th at just 64, was Founder-Director of the Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project, members of which are speaking in the programme. This shocking  and untimely loss came just as this conference was in the final stages of development, and the Council of the Society are grateful to his partner for permission to dedicate the day to the memory of a pioneer in the field. 

Booking is now open, and the updated programme can be downloaded, left of this page.

Local projects and organization wishing to take part in the conference ‘marketplace’ should contact publicity@nnas.info