Derbyshire Archaeology Day

9.15am – 9.40am

Arrival and Registration

Tea and coffee available (for which a charge will be made)

9.45am – 9.50am

Welcome

9.50am – 10.20am

Megahan King (Portable Antiquities Scheme)

The PAS in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire: What we do and what’s been found

10.20am – 10.50am

Reuben Thorpe (on behalf of ARS Ltd)

Navio Roman fort – an update 

10.50am – 11.20am

Tea and coffee (free of charge 

11.20am – 11.50am

Colin Merrony and Tim Cockrell (University of Sheffield)

Hidden in plain sight – the discovery and investigation of a prehistoric site near Sheldon

11.50am – 12.20pm

Tom Booth (Crick Institute)

People of the Peaks: Insights into the prehistoric inhabitants of Britain and the Peak District from ancient DNA

12.20pm – 1.40pm

Lunch (not provided but there are cafés, sandwich shops and pubs nearby)

1.40pm – 2.10pm

Caitlin Halton and Milena Grzybowska (Archaeological Research Services)

Oxcroft Lane, Bolsover – a further update on new and exciting discoveries

2.10pm – 3.40pm

Tristan Cousins (York Archaeology)

Not just a mining town – the medieval origins of Shirebrook

2.40pm – 3.10pm

Tea and coffee (free of charge)

3.10pm – 3.40pm

Alison James and Michael Lobb (MSDS Marine)

Landlocked and Looking Out, Holbrook’s Hidden Heritage

3.40pm – 4.10pm

Vicky Owen and Carina Summerfield-Hill

Dissenters of the faith – a 19^th century non-conformist community in Derby

4.10pm

Closing Remarks

4.20pm

Depart