Boston Spa and District Community Archaeology Group

 

The Boston Spa group started back in August 1999 and has developed considerably since. Activities include; fieldwalikng, archeo-botanic surveys, a programme of talks and visits, re-enactment and excavation. There is even a promotional video. The group has an excellent web site .

 

2008 PROGRAMME

(Talks at Boston Spa School, 7.30 pm, Room PE, unless informed.)

 

 

 

Thurs 31 Jan    Rod Mackay (East Riding Archaeology Society): Yorkshire Chariot Burials in a wider context.

Thurs 28 Feb   Martin Lunn (York Museum): Astronomy and Archaeology.

Thurs 27 Mar   Mike Bowers (BSDCAG): The Pyramids and the Nile.

Sun 6 April      AGA Walk: Clifford Village (Meet 9.30 am at the cross.)

Thurs 24 Apr   Graham Derbyshire (TBS): Towton Battlefield.

Thurs 29 May  Experimental Archaeology (Treasurer’s Garden).

Thurs 26 June  Dave Weldrake (WYAS): A Guided Walk around some of the History & Archaeology of Barwick – (Meet at Barwick village maypole at 7.15pm.)

Sun 27 July     Experimental Archaeology and BBQ (Treasurer’s Garden).

Thurs 4 Sept    Annual General Meeting and talk/slide show.

Thurs 25 Sept Vin Davis (Implement Petrology Group): How & Why Are Stones Chosen? Examples from Boston Spa excavations and elsewhere.

Thurs 30 Oct   Above Ground Archaeology (AGA) & Archaeobotany Presentations by members.

Thurs 27 Nov  Shaun Richardson: The Archaeology of Viewing: Medieval Gardens to C20th Defences.

Thurs 11 Dec   Christmas Social (Boston Spa Scout Hall) Food, drink, & entertainment.

 

2009 PROGRAMME

(Meetings on Thursday Evening at 7.30 pm at Boston Spa School, Room PE--unless otherwise informed or shown below)

 

 

Sun 4 & 11 Jan     (reserve date 19 Jan): Fieldwork sessions: recording Moat House, Wighill (with

                            report to follow)

 

 

Thurs 29 Jan         Dave Weldrake: Archaeology of Springs and Wellheads

Thurs 5 Feb      Visit with South Leeds Archaeology Group: Behind the Scenes at Leeds Museum

Thurs 26 Feb    Martin Roe: Archaeology of Quarries and Caves

 

 Thurs 26 Mar      Trish Colton & Diane Holloway: Yorkshire Templars: Life & Times

 

Thurs 30 Apr      Above Ground Archaeology (AGA) Presentations by members (incl. Slide Preview of the ‘Walk Through Time’; Moat House news; Julie Barnes on ‘Windows of Thorp Arch’; Slide & Sound Preview of the July ‘Bat Watch Walk’)

 Sun 3 May         Malcolm Barnes: A Walk Through Time in Boston Spa and Thorp Arch (involving archaeology, ecology, geology and history)

Thurs 28 May     Experimental Archaeology Evening: Part 1, at Treasurer’s House

Sun 28 June       Experimental Archaeology: Part 2 with BBQ at Treasurer’s House

Thurs 30 July      Bat Watch Walk: led by Barry & Anne Wright. Boston Spa Churchyard 8.30 pm

Sun 30 Aug        A day in the Dales with Don Henson and Roger Martlew: Recent Work On a Neolithic to Modern Site Near Grassington

Thurs 24 Sept     AGM and Talk or Slide Show

Thurs 29 Oct       Above Ground Archaeology (AGA) Presentations by members: (eg. Derek Gaunt on ‘Interpreting Dam House’; Malcolm on ‘Developing the Fields Names Project’ and ‘BS Riverside Survey’; Diana Clifford on ‘Primrose Lane Quarry/Tip Finds’

Thurs 26 Nov      Malcolm Barnes : Hebridean Archaeology and Heritage       

Thurs 10 Dec      Christmas Social (Boston Spa Scout Hall) Food, drink, quiz & entertainment.

Ongoing work:

Site recording & reports, website, database, flint drawing, archaeobotany, field names project, AGA project and excavations.

 

 

 

(Note: Informal IT Archaeology sessions to learn about IT technology and Website Archaeology - available monthly by arrangement, at Train-IT offices, Garforth), plus an evening on preparing Powerpoint presentations (date to be arranged).