This section contains details of our programme of lectures and our summer visits. For the the schedule of SOAG fieldword see SOAG Calendar
Programme of Lectures
We run a full programme of lectures from September to April. All lectures are held at the Goring Heath Parish Hall, Whitchurch Hill (map) at 7.30 pm for 7.45pm (unless stated otherwise) and are free to all, although donations are appreciated.
2018-2019 lectures series
Thursday Sept 27
2018
Lecture by
Dr. Simon Draper (Victoria County History)
Title:
'Recent Research for
the Victoria County History in Goring and Goring Heath parishes'
Thursday Oct
25 2018
Lecture by
Dr
Peter Warry FSA
Title:
'The evolution of Roman
ceramic building material in southern England.'
Thursday Nov
22
2018
Lecture by
Michael Walsh (Cotswold Archaeology)
Title:
'Excavations on the
17th century warship, the London'
Thursday Jan
24 2019
Lecture by
Dr Martin Bridge (UCL Institute of Archaeology )
Title:
'An Introduction to
Dendrochronology (Tree-Ring Dating)'
Thursday Feb
28 2019
Lecture by
David Sanchez (Thames Valley Archaeological Services)
Title:
‘Roman villa site in
Tackley'
Thursday Mar
28 2019
Lecture by
Dr Edward Peveler
(Chilterns Conservation Board)
Title:
‘Beacons of the Past:
Hillforts in the Chilterns Landscape'
Sunday April 28 2019 (2-5 pm)
SOAG's public Review of Archaeology, preceded by SOAG AGM (venue)
Followed by the SOAG end-of-year party.
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Summer visits
Visits are organised 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.
Summer visits 2018
Tuesday July 17th: Visit to the last season of the excavations of Roman Dorchester-on-Thames
Other Events
See the SOAG calendar for a diary listing all SOAG happenings including fieldwork.