Programme of Talks
The net talk of 2024-25 season will be held on Monday 14th October 2024. The talk is on “Living with the White Horse: excavations at three Ridgeway hillforts” will be given by Professor Gary Ford
This meeting will take place by Zoom. Login from 7:15pm for 7:30pm start. The login details are issued to member by email. Anyone else wishing to hear the lecture (for a small charge of £2) should email weagmembership@outlook.com for the login details.
Experience Weekends
Why not consider an Archaeology Weekend for yourself or as a gift for someone else. Formerly called Taster Weekends, The Archaeological Experience Weekend are aimed at introducing people to archaeologically. No previous experience is required. You will be working under supervision on a live site.
WEAG ran its Archaeological Experience Weekends for 2024 at Copped Hall on four weekends in July and August and these were a great success. WEAG is planning to run three more Archaeology Experience Weekends on the weekends 12h/13th July 2025, 19th/20th July 2024 and the 26th/27th July 2025. To express interest in the 2025 Archaeological Experience Weekends contact Ian Hunter at coppedhalldigs@weag.org.uk
WEAG Members Dig
The WEAG Members digswas organised for the 24th August to the 1st September 2024. Additional days were organised for specific purposes eg tool cleaning.
Finds Processing at Copped Hall
If people are willing, we will also re-start our finds processing at Copped Hall. This will take place on Sundays, please drop us an email at coppedhalldigs@weag.org.uk if you are interested in taking part.
Membership Renewal 1st January 2025
Membership is due for renewal on the 1st January 2025.
Publication of a book on Old Copped Hall
WEAG, on behalf of the Copped Hall Trust Archaeological Project, in collaboration with the Copped Hall Trust have published a book by Norah Carlin about the Old Copped Hall.
Norah has revisited the original documents in her research to reach the real story. Her ability to read medieval Latin came in very handy for this research. Norah is a retired history lecturer and a member of WEAG. The book covers the people who lived at the Old Copped Hall and their lives from 1258 until its demolition in the 1750s. Old Copped Hall was replaced by the nearby Georgian Mansion which is currently being restored.
Old Copped Hall was owned and/or lived in by some interesting people, including King Henry VIII and his daughters Queen Mary I and Queen Elizabeth I. The book is about 160 pages with about 60 illustrations.
The paperback book is available at £20 per copy, p&p is extra, if appropriate. (The RPI is £25)
Past Activities
A summary and photographs of the activities can be found in the Copped Hall Archaeology 2018 Report.
The Experience Weekend of 2017 provided an introduction to Geophysics techniques – a report on the Geophysics techniques and results is available to view.
A report on the Experience Weekends and Field Schools in 2018 is available to view.
Archaeology Experience Weekend – gift to friend
Are you looking for a different sort of gift for a friend or relative? Then why not treat them to an Archaeology Experience Weekend in July for only £60. Vouchers are now available. To purchase them please contact our Treasurer.
