Next Conference

Iron Age to Roman: New Archaeology in Lowland North-East England

Saturday 22 November 2008

Venue: Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields.

Programme: (all titles are provisional)

Morning:
10.00-10.20		Coffee and registration
10.20-10.30		Introduction: Paul Bidwell (TWM Archaeology)
10.30-11.00		Nick Hodgson (TWM Archaeology): Iron Age Sites at East and West Brunton.
11.00-11.30		Jonathan McKelvey (TWM Archaeology): Iron Age Sites at the Delhi Pit, Blagdon.
11.30-12.00		To be confirmed. Iron Age Sites at Pegswood.
12.00-12.30		Dave Heslop (Newcastle City Council): Thorpe Thewles: a Retrospective View.
12.30-1.00		Discussion
1.00-2.00		Lunch
Afternoon:
2.00-2.30		Graeme Stobbs (TWM Archaeology): The Roman Villa and Earlier Settlement at Dalton-on-Tees.
2.30-3.00		Matthew Symonds (Durham City Council): Roman Fortlets and the Control of Iron Age Landscapes.
3.00-3.30		Tea
3.30-4.00		Richard Hingley (Durham Univ.): Summing up and Reflections.
4.00-4.45		Questions and Discussion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fees
Conference fees: £19
£16 for Arbeia Society members, FT students, UB40s, OAPs.
Fee includes tea and coffee. (Lunches are available locally)

Send applications to:

The Secretary, Arbeia Society, Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields, NE33 2BB.
Telephone: (0191) 4544093.
email: liz.elliott@twmuseums.org.uk

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Getting there

Air - South Shields is 15 miles away from Newcastle Airport. From there the Metro service runs into the very centre of South Shields.

Train - Newcastle Central Station runs regular services to London, Edinburgh, the Midlands and the West. The Metro service also runs from the station to central South Shields.

Road - The A1 (M) leads almost all the way to South Shields before linking with the A194 which completes the journey.