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2026
May - Medicine and magic revealed through inscriptions, Moy McCrory (Presentation, Notes, References)
April - Punishment and Prisons, Barbara Lake ( Presentation, Notes)
March - Human Social Evolution, Penny Gudgeon (Notes)
February - Archaeological sites of mainland Greece, Vivien Hyde (Presentation)
January - Cancelled
2025
December - Archaeology Review of 2025, Andy Timms (Presentation, Notes)
November - Cancelled
September/October - Frescoes of Pompeii, Moy McCrory (Presentation)
August - Archaeology of the Dead 2, John Whiteman (Presentation)
July - Visit to Nottingham Caves and Justice Museum
June - Tour Round Derby - Derby Uncovered Heritage Society
May - English Poor Laws, from Tudor times to the Birth of the Welfare State, Barbara Lake (Presentation Notes)
April - How Scotland became a Nation, John Whiteman (Presentation)
March - Catacombs around the World, Vivien Hyde (Presentation)
February - Ur of the Chaldees, Andy Timms (Presentation Words)
January - The Mayans, Vivien Hyde (Presentation)
2024
November - Maud Cunnington and her pioneering work on Salisbury Plain, Elaine Wright (Presentation Words)
October - Man and Horse, John Whiteman (Presentation)
September - Famous Archaeologists through the Centuries, Vivien Hyde (Presentation)
July - The Invasion that never was, Derek Salt
June - Treasures of the World (Bethany Hughes DVD)
May - Egypt and its main Temples along the Nile, Vivien Hyde (Presentation)
April - Richard I (the Lion Heart), Andy Timms (Presentation)
March - Carthage, John Whiteman
February - The Byzantine Empire, Judith Beale (Presentation)
January - The Origins of Archaeology, Vivien Hyde (Presentation)
2023
December - Roman Roads, John Whiteman (Presentation)
November - Sir Mortimer Wheeler, Andy Timms (Presentation Words
October - The Chimchorro Culture of South America, Elaine Wright (Part 1 Part 2 Part 3)
September - How the Roman Army evolved, John Whiteman (Presentation).
July - Visit to Wroxeter Roman City
June - Visit to Peak District Mining Museum and Temple Mine
May - Cleopatra, Andy Timms (Presentation)
April - Archaeology and History of Cyprus, Vivien Hyde (Part 1 Part 2)
March - Statue of Zeus. (Presentation), Christ the Redeemer, Elaine Wright (Presentation)
February - Colossus of Rhodes. ( Vivien Hyde (Presentation)
January - Populating of the British Isles in the Early Medieval Age, John Wykes (Presentation )
2022
November - Mughal Empire and architecture ( Part 1 Part 2) ,Taj Mahal, Elaine Wright (Presentation)
October - Pharos of Alexandria (Presentation), John Whiteman (Presentation)
August – Burials (Presentation), Feudalism, John Whiteman (Presentation)
July – The Black Death (Sheri Thackeray)
June – Cyrus the Great, Andy Timms (Presentation Words)
May – Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Presentation), Great Wall of China, Vivien Hyde (Presentation)
March – (and elsewhere), John Whiteman (Presentation)
February – (Presentation), Vivien Hyde (Presentation)
January – Elaine Wright, (), John Whiteman (Presentation)
2021
December - Archaeology of Vivien Hyde ( Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4)
October – Incas (Part 1 Part 2 Part 3), , Elaine Wright
September – Pottery Part 2, John Whiteman (Presentation)
August – Darley Abbey History Trail
June - John Whiteman, (Presentation)
May, Archaeology of Cappadocia, Vivien Hyde (Presentation )
April, "Archaeoastronomy 2" (Catherine Wykes)
March, "Archaeoastronomy 1" (Catherine Wykes)
February, Vivien Hyde (Presentation)
January, Roman Roads (John Whiteman)
2020
December, "Easter island" (Elaine Wright)
November, "Archaeology of Star Carr 4"
September, "Archaeology of Star Carr 3"
July, "Archaeology of Star Carr 2"
June, "Archaeology of Star Carr 1"
March, " (John Whiteman)
February, "Archaeology of the Vale of Pewsey"
January, (Presentation)
2019
November, " (John Wykes) (Presentation)
October, "Who were the Greeks"
June, " (John Whiteman)
March, (John Whiteman)
February, Bronze Age Ireland (Catherine Wykes)
January, Irish history - why the Irish border matters, Irish History slides (Catherine Wykes)
2018
December, "England from the departure of the Romans until 1000AD" (John Wykes)
November, , John Whiteman (Presentation)
October, Stone Age Ireland part 1 and Stone Age Ireland part 2 (Catherine Wykes)
July, Art in the Dark Ages
June, John Whiteman (Presentation)
March, April, May, (John Wykes) (Presentation)
9th February, "Homo Floresiensis", Catherine Wykes
12th January, "The effect of monetisation in the ancient world", John Wykes
2017
13th October, Great courses DVD: Ancient Greece
8th September, , John Whiteman (Presentation)
10th March, Order, Death & the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt, John Wykes
10th February, The importance of the , John Whiteman (Presentation)
14th January, Tutankhamun, Max Maughan
2016 11th November
Short presentations
Shetland 1 Shetland 2
Orkney 1 Orkney 2 Orkney 3 Orkney 4
From Stone to Metal
Knossos
14 October we went on an archaeology- to Wroxeter Roman City & Wall.
12 August the group visited Arbor Low Stone Circle in the Peak District
8 July and the coming of the Saxons. John Wykes
12 February we visited the University of Nottingham Museum where we were shown artefacts from their collection ranging from the Palaeolithic to Medieval
8 January Rituals and Spirituality: the Nature of Archaeological Evidence.
20156 November some of the group attended the Open Meeting at Belper U3A for a presentation by the their Archaeology Group on their dig and display of finds.
9 October Events and Developments in Ancient Rome
11 September one of the members gave an introductory presentation on Roman campaigns during the first part of their occupation of Britain to set the scene for how the archaeology spread across the country -Romans - 1200 year overview We then watched a DVD by Alice Roberts on how our perception of the Romans in Britain has changed following excavations over the past 50 years or so.
August Trips to Stanton Moor
10 July various members gave presentations on Rock Art and we watched a very interesting dvd on the Lascaux Cave paintings in France.
12 June Stone Tools.
8 May A day trip to Cresswell Crags went well
10th April we had a presentation on Iron Age Hill Forts
13 March looked at Stone Circles and Standing Stones in the UK generally and Derbyshire
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13th February We looked at burial practices throughout the Stone Age to Iron Age and we watched a DVD on the Stone Age.