Chester Archaeological Society wishes to encourage the study and publication of objects (or groups/types of object) reported to the Portable Antiquities Scheme from Cheshire and adjoining areas, to ensure that their potential contribution to the understanding of the archaeology and history of the county is…
RFG members have recently received a letter setting out options for additional future activities together with a copy of our draft constitution; comments on both are welcome. Copy of the Letter to Members Dear RFG Member, The Roman Finds Group has been in existence since…
University of Leicester27–29 March 2015 Following on from the success of our session at RAC/TRAC last year, the RFG will be sponsoring a session this year at TRAC. The session is titled Interdisciplinary Approaches to Roman Artefacts (RFG session) and will be chaired by Ellen Swift, It…
The RFG is proud to be an organisational member of the Council for British Archaeology. In this way, our members are supporting CBA’s vital work. From the CBA website… “The Council for British Archaeology is an educational charity working throughout the UK to involve people in…
A date for your diaries. We are going ahead with arrangements for an exciting meeting in Manchester in the autumn and the date is now confirmed as Wednesday 8th October, (not as given in the last Lucerna).
Saturday Feb 22nd and Sunday 23rd 2014 – An introduction to archaeological Illustration. 9.30am–4pm each day. This weekend workshop covers aspects and techniques of archaeological illustration under the personal tuition of Mark Hoyle BA(hon);P.G.C.E.;MAAIS; MIfA http://www.markhoyle.com The course will look at general techniques and methods of…
Catch our committee member Sally Worrell on ITV Secret Treasures this week! The programme, timed to coincide with this week’s Festival of British Archaeology, features the top 50 finds made by members of the British public in the last 20 years, and runs on ITV1 for…
Since 1988, the RFG has been a useful forum for everyone with an interest in Roman finds. What else could or should we be doing to promote the study of Roman finds, and those who work in the Roman finds field? Please share your thoughts with…
The RFG has been in crisis – you may have noticed the absence of meetings and a winter newsletter in 2010. Since the appeal in Lucerna 39 (September 2010), we have recruited several new committee members – thank you! But if there is anyone out there who is prepared to…
