Date/Time: Wednesday 30 October 2024, 6.00-7.00pm

Venue: Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University

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This lecture is presented by the Society of Antiquaries, Newcastle upon Tyne.

This three-year collaborative project between Historic England and Newcastle University explored the eastern, western and northern areas outside the walls of Birdoswald Roman Fort. Along with evidence for zoning and the activities practised outside, an unexpected bonus of the excavations was the discovery of the exceptionally preserved furnace room of the fort bathhouse and evidence of a piped water supply.

Biography

Tony Wilmott BA MA FSA MCifa, Senior Archaeologist Historic England

Tony Wilmott started digging at the age of 16 in 1972. He graduated from Newcastle university in 1977 and has been a professional field archaeologist ever since. He has worked for English Heritage/ Historic England for 37 years. He has directed many excavations on Roman and early medieval sites, notably at Birdoswald since 1987, as well as other sites on Hadrian’s Wall, the amphitheatres at Chester and Richborough, Maryport, and Whitby Abbey. He has published widely on these works and on other subjects. Tony is due to retire in 2025.

Professor Ian P Haynes BA DPhil MAE FSA FSA Scot, Professor of Archaeology, Newcastle University

Ian Haynes began his fieldwork career in 1986 while an undergraduate at Newcastle University.  He has undertaken archaeological projects in six countries, working mainly, though not exclusively, on Roman themes. He is Professor of Archaeology at Newcastle University, and Chair of Archaeology at the British School of Rome, the UK’s largest overseas research institute.  He is Principal Investigator for Rome Transformed, a major interdisciplinary ERC funded project.  On Britain’s Roman frontier he has directed geophysical surveys at Beckfoot and Corbridge, and co-directed two five-season projects at Birdoswald and Maryport.