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Hunter members were fortunate enough to have the opportunity to visit this site during excavation. Our thanks once again to York Archaeology. Savile Street - Site Tour youtu.be/m37u4oUAfaU?si… via YouTube

Our next talk is on Tuesday 22 October at 7.30pm in Room 5 at the Showroom Cinema, when Kate Faulkes will be talking to us about ‘A Social Archaeology of early 19th century Sheffield: Artisans, Agency and the Commissioner Churches’.

Updated programme of talks for the 2024-2025 season due to a clash with Ashley Tuck from Wessex Archaeology delivering the Barraclough Lecture at the Royal Victoria Hotel on the 25th March. Yannick Signer is now coming to Sheffield on Tuesday 18 March.

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Our next Hunter talk is coming up next week on 19 November – Nigel Mills is talking to us about ‘Frontiers Past and Present: Connecting the Romans with the Modern World’.  It is as usual starting at 7.30pm in Showroom 5.

Our final talk before Christmas is by Tom Booth on ‘‘People of the Peaks: Insights into the Prehistoric Inhabitants of Britain and the Peak District from Ancient DNA.’  As usual, we’re meeting in Showroom 5. Our talks are free, but donations towards costs are always welcome.

We were saddened to hear of the death of John Barrett just after Christmas; he was Emeritus Professor at Sheffield University having worked there since 1995, and an influential figure in the development of archaeological theory.

Just a reminder that the annual Derbyshire Archaeology Day is on Saturday 25th Jan. There are still seats available. for this very popular event. chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk/shows/derbyshi…

Unfortunately, due to illness, John Collis is unable to present this planned talk. A replacement event will be posted shortly.

In place of the planned talk by John Collis, Yvette Marks has very kindly offered to give a talk on XRF and Experimental Archaeology. The talk will take place in Showroom 5 as usual. All out talks are free, but donations towards costs are always appreciated.

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Tonight's (Tuesday 4 February) Hunter talk is by Bronwen Stone, entitled ‘A Window onto the Medieval World: window glass consumption at monastic sites in England, 12th to 16th centuries.’

400-year-old Civil War Secrets Revealed at Sheffield Castle youtu.be/-cLDu0yZszs?si… via YouTube

Tomorrow, Kate Giles, University of York, will be sharing her research on the Medieval Wall Paintings of Pickering Church. The talk will at 19:30 after our AGM at 19:00. We will be in Showroom 5. All our talks are free, but donations towards costs are always greatly appreciated.

The first surviving Civil War wooden stake defences to be found in the UK have been discovered  by archaeologists in the moat of Sheffield's former castle. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Our Hunter Soc talk next Tues 18 March is by Yannick Signer who is talking to us about ‘Medieval Pottery in Yorkshire: New Look’. As usual we’re in Room 5 at the Showroom, the talk starts at 7.30pm. All of our talks are free, but donations towards costs are always welcome.

Tues 15 April. Tim Cockrell will update us on his work surveying the western moorlands of Sheffield – ‘The Hills have Eyes: Rock Art and the Prehistory of Sheffield’s Upland Hinterland’. 7.30pm in Showroom 5. Talks are free, contributions towards costs are always appreciated.