Spring LAF – Monday 19th May, 6pm
📍 UCL Institute of Archaeology, 31-34 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PY
There will be a great variety of speakers:
- Jacqui Pearce (MOLA), a leading specialist in medieval and later ceramics, will explore the global reach of Bartmann jugs (or Bellarmine ware). These distinctive German vessels have been unearthed worldwide, and Jacqui will discuss a new project pushing the boundaries of Bartmann research beyond north-west Europe.
- Mike Curnow, Project Officer at MOLA, will present the intriguing findings from Tideway Site 4: Barn Elms. Once a thriving mid-late Iron Age settlement, the site was occupied for centuries before its decline around the 1st century BC. Evidence suggests this unassuming sports field may once have been a wealthy oppidum.
- Andrew Mayfield will share insights from the four-year community archaeology programme he’s been leading in Greenwich Park. Highlights include the excavation of a WWII air raid shelter, recent works on the Grand Ascent as part of the Greenwich Park Revealed project, and ongoing investigations around the Roman temple precinct.
As usual, the conversation continues at the pub afterwards.
