Merseyside Archaeological Society
MAS Evening Lectures
Evening lectures are held on the third Thursday in every month between September and April.
Venue: Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BT (please note, during the winter, meetings are held on Zoom - details are sent via email to members ahead of the meeting)
Time: Doors open at 7pm, the meetings start at 7:30pm.
Further info: All welcome! You do not need to be a member to attend. £1 for members, £2 for non-members. Non-members wishing to attend a Zoom meeting may do so - please Contact Us for information.
Programme: 2024-5
19th September 2024: 'Recent excavations at a multiperiod prehistoric monument at Aspull ring ditch' Wigan Archaeology Society. At Quaker Meeting House
17th October 2024: 'Romano-British Women and the Diversity of Social Identities' Charlotte Bell, University of Liverpool. At Quaker Meeting House
21st November 2024: 'Rushen Abbey: milestones in the history of Christianity in these islands' Peter Davey, Manx Heritage. On Zoom
12th December 2024*: Christmas social and quiz. On Zoom
16th January 2025: 'Scuttled: Life on the Rochdale Canal' Kelly Griffiths, Wardell-Armstrong. On Zoom
20th February 2025: 'Short talks: Work in Progress' Liverpool research students and MAS members. At Quaker Meeting House
20th March 2025: 'Saving the North West's Last Turkish Bath' Elsa Price, Museum of Liverpool. At Quaker Meeting House
10th April 2025*: AGM and talks on 2023 MAS summer field trips. At Quaker Meeting House
*note: these meetings brought forward to the second Thursday of the month to avoid Christmas and Easter holiday periods.
Previous years' programmes:
21st September 2023: 'The Chester Amphitheatre Environs Research Project in Grosvenor Park' Dan Garner, Museum of London Archaeology. At Quaker Meeting House
19th October 2023: 'An illustrated talk (including some demonstration items) about local historic objects' Warren Kern. At Quaker Meeting House
16th November 2023: 'Life and death in a northern milltown: excavations at St Peter's church, Blackburn' Julie Franklin, Headland Archaeology. On Zoom
14th December 2023: Christmas social and quiz. On Zoom
18th January 2024: Current Welsh mapping project using placenames, with a case study from north east Wales Scott Lloyd and Jon Dollery RCAHMW. On Zoom
15th February 2024: 'Work in progress' talks by research students at Liverpool universities. At Quaker Meeting House
21st March 2024: 'Recent investigations at J.M. Worrall's Ordsall Lane dyeworks' Mark Adams, Headland Archaeology. At Quaker Meeting House
18th April 2024: AGM and short talks by members. At Quaker Meeting House
15th September 2022: 'Why Finding Nothing Can Sometimes Tell Us Something, But Finding Things Is Nicer: Recent (and not so Recent) Excavations on Merseyside and Cheshire' Mark Adams. At Quaker Meeting House
20th October 2022: 'The future is Birkenhead (thanks to the past!)': Dean Paton, Big Heritage. At Quaker Meeting House
17th November 2022: 'From Small Seeds: The European legacy of a Bolton woman - Annie Barlow's work in Egyptology and elsewhere and her legacy, including items in Bolton Museum's collection': Ian Trumble, Bolton Museum. On Zoom
15th December 2022: MAS Christmas Quiz. On Zoom
19th January 2023: 'The Landscape of Neolithic Axes Project: studying a major stone source for Neolithic axe heads in North Wales': Jane Kenney, Gwynedd Archaeological Trust. On Zoom
16th February 2023: Current research by University of Liverpool students - three talks about their current research by PhD students in the Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology Department. George Downs. Autonomous itineraries: The future of archaeological tourism in Aegean Turkey, Catalonia and Merseyside. Emily Bowyer-Kazadi. Engaging with Archaeological Landscapes: Narratives from British National Parks. Alex Bowers. Rickets, Resorption and Revolution: An investigation into the relationship between vitamin D deficiency in childhood and osteoporosis in adulthood in an 18th-19th century archaeological population. At Quaker Meeting House
16th March 2023: 'The MAS/NML cemetery recording project at Childwall All Saints, Liverpool': Dave Roberts. At Quaker Meeting House
20th April 2023: Annual General Meeting and Members' evening. At Quaker Meeting House
17th October 2024: 'Romano-British Women and the Diversity of Social Identities' Charlotte Bell, University of Liverpool. At Quaker Meeting House
21st November 2024: 'Rushen Abbey: milestones in the history of Christianity in these islands' Peter Davey, Manx Heritage. On Zoom
12th December 2024*: Christmas social and quiz. On Zoom
16th January 2025: 'Scuttled: Life on the Rochdale Canal' Kelly Griffiths, Wardell-Armstrong. On Zoom
20th February 2025: 'Short talks: Work in Progress' Liverpool research students and MAS members. At Quaker Meeting House
20th March 2025: 'Saving the North West's Last Turkish Bath' Elsa Price, Museum of Liverpool. At Quaker Meeting House
10th April 2025*: AGM and talks on 2023 MAS summer field trips. At Quaker Meeting House
*note: these meetings brought forward to the second Thursday of the month to avoid Christmas and Easter holiday periods.
Previous years' programmes:
21st September 2023: 'The Chester Amphitheatre Environs Research Project in Grosvenor Park' Dan Garner, Museum of London Archaeology. At Quaker Meeting House
19th October 2023: 'An illustrated talk (including some demonstration items) about local historic objects' Warren Kern. At Quaker Meeting House
16th November 2023: 'Life and death in a northern milltown: excavations at St Peter's church, Blackburn' Julie Franklin, Headland Archaeology. On Zoom
14th December 2023: Christmas social and quiz. On Zoom
18th January 2024: Current Welsh mapping project using placenames, with a case study from north east Wales Scott Lloyd and Jon Dollery RCAHMW. On Zoom
15th February 2024: 'Work in progress' talks by research students at Liverpool universities. At Quaker Meeting House
21st March 2024: 'Recent investigations at J.M. Worrall's Ordsall Lane dyeworks' Mark Adams, Headland Archaeology. At Quaker Meeting House
18th April 2024: AGM and short talks by members. At Quaker Meeting House
15th September 2022: 'Why Finding Nothing Can Sometimes Tell Us Something, But Finding Things Is Nicer: Recent (and not so Recent) Excavations on Merseyside and Cheshire' Mark Adams. At Quaker Meeting House
20th October 2022: 'The future is Birkenhead (thanks to the past!)': Dean Paton, Big Heritage. At Quaker Meeting House
17th November 2022: 'From Small Seeds: The European legacy of a Bolton woman - Annie Barlow's work in Egyptology and elsewhere and her legacy, including items in Bolton Museum's collection': Ian Trumble, Bolton Museum. On Zoom
15th December 2022: MAS Christmas Quiz. On Zoom
19th January 2023: 'The Landscape of Neolithic Axes Project: studying a major stone source for Neolithic axe heads in North Wales': Jane Kenney, Gwynedd Archaeological Trust. On Zoom
16th February 2023: Current research by University of Liverpool students - three talks about their current research by PhD students in the Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology Department. George Downs. Autonomous itineraries: The future of archaeological tourism in Aegean Turkey, Catalonia and Merseyside. Emily Bowyer-Kazadi. Engaging with Archaeological Landscapes: Narratives from British National Parks. Alex Bowers. Rickets, Resorption and Revolution: An investigation into the relationship between vitamin D deficiency in childhood and osteoporosis in adulthood in an 18th-19th century archaeological population. At Quaker Meeting House
16th March 2023: 'The MAS/NML cemetery recording project at Childwall All Saints, Liverpool': Dave Roberts. At Quaker Meeting House
20th April 2023: Annual General Meeting and Members' evening. At Quaker Meeting House
20th January 2022: 'The Manx rosy basin: a quest for ceramic identity': Peter Davey
17th February 2022: 'Recent excavations at Rossett Roman villa': Caroline Pudney, University of Chester
17th March 2022: 'The Origins of Late Bronze Age Hilltop Enclosure sites in Western Atlantic Britain': Lorrae Campbell, University of Liverpool
2nd April 2022: Archaeology in Merseyside AIM 2022 Conference - Book Online at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archaeology-in-merseyside-aim-2022-tickets-243170408237?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1
21st April 2022: MAS AGM followed by a talk by Roy Forshaw
17th June 2021: 'Early Salt-Making in Merseyside and South Lancashire': Mark Adams, RSK
15th July 2021: 'Archaeology of Hilbre Island': Roy Forshaw, Museum of Liverpool
19th August 2021: 'Archaeology of Norton Priory': Rob Philpott
16th September 2021: Annual General Meeting
Followed by talk 'The Dock House Dig - Piermaster's Green Community Archaeology Project': Vanessa Oakden, NML
17th February 2022: 'Recent excavations at Rossett Roman villa': Caroline Pudney, University of Chester
17th March 2022: 'The Origins of Late Bronze Age Hilltop Enclosure sites in Western Atlantic Britain': Lorrae Campbell, University of Liverpool
2nd April 2022: Archaeology in Merseyside AIM 2022 Conference - Book Online at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archaeology-in-merseyside-aim-2022-tickets-243170408237?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1
21st April 2022: MAS AGM followed by a talk by Roy Forshaw
17th June 2021: 'Early Salt-Making in Merseyside and South Lancashire': Mark Adams, RSK
15th July 2021: 'Archaeology of Hilbre Island': Roy Forshaw, Museum of Liverpool
19th August 2021: 'Archaeology of Norton Priory': Rob Philpott
16th September 2021: Annual General Meeting
Followed by talk 'The Dock House Dig - Piermaster's Green Community Archaeology Project': Vanessa Oakden, NML
| 2021 Chair's Report |
| MAS accounts 2020 |
| 2021 Treasurer's report |
| MAS 2020 AGM minutes |
21st October 2021: 'Mediaeval Buildings Myths – The Folklore and Archaeology of Historic Buildings': James Wright
18th November 2021: 'From Leicestershire to Liverpool: the Roman mosaic from Medbourne': Gina Muskett
16th December 2021: Christmas Social and Quiz
20th September 2020: Evening meeting to be replaced by the Bidston Hill field trip: Mark Adams
15th October 2020: 'Merseyside's Industrial Heritage - a short illustrated guide' : Maurice Handley
19th November 2020: 'Capstans, Winches and Walls - Industrial Archaeology at Princes Dock': Mark Adams
17th December 2020: AGM and Christmas Quiz
21st January 2021: ‘Decoys and Rubble - Taking another look at the wartime coast’: Chris Kolonko, Citizan
18th February 2021: ‘Recent PAS finds’: Heather Beeton, Museum of Liverpool
18th March 2021: ‘Triton Knoll’: Claire Christie, Headland Archaeology
15th April 2021: Members' evening - presentations by Gina Muskett, Howard Harris and Maurice Handley
20th May 2021: 'A Bronze and Iron Age field system near Evesham, Worcestershire': Laurence Hayes, RSK
15th October 2020: 'Merseyside's Industrial Heritage - a short illustrated guide' : Maurice Handley
19th November 2020: 'Capstans, Winches and Walls - Industrial Archaeology at Princes Dock': Mark Adams
17th December 2020: AGM and Christmas Quiz
21st January 2021: ‘Decoys and Rubble - Taking another look at the wartime coast’: Chris Kolonko, Citizan
18th February 2021: ‘Recent PAS finds’: Heather Beeton, Museum of Liverpool
18th March 2021: ‘Triton Knoll’: Claire Christie, Headland Archaeology
15th April 2021: Members' evening - presentations by Gina Muskett, Howard Harris and Maurice Handley
20th May 2021: 'A Bronze and Iron Age field system near Evesham, Worcestershire': Laurence Hayes, RSK
19th September 2019: 'Violence, Ideology, and Classical Archaeology during the Early Decades of French Colonization in Algeria': Bonnie Effros
17th October 2019: 'A Post-Medieval pottery assemblage from Chapel Wharf in the heart of Salford': Sam Rowe
21st November 2019: 'The Roman Archaeology of Quay Meadow, Lancaster': Lancaster and District Heritage Group
19th December 2019: Members Evening
23rd January 2020: 'Tectonic plates – geological, cultural, and historical: recent archaeology in the northern Aegean and the Thermaic Gulf': Zosia Archibald
20th February 2020: 'Recent Fieldwork on Merseyside': Dan Garner
19th March 2020: 'The Portable Antiquities Scheme and Merseyside: Artefacts from Merseyside identified and recorded through the Portable Antiquities Scheme': Heather Beeton.
23rd April 2020: - Annual General Meeting
Followed by talk 'Atlas Street Copper Works, St. Helens and Hervey, Peek and Hervey's Ordsall Chemical Works: Recent Excavation': Mark Adams
17th October 2019: 'A Post-Medieval pottery assemblage from Chapel Wharf in the heart of Salford': Sam Rowe
21st November 2019: 'The Roman Archaeology of Quay Meadow, Lancaster': Lancaster and District Heritage Group
19th December 2019: Members Evening
23rd January 2020: 'Tectonic plates – geological, cultural, and historical: recent archaeology in the northern Aegean and the Thermaic Gulf': Zosia Archibald
20th February 2020: 'Recent Fieldwork on Merseyside': Dan Garner
19th March 2020: 'The Portable Antiquities Scheme and Merseyside: Artefacts from Merseyside identified and recorded through the Portable Antiquities Scheme': Heather Beeton.
23rd April 2020: - Annual General Meeting
Followed by talk 'Atlas Street Copper Works, St. Helens and Hervey, Peek and Hervey's Ordsall Chemical Works: Recent Excavation': Mark Adams
18th April 2019 - Annual General Meeting
Followed by a talk 'Where the wild things are: hunting in the frontier region of Roman Britain': Sue Stallibrass
Followed by a talk 'Where the wild things are: hunting in the frontier region of Roman Britain': Sue Stallibrass
| 2019 Chair's Report |
| 2018 Accounts |
| 2018 AGM minutes |