Archaeological Research, Community, Heritage And Events
In May 2025, join us as we go Out & About exploring the archaeology of our towns and villages, forests and rivers, open spaces and terraced streets! From the 17th-25 May 2025 you can actively explore the amazing and rich archaeology and heritage across the country by joining one of our guided walks or rides, downloading and following some routes local to you, or even just exploring some of our online trails for the comfort of your own home.
Join the Historical Metallurgy Society for a weekend of all things metal! Renowned researchers and craftspeople will share their skills and knowledge at Butser Ancient Farm on the weekend of 24 and 25 May 2025. Demonstrations of various metalworkers will take place while national and international researchers are presenting big-picture overviews of their findings. In-depth talks on the history of metal objects next to the creation of ‘metal art’. There will be a raffle and an auction for replica historical metal objects. All made by our demonstrators. Auction on Sunday 25 May at 3pm. You can book your tickets via Eventbrite https://festivalofmetals.eventbrite.co.uk . You will need to scroll down the ticket list if you want to add on the Saturday evening meal (one person per group needs to be a HMS Member) See below for: List of talks, demonstrations and people involved Info about Butser Ancient Farm
The Richard Hall Symposium is returning to its original Festival of Ideas slot in 2025, with ‘A Day Out with the Vikings’, which will look at the past, present and future of festivals and public events on a Viking theme. A panel of invited speakers will join the discussion, which will look at re-enactment, reconstructed Viking ships, Viking festivals across the British Isles and Europe, and the JORVIK Viking Festival itself, which can be traced back to York city centre events staged for the first time in summer 1985.
A week-long festival by York Archaeology, featuring guided tours, talks, and hands-on activities like pottery workshops and excavation demonstrations. Showcases York’s Roman, Viking, and medieval heritage.
A celebration of prehistoric Wales and beyond Bryn Celli Ddu and its surrounding landscape is truly magical. One of the most important aspects of being there is the fabulous surroundings: the monument is not only beautiful but is also one of the most important and best-preserved examples of a Neolithic passage tomb in Wales, dating to around 5,000 years old. Come and find out more about this special place, and enjoy a day of living history, tours, exhibits, food demonstrations and a range of hands-on experimental archaeology activities for all the family. Throughout the day, attendees will be invited to watch live flint knapping demonstrations with flint experts Ancient Crafts; take a bilingual archaeology tour of the monument with the famous punk antiquarian Rhys Mwyn; watch demonstrations of ancient pot making techniques; through to finding out more about ancient natural dyes, ochre mineral paint pigments and the colourful geology of the island with Stone Science.
From 19 July-3 August 2025, Chedworth will be hosting several events and activities to tie in with the Festival of Archaeology, an annual festival coordinated by the Council for British Archaeology, events will include: Mosaic cleaning: Come and see how our conservation team cleans some of the finest mosaics in Britain. Artefact handling: Our knowledgeable volunteers will guide you as you handle genuine and replica Roman artefacts. After the dig: Find out what happens after archaeologists finish an excavation. Learn about the meticulous process of recording each find and understand how objects help us to piece together the past. Archaeological discovery: Demonstration of an archaeological dig where ‘discoveries’ are made before your eyes. Pack a picnic and enjoy a relaxing day of games, puzzles, dress up and more.
