This section contains details of our programme of lectures and our summer visits. For the schedule of SOAG fieldwork see SOAG Calendar.
Programme of Lectures
We run a mixture of online and in-person lectures. The in-person lectures are held at the Sonning Common Village Hall (location map) at 7.30 pm (unless stated otherwise) and are open to all, although donations at the door are appreciated.
For the online meetings SOAG members will be sent an invitation to register for the meeting in an email and-or in SOAG Messenger, our newsletter. Non members who wish to attend should email events@soagarch.org.uk to receive registration details.
2024-25 lecture series
Thursday
October
3
2024
Lecture by:
Paul Booth (Oxford Archaeology - retired)
Topic:
'Chipping Norton 'new' Roman settlement'
Thursday
Nov
7
2024
Lecture
by:
Wendy Morrison
Topic:
'
Partnership'
Thursday Dec
5 2024
Review of SOAG Archaeology (SOAG members) and Christmas Social
Thursday Jan 16 2025 (online only
via Zoom)
Lecture by:
Adrian Cox MCIfA (National Trust Archaeologisr for Oxfordshire)
Topic: 'The work of a National Trust archaologist in Oxfordshire'
Lecture postponed till Feb 20
(see below)
Thursday
Feb
6 2025
(online only
via Zoom)
Lecture
by:
Thérèse
Kearns (Experimental
Archaeologist.)
Topic:
'Butser
Ancient Farm'
Lecture by: Adrian Cox MCIfA (National Trust Archaeologisr for Oxfordshire)
Topic: 'The work of a National Trust archaologist in Oxfordshire'
Thursday
Mar
6 2025
Lecture by:
Dr.Tim Allen (Senior Project Manager, Oxford Archaeology, and Honorary SOAG
member).
Title: 'Recent
archaeological discoveries in Wallingford'
Thursday
April 3
2025
SOAG AGM,
then:
Lecture by:
Dr. Victoria Reeve (Archaeology and Heritage Consultant, a graduate of Reading
University).
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Summer visits
Visits are organized to places of archaeological and historical interest and are open to SOAG members and their guests. They are usually organised as private tours with the site experts as our guides. The tours are also social occasions for SOAGs often incorporating a pub lunch.
We also organise archaeology walks in South Oxfordshire for SOAG members.
Other Events
See the SOAG calendar for a diary listing all SOAG happenings including fieldwork.