· Visits and Excursions; 1998 ·
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Meet in the Round Room of Birmingham Museum at 10.15am (Museum opens at 10.00). Philip Watson will guide us in handling and discussing Ancient Egyptian artefacts.
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Meet at 6.30pm, duration about 1hr 30 mins. Led by Simon Buteux, BUFAU Director. Now that so much archaeology is carried out by developer-funded contractors, organisations like BUFAU are at the forefront of practice, so we can hear what work is current and what techniques are in use.
Sunday, 19th April - Guided Walk on Bredon Hill (£6.50 per head)
Our guide, Deborah Overton is an archaeologist (Hereford & Worcester County Council), a local resident, and an enthusiast for Bredon Hill, which has an Iron-Age fortification, and Roman and Medieval remains as well as lovely country and marvellous views.
Satruday, 25th April - Artefact Handling in Birmingham Museum: Money
Meet as on 31st January. Dave Symons will lead us on the theme of Money.
Sunday, 7th June - Current excavations at Meole Brace, near Shrewsbury (£10)
Led by our President Dr Lawrence Barfield. Before lunch Mike Stokes, archaeologist at Shrewsbury Museum, will talk to us about the archaeological context of the borders area, and we can see some striking local finds in the museum. Lunch break in Shrewsbury centre, close to the river for those who choose to eat alfresco, and to pubs and cafes. Meole Brace after lunch.
Sunday 28th June - Radnorshire and Herefordshire Churches (£12)
We have been invited to join Solihull Archaeological Group for this trip. They plan to take in as many as possible of the following churches (interiors as well as exteriors): Pembridge, Shobdon, Presteign, Kington, Old Radnor, Gladestry, Glascwm, Rhulen and Dissert. There will be no fixed lunch stop, so bring a packed lunch, but there will be a stop at Llandrindod Wells for tea.
Saturday, 18th July - Artefact Handling in Birmingham Museum: Ancient Writing
Meet in the Round Room at 10.15 am for a hands-on session Ancient Writing with Philip Watson.
Saturday, 17th October - Artefact Handling in Birmingham Museum: Pre-Columbian America
Meet in the Round Room at 10.15 am for a hands-on session on the subject of Pre-Columbian America.
Philip Watson and his colleagues gave up their own time to run the sessions and we are very grateful to them. Thanks are due to many others who gave up their time and experience on the Society's visits (including this year Deborah Overton, Mike Stokes, Dave Symons, and everyone at BUFAU), but special mention must be made of our President, Dr Lawrence Barfield, who having arranged a visit to a Bronze Age site he was supervising at Shrewsbury, found himself unexpectedly having to drive almost 250 miles to be there for us.
David Torvell
Honorary Excursions Secretary