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Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society

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A welcoming group of enthusiasts who love to share all things archaeological! Join us at our talks or field trips. Tweets by volunteers, any errors are our own.

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Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · Dec 1

Hello BlueSky! 👋🏼 We're Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society, a welcoming group of enthusiasts who love to share all things archaeological!
We'd love to meet other archaeology and local history lovers here, so do say hello!
www.brightonarch.org.uk
#Archaeology #Brighton

a group of people all kneeling and digging at an archaeology site in the sunshine

a close up photo of a piece of ancient pottery

a close up of an ancient coin in someones hand

a group of people all kneeling down and digging at an archaeology site in the sunshine

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Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · 6d

Booking is open until Tuesday 4th November 1:00pm

Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · 6d

Discover how LiDAR technology is transforming local history, as Dr Wendy Morrison reveals how high-resolution aerial data from the Beacons of the Past project is uncovering hidden traces of human activity across the Chilterns.

More details: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-a...

A View from Above: Local Histories and Aerial Prospection | Forthcoming BALH Events | British Association For Local History

www.balh.org.uk

Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · 6d

4 November 7:00pm

View from Above: Local Histories and Aerial Prospection

British Association for Local History

Free for members, £5.00 for non-members

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Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · 6d

Full-scale archaeological excavation and recording was undertaken between September 2024 and January 2025 and revealed a variety of archaeological deposits and artefacts relating to day-to-day life at Cooden Camp.

Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · 6d

Following a convoluted planning process, permission was granted for a housing development on part of the former camp. Geophysical survey and trial trench evaluations of the site were conducted between 2018 and 2021 and identified a range of buried remains.

Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · 6d

The camp was also used as the temporary home of men in training from as far afield as South Africa and Australia, later becoming the site of a Princess Patricia’s Canadian Red Cross Hospital in 1918, before closing the following year.

Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · 6d

Opened in September 1914, Cooden Camp was used throughout the First World War, originally housing men who would form the 11th, 12th and 13th Battalions of the Royal Sussex Regiment.

Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · 6d

Friday 14 November - 7:30pm

Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society Lecture

‘Fall In, Ghosts’ - Archaeological Investigations at the site of a First World War Training Camp, Cooden, East Sussex

Venue: The Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton

Members free
Others £5 entrance charge- cash only

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Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · 14d

For more details: www.sussexarchaeology.org

Sussex Archaeology and History Ltd | SAH

Sussex Archaeology & History Ltd offers online lectures, hybrid conferences, courses and study tours, in Sussex and beyond

www.sussexarchaeology.org

Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · 14d

You can also sign up for just one or two lectures individually, but you will not be able to view the recording unless you purchase the whole series.

Cost: £15 for all four lectures or £5 each

Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · 14d

All talks start at 7.30pm and are delivered online via Zoom

If you sign up for all 4 in the series, then you will also be able to view a recording of each of the talks, for a limited period of time after the last lecture.

Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · 14d

HISTORY LECTURE SERIES

Join Chris Hare as he explores the local history of Sussex

Four talks between October and December covering

- Lucy Broadwood (22nd October)

- The Sussex Bonfire Boys (29th October)

- The West Sussex Fascists (11th November)

- Hilaire Belloc (4th December)

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Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · 20d

Standen House and Garden
Near East Grinstead.
A great example of the Arts and Crafts Movement. The house designer Philip Webb worked with William Morris.

Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · 20d

Butser Ancient Farm
Ancient houses and gardens. Various workshops and events including:
27 October: Stone age activity day for children
1 November: Roman reenactment day with the Butser IX Roman Legion.

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Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · 20d

Brighton Royal Pavilion and Garden
Currently running tours including basement and tunnel tours.

Lewes Castle
1 November Medieval Day with the Sussex Medieval Society.

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Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · 20d

Petworth House
House and gardens. Also currently running an exhibition of works by JMW Turner; artistic studies of the Petworth landscape.

Arundel Castle
Castle and Gardens.
Event on 29-30 October: Characters through history-focus on the 12th century.

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Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · 20d

Chichester Cathedral
Events celebrating 950 years of the formation of the Diocese of Chichester and Chichester Cathedral. These include concerts and recitals-a great way to appreciate large historic venues like this.

Theatre Royal Brighton
Currently running backstage tours.

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Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · 20d

If you enjoy history, architecture and archaeology here are just a few ideas of places to visit and future events, particularly with half term approaching.

Bluebell Railway
17-19 October Giants of steam. Part of Railway 200

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Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · 20d

Saturday 8th November | 9.30am to 5.45pm | University of Sussex, Falmer

The Sussex Archaeological Society Conference – Sūþseaxna: New Research from the Early Medieval Record

Book tickets for the Conference now >> sussexpast.co.uk/event/the-su...

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Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · 20d

June 7 Firle Park & Charleston: gentry in a landscape

July 4 Warminghurst; meadows and pinewoods

Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · 20d

Nov 9 Brighton by Lamplight.

Dec 7 Shoreham riverside

Jan 4 Wilmington& Folkington: scarpfoot landscapes

Feb 1 University of Sussex boundary walk.

Mar 1 Bedelands Farm LNR, Burgess Hill

Apr 5 Henfield; rail & riverside

May 3 Brighton Old Town

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Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · 20d

Geoffrey Mead’s - “Ambles not Rambles”

Walks programme Oct 2025-July 2026

All donations are to local environmental groups

Heritage Open Days tours in September, see their website

Oct 5 Binsted: woodlands and wide fields

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For details visit sussexias website

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · Sep 23

We just discovered "Fridgescaping".

That's it.
That's the post.

www.stlouis.style/cool-stuff/f...

Fridgescaping: The Trend You Didn’t Know You Needed

Gone are the days when your fridge was just a place to store last night's leftovers. It's a canvas today, and "Fridgescaping" has taken over Instagram and TikTok as the newest way to style your kitche...

www.stlouis.style

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · Sep 29

This blog about us building the Roman glass furnace @butserancientfarm.co.uk just dropped!

www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/blog/2025/9/...

Needless to say, #CuratorRod does not represent the professional standards we strive to achieve at the Palace. 🙄

Recipe for a Roman-Style Glassworking Furnace (à la Butser) — Butser Ancient Farm

In an incredible team effort - during the August heatwave, no less - we added a new installation to Butser’s hot tech area - a rather large Roman-style glassworking furnace! Kim Devereux-West shares m...

www.butserancientfarm.co.uk

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Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society @brightonhovearch.bsky.social · Oct 1

For centuries archaeologists have considered round barrows from the Bronze Age to be strictly burial mounds, however evidence suggests that there is more to deposition at these monuments than just disposal of the dead. Carina will discuss other, odd deposits and what they mean.