Archive for February 2016

Evolution of Language: what do chimpanzees have to say?

FRIDAY 12 FEBRUARY, The Basement, City Screen, Coney St, York. 7.30 doors for 8.00 pm start. Tickets £5.00 from the box office at City Screen. York University lecturer Dr Katie Slocombe, based in the Department of Psychology, will talk about how …

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Finds from Roman York, Brigantia and Beyond

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, 1st-2nd APRIL, Roman Finds Group Spring 2016 Meeting: a 2-day Conference organised jointly by the Roman Finds Group, University of York and York Museums Trust Keynote talk by Lindsey Davis, author of the Falco novels (there will be an …

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The Staffordshire Hoard: Six years on (31st March Event)

THURSDAY 31st MARCH 6pm – A Public Lecture organised by the York Antiquaries (regional group of the Society of Antiquaries of London) Speaker: Kevin Leahy, FSA, National Adviser on Early Medieval Metalwork for the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Venue: Bar Convent, …

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CBA Yorkshire Symposium

SATURDAY 6th FEBRUARY, 11am-5pm, at Fountains Lecture Theatre, York St John University, Clarence Street, York. The 2016 Symposium is supported by the Yorkshire Architectural and York Archaeological Society (YAYAS). Speakers include:  Steve Sherlock ‘The Archaeology of the A1 between Catterick …

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