Archaeology Talks - Rugby Art Gallery & Museum
Archaeology Talks
Rugby Archaeology Society hold regular Saturday morning talks at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum. Talks are free and open to all (age 16+ recommended). Talks start at 10am and include pre and post networking and chat until 12pm Please contact Rugby Archaeology Society for more details. Talks are also available via Zoom. Please contact RAS Secretary Dr Irene Glendinning to register ireneg@coventry.ac.uk .
Saturday 14 December 2024
Kathleen Kenyon and the Jewry Wall
A talk by Mathew Morris
The Jewry Wall is a remarkable, 1,800-year-old survival of Roman Leicester. Today, thanks to the ground-breaking excavations by Kathleen Kenyon in the 1930s, we know it was part of the Roman city's public baths. This has not always been the case, however, with hundreds of years of heated debate about its purpose, from Roman temple to town hall, or even one of the town's gates. Join archaeologist Mathew Morris from University of Leicester Archaeological Services to discover the remarkable story of Britain’s largest surviving piece of Roman civic masonry and the pioneering archaeologist who excavated it.
Upcoming programme
. Saturday 12 October 2024 - Eye Kettleby with Dr Gavin Speed
Saturday 2 November 2024 - Micro-archaeology with Dr Michelle Farrell
Saturday 14 December 2024 - Kathleen Kenyon and Jewry Wall Museum with Matthew Morris
Saturday 11 January 2025 - Conservation and archaeology with Pieta Graves
Saturday 8 February 2025 - Recent local archaeology with Nigel Page
Saturday 8 March 2025 - UDig with Derek Roberts, Director of excavations
Saturday 12 April 2025 - Leicestershire town and village history with Dr Pamela Fisher
Saturday 10 May 2025 - Stonehenge and archaeoastronomy with Professor Clive Ruggles
Saturday 14 June 2025 - The major finds of Tripontium with Dr Irene Glendinning
The Use of
Explore market stalls on a street in Tripontium and discover how the Romans lived and what they ate and wore. See for yourself some of the objects they left behind - such as jewellery, coins, pottery and ironwork.
