Hunter Archaeological Society
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The Hunter Archaeological Society studies and reports on the archaeology, history and architecture of South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire.
Sheffield, England
Joined September 2017
The last Hunter Society talk of 2025 is on Tues 9 December, 19:30, when Becky Vickers will tell us the latest about stone axes from Neolithic Wales. As usual we will be in Showroom 5. All of our talks are free and open to the public, but we do appreciate donations towards costs.
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This event today by the Bolsterstone Archaeology and Heritage Group may be of interest.
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Our November talk is "The Great Auk: Its Extraordinary Life, Hideous Death & Mysterious Afterlife" by Tim Birkhead. Please join us in Showroom 5 for a 7:30pm start. All of our talks are free and open to the public, but donations towards costs are always welcome.
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Our 2nd talk of the 2025-26 season is on The Maison Domat: Stories of Ancient & Modern Celts, Romans, Bourbons, Stuarts & Hollywood, by Professor John Collis, on Tuesday 14th October.
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Our programme of talks for the 2025-26 season begins this month. Further details are available on our website. https://t.co/XdgvyqsBMG
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We have a shiny new website. https://t.co/hz6sOEFxjt
hunterarchaeologicalsociety.org.uk
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A grant of £5,000 from the National Archives ‘Records at Risk’ Programme will ensure that 2000 archaeology reports in the ARCUS archive in Sheffield will be saved for the future – for research, for public understanding and for people to access.
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Tues 15 April. Tim Cockrell will update us on his work surveying the western moorlands of Sheffield – ‘The Hills have Eyes: Rock Art and the Prehistory of Sheffield’s Upland Hinterland’. 7.30pm in Showroom 5. Talks are free, contributions towards costs are always appreciated.
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Our Hunter Soc talk next Tues 18 March is by Yannick Signer who is talking to us about ‘Medieval Pottery in Yorkshire: New Look’. As usual we’re in Room 5 at the Showroom, the talk starts at 7.30pm. All of our talks are free, but donations towards costs are always welcome.
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The first surviving Civil War wooden stake defences to be found in the UK have been discovered by archaeologists in the moat of Sheffield's former castle. https://t.co/cFdMDfQHDP
bbc.co.uk
The wooden stakes were discovered by archaeologists in the moat of Sheffield's former castle.
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Tomorrow, Kate Giles, University of York, will be sharing her research on the Medieval Wall Paintings of Pickering Church. The talk will at 19:30 after our AGM at 19:00. We will be in Showroom 5. All our talks are free, but donations towards costs are always greatly appreciated.
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400-year-old Civil War Secrets Revealed at Sheffield Castle https://t.co/ODuJebeSvo via @YouTube
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Tonight's (Tuesday 4 February) Hunter talk is by Bronwen Stone, entitled ‘A Window onto the Medieval World: window glass consumption at monastic sites in England, 12th to 16th centuries.’
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In place of the planned talk by John Collis, Yvette Marks has very kindly offered to give a talk on XRF and Experimental Archaeology. The talk will take place in Showroom 5 as usual. All out talks are free, but donations towards costs are always appreciated.
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Unfortunately, due to illness, John Collis is unable to present this planned talk. A replacement event will be posted shortly.
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Just a reminder that the annual Derbyshire Archaeology Day is on Saturday 25th Jan. There are still seats available. for this very popular event. https://t.co/b6gy5hwfe0
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