Our much loved and wonderful society has been running for 40 years, and to mark this important milestone, on the 10th October 2026 at the Furzebrook Village Hall (2pm – 4.30pm) we will be celebrating with an afternoon of talks, teas and cakes. On arrival you will be able to indulge yourself with a slice of cake and a […]

A walk around Victorian Wareham onWednesday 2nd September led by Lilian Ladle. Meet at Strech Road car park at 10am A stroll around the town looking at how Victorian attitudes and values regarding building and development have shaped Wareham today

A joint W&DA&LHS and EDAS site visit to the Bournemouth University ‘Big Dig’ at Winterbourne Kingston has been arranged for Friday 26th June – meeting at 10am in the farmyard to view the current excavations, see the finds, and hear the latest thoughts regarding the development of this iconic Dorset site. Please can you let Karen Brown know if you would

Take a stroll back through time with archaeologist Andrea Frankham-Hughes. The walk is arranged for Sunday 31st May. Meet at 1:30pm at the Portland Heights Hotel, outside the cafe. The car park is free. It will be easy walking, but layers, hats, water, sun cream and sensible footwear recommended, maybe even a rain coat. Take a

A site tour around the current excavations in Weymouth (led by Richard McConnell of Context One Archaeology) has been arranged for Thursday 21st May starting at 11am. The site tour will be limited to around 20 visitors. Contact Karen Brown to check availability.

Roman Villa. An award-winning Villa Ventorum and Museum offering a compelling window into Roman life in the Somerset countryside. Located within The Newt Estate, the museum is positioned over the archaeological remains of the original Roman villa, first discovered in 1832. To include an audio guide of the Museum and Villa Replica  Please meet in the

This will be led by Dr Miles Russell and is a joint outing with East Dorset Antiquarian Society (EDAS) The tour start at 10.30am, but we will meet in the farm yard at 10am, as it is approximately a 20 minute walk up to the dig site. We will all walk as one to the

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Archaeologists from Bournemouth University have been excavating near Winterborne Kingston since 2009. Over time they have uncovered a wealth of new information about the people who inhabited this landscape centuries before and after the Roman Conquest. Dr Martin Smith will present the project’s latest findings, including some exciting results from analysis of DNA that reveal

Theoretical Archaeology Group Conference this December in Bournemouth. Details here: https://tag2024.wordpress.com/