Sussex Archaeology and History Ltd
Lectures, Conferences, Courses and Study Tours in Sussex and beyond
ONLINE ARCHAEOLOGY LECTURE SERIES
Our online archaeology lecture series (formerly USAS) starts in October 2026 and runs until April 2027.
We have an exciting and varied programme of talks, all of which can be joined live online free of charge.
If you attend as a non-subscriber, you will be able to watch each lecture live as it takes place.
Why not become a subscriber? As well as supporting our programme, a subscription gives you access to a range of additional benefits, including recordings of lectures (where speakers have given permission), reduced prices for conferences and selected events, and access to the online lectures offered by our partner society, the Roman Studies Group of the Surrey Archaeological Society (live lectures only; recordings are not included).
Annual Subscription – £20
Our subscription year runs from 1st September 2026 to 31st August 2027.
As a subscriber, you will enjoy:
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Access to our online archaeology lecture programme
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Recordings of the archaeology lectures (where speaker permission has been given)
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Reduced prices for conferences and selected events
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Access to the live online lectures of our partner society, the Roman Studies Group of the Surrey Archaeological Society
To become a subscriber for the 2026/2027 subscription year, simply complete your payment using the online payment link below.
Thanks to all those of you who have already renewed or started your subscription
Online Lecture Programme for 2026/2027
Please note that the October and November talks will take place on Wednesdays.
From December onwards, talks will be held on Monday evenings.
Our programme of talks is shown below and will be updated as further information becomes available. Abstracts and speaker biographies will be added as they are received.
All lectures can be booked free of charge via our Tixoom site.
Please note that not all lectures are available to book yet; additional lectures will be added as details are confirmed.
Wednesday 14th October 2026, 7.30pm
'Was Battle Abbey really founded ‘on the very spot’ where Harold fell?'
Speakers: Dr Rebecca Welshman (University of Liverpool) and Simon Coleman (West Dean College)
The date of the lecture marks the 960th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings!
Wednesday 11th November 2026, 7.30pm
The Sally Christian Lecture 2026
'The Lives and Deaths of Old Buildings'
Speaker: Dr Michael Shapland, FSA (University College London)
Monday 14th December 2026, 7.30pm
'Archaeology, Research and Landscape Revival in Winchelsea'
Speaker: Nathalie Cohen (National Trust)
Monday 18th January 2027, 7.30pm
'The Manufacture and Decoration of Roman Brooches'
Speaker: Dr Justine Bayley, FSA
Monday 15th February 2027, 7.30pm
'Shifting interpretations; A revision of the Sussex Neolithic–4000 to 2200 BC'
Speaker: Dr Jon Bączkowski (CBAS)
Monday 22nd March 2027, 7.30pm
'The space between, reinterpreting relief-patterns on Roman daub and tiles'
Speaker: Han Li, FSA (Senior Roman building material specialist at MOLA London)
Monday 19th April 2027, 7.30pm
The George Holleyman Archaeology Lecture 2027
'The Iron Industry in the Weald from the Iron Age to the Middle Ages'
Speaker: Jeremy Hodgkinson, MA, FSA (WIRG)