| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Coordinator: |
Keith Mason
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| Group email: | Archaeology group |
| When: | Monthly |
| Venue: | Various venues |
Thanks to recent technological advances, archaeology is in a new golden age: new techniques are overturning long-held beliefs and making unimagined discoveries. This new group looks at latest research through members' presentations, outside speakers, discussion and visits to archaeological sites and museums in London and beyond. This is for all members, whether you have a specific interest or just want to find out more about our rich history.
Photos: Keith Mason
Future meetings
Meetings are held monthly around the middle of the month on varying days. Subjects below.
Wed 14th October: Cancelled.
Thu 19th November: Visit to the Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology, Bloomsbury.
Wed 9th December: Excavations at early medieval monastery at Lindisfarne, by Jill Sluman. Followed by group lunch.
Have you visited archaeological sites or have an interest in a particular area of research? Whether or not you're already a member, could you consider giving a talk to our small, friendly group? Contact us using the link above.
Other events
Extended to 1st January 2027: Neon, Battersea Power Station: Ramses and the Pharaohs' Gold: The Exhibition. 180 3000 year old objects loaned by the Cairo Museum, with a virtual reality presentation.
Continuing to 2027: We go way back: Exhibition at the Crick Institute [click this link] looks at how DNA analysis is giving new insights into the movements of ancient people and their lives. For example, a shaman's elaborate Bronze Age grave in Wiltshire, previously believed to be a man's, is now shown to have been a woman's. [more here]
Continuing to July 2027: British Museum: Bayeux Tapestry. Unique opportunity to see this in London. Tickets are likely to go fast so sign up to the news letter for details of releases. More tickets will be released in October.
1st October 2026 to 31st January 2027: British Museum: Korea. Exploring Korean culture from 300BC to the present.
8th October 2026 to 11th April 2027: Ashmolean Museum: Aphrodite: the making of a goddess. From the origins 3000 years ago in Cyprus, through the Greek and Roman worlds, this exhibition explores the cult of the goddess of love and beauty.
28th November 2026: The London Museum opens at its new site in Smithfield.
Past meetings
Fri 18th September: Visit to and expert led tour of the replica Bayeux Tapestry at Reading Museum, plus a visit and introductory talk about the museum's archaeological collection. Places still available.
Wed 19th August, 10am: Walking tour: City of London archaeological sites, including the Mithraeum, Roman amphitheatre and walls and remains at St Bride's and All Hallows by the Tower. Link to report and tour guide.
Thu 16th July: Visit and talk: to the Ashmolean Museum prehistory in Europe and Egyptian archaeological collections with talk by one of the Guides and to In Bloom: how plants changed our world. Link to report.
Tue 16th June: Visit and talk: the Saxons exhibition at the Aylesbury Discover Bucks museum with talk by the Head of Archaeology, Brett Thorn. This includes artefacts similar to the Sutton Hoo horde. Details have been circulated to attendees. NB this exhibition continues until November 2026. Link to report.
Wed 20th May: Presentations: the archaeology of Orkney; the British Museum Sutton Hoo collection. Link to report.
Tuesday April 14th 2026: Initial planning meeting. Presentation on the neolithic routes to Stonehenge. Link to report.