Conferences, Meetings & Lectures
Tintagel in Late Antiquity - Recent Excavations and Research
2-4.4.20, Truro, £30-£38 Two-day conference organised by English Heritage at Truro College,
When the discovery of the Staffordshire Hoard was first announced in 2009, comparisons were inevitably made with the funerary treasures from Sutton Hoo, and, equally inevitably, exaggerated claims in the media were sniffed at by archaeologists. The hauls are broadly the same date, and challenge each other for the amount of gold and garents, and exquisite, sometimes astonishing craft and design: according to Chris Fern, the two pieces above (hoard left, burial right) may even have been made in the same workshop (feature Nov/Dec 2019/169). But the collections are
Cornwall, followed by a half-day field trip to Tintagel Castle. This conference will draw together the results of a major four-year research project, which included the first excavations since those by Glasgow University in the 1990s. We have kept the ticket price as low as possible: it includes the conference fee and refreshments. Do make use of Visit Truro, or any other website, to book your own accommodation: https://www.visittruro.org.uk/truroaccommodation. To book tickets for the conference please use this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tintage l-in-late-antiquity-recent-excavationsand-research-tickets-84875686463
18th and 19th Century Metal Mining in the Peak District
2.5.20, Peak District Lead Mining Museum, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, DE4 3NR
The East Midlands Industrial Archaeology Conference is held every six months and is open to anyone with an interest in the subject. https://new.archaeologyuk.org/Conten t/downloads/7178_PDMM%20EMIA C%20May%202020.pdf
Association of Critical Heritage Studies 5th Biennial Conference
26-30.8.20, London
The Association of Critical Heritage Studies 5th Biennial Conference will be held in London next year from 26th30th August 2020. The theme is different, one the shredded remains of armies of aristocratic weaponry, the other the boastful possessions of a king that include much more than precious metal. Someone had the brilliant idea of bringing the two together at the National Trust's Sutton Hoo visitor centre, Suffolk, and Fern has curated an exhibition of pieces from the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, the British Museum and Norwich Museum & Art Gallery. If it doesn’t open on the scheduled May 14, “Swords of Kingdoms: The Staffordshire Hoard at Sutton Hoo” will surely happen one day ‘Futures’ which aims to engage with the aims of heritage to address the concerns of future generations. https://achs2020london.com/ submissions/