Buildings Archaeology in Ten Structures

The vast majority of ancient buildings have never received any meaningful research of any kind. For many this is quite the shock. Despite this, over the last 30 to 40 years, buildings archaeologists have been able to use multi-disciplinary approaches to tease out evidence for the origins, development, phasing, history and significance of structures that are both humble and grand.

This talk will explain how the study of ancient buildings grew out of the antiquarian movement, was championed in Parliament, and eventually became an essential part of the archaeological world. It will follow research into ten structures including Nine Ladies Stone Circle, Tattershall Castle, The Rose Playhouse, Stone Priory, Strelley Hall and Knole. It will also connect directly with the career of the speaker as he uses buildings that he has personal experience of to explain the ways that we study the archaeology of ancient architecture.

The speaker, James Wright (Triskele Heritage), is an award winning buildings archaeologist. He has two decades professional experience of ferreting around in people’s cellars, hunting through their attics and digging up their gardens. He hopes to find meaningful truths about how ordinary and extraordinary folk lived their lives in the mediaeval period. He is the author of the popular Mediaeval Mythbusting Blog.

All you need to do is register via Eventbrite and – when the time for the talk rolls around – grab your favourite beverage of choice, get comfy and enjoy.

The event will take place on Zoom at 19:00 GMT+1 on Wednesday 22 May 2024 via Zoom. There will be a talk until approximately 20.15 GMT and then a questions and answers session. It will end around 21.00 GMT.

This lecture is crowdfunded through donation. It will be the debut of a new bespoke talk. There is no minimum donation so its possible to contribute as little or as much as you want. Your donation is your ticket and you will be sent a link to access the event by Eventbrite.

Please note that this live event will not be recorded and made available online afterwards.

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