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, …
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 …
Lost Landscapes AD 400-1100: the 2016 Richard Hall Symposium Sunday 21st February, King’s Manor, York The Richard Hall Symposium 2016 celebrates the work done by Dr Hall and his York Archaeological Trust colleagues to research the lost landscape of Viking-era …
Our apologies but this week’s Cafe Scientifique session has had to be postponed as the Basement at City Screen will not have dried out by Wednesday 6th January. We are trying to rebook with our guest speaker and hope to …
Following a strategy review the British Science Association now wants to look beyond what happens in the lab and help create a world where science is at the heart of society and culture. Programmes include “Citizen Science” projects involving the …
At the British Museum – The Portable Antiquities Schemes 2015 conference celebrates the launch of PASt Explorers – a five-year Heritage Lottery funded project aimed at recruiting and training volunteers from local communities, helping PAS to record archaeological objects found by members of …
Saturday 24 October 2015 – Joint conference sponsored by the Roman Antiquities Section (YAS) and The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies (The Roman Society). Venue: The Milton Rooms, Market Square, Malton YO17 7LX. Details on the Society for the …
Tuesday 20 October 2015, 7pm, at Ripon Library – What’s in a name ? The Boroughbridge Historical Society will give a presentation about their recently completed project to create a heritage trail through the estate lands of Newby Hall, Ripon. This lottery funded …
On Tuesday September 29th, in a full evening ceremony, the pebble mosaic representing the Yorkshire section of William Smith’s 1815 geological map was presented to the public. Created by Janette Ireland, this beautiful artwork can be seen behind the ruins …
In a ceremony on Wednesday September 23rd, the Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor of York, Councillor Sonja Crisp unveiled a plaque acknowledging the major donors to the Geological Map project. This beautiful artwork, a pebble mosaic representing the Yorkshire section of …
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