Sussex Archaeology and History
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Welcome to our events for 2025
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Below are the details of our next conference and please go to our USAS page for our online lecture series
Previous Event
Saturday 22nd March 2025
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"Thames Mudlarking, Searching for London's Lost Treasures"
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King's Church, Lewes
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We had a great time in Lewes with over 500 people attending our event, run in association with Hands on History. Attendees included large numbers of eager younger people from both the Weald and Brighton YAC clubs. Thanks to everyone who helped, including the 32 Thames Mudlark exhibitors (all of whom were both knowledgeable and enthusiastic), the Sussex Portable Antiquities Scheme team, and all who came to see and handle amazing discoveries from the Thames. For those who missed it, we are planning a repeat event in March 2027 - not to be missed !!
About our courses and events
During the Covid pandemic and lockdown restrictions, we developed new online offerings to add to our previous ones, such as our popular face-to-face annual Sussex Archaeology Symposium which remains the main county-wide event each year for the presentation and public discussion of recent archaeological research in Sussex. We also decided to expand our remit to cover aspects of History, especially the Local History of Sussex and the South-East - hence our expanded name of The Sussex School of Archaeology and History which has now been further changed to Sussex Archaeology & History (SAAH) to better reflect our focus on the dissemination of new archaeological and historical research in Sussex and beyond by means of online and live lectures, conferences and study tours. Our reasons for such developments are firstly the widespread public appreciation of the likes of Zoom Online Technology, and secondly the gaps in our region regarding the provision of local lectures, courses, and conferences for those interested in archaeology and/or local history. Our two main annual conferences are currently held at Kings Church Lewes (archaeology in March; history in October). These are now available both face-to-face and online by zoom. However, attending in person at Lewes has the advantage of meeting speakers, other networking, and being able to view stands and bookstalls run by various organisations in the region.​
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For details of our lectures, courses and events, including the proposed tour to Crete, please keep an eye on this website or email admin@sussexarchaeology.co.uk or join our Facebook Group.
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Dr David Rudling, FSA, MCIfA, Academic Director
Academic Director, Sussex Archaeology and History
