Archaeology
Above : The iconic Stonehenge
Below : Trace of Roman Road on south Dorset Ridgeway. (Photo Bill Putnam) 
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For our normal speaker meetings, we meet at the Community Church Hall in Poundbury. The postcode is DT1 3DF. It is on the corner of Peverell Avenue East and Liscombe Street adjacent to Damers First School.
No 6 & 10 Buses from Dorchester stop nearby on Peverell Avenue East. There is plenty of parking on the street. Please do not park in front of the entrance - the area is not a carpark (although it looks like one !). Click here for a map it will open in a new tab or window (At the moment streetmap have not completed mapping Poundbury) Meetings start at 2pm normally on the 4th Monday of the month. However, with other outside visits and venues, times may be arranged to suit (see the programme below). At Poundbury, tea/coffee and biscuits are available for a small donation to the CCH funds To see the full Dorchester U3A Timetable click the button.
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Above : Roman Town House, Dorchester
Below : Lidar image of Frampton Roman Villa 
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Programme for 2024
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Please use the link below to the Dorchester Archaeology Website for full details.
In May, we had an excellent visit to Shaftesbury Abbey and museum attended by 17 of our members. In June, member Richard Crumbleholme gave an illustrated talk on The Archaeology of Easter Island. In July, we had an excellent outing to visit the Avalon Heritage Centre and sweet track in Somerset. ****. If you missed this outing and would like to go under your own steam, they have given us a number of free tickets - please ask at the next meeting August - no meeting 23rd September 2024. A local walking tour of the archaeology of Dorchester with Steve Wallis County Archaeologist who will take us on a walk around Dorchester to look at some of the more unusual aspects of Dorchester's history from neolithic to medieval. We meet at 2pm in St Peter's church for an introductory talk. Charge will be £3.There is a maximium of 20 for this so please email me ([email protected]) if you would like to come. If there is a long waiting list we will ask Steve to repeat the outing. 28th October 2024. A speaker meeting at the Poundbury Community Hall starting at 2pm. Francis Taylor (Council for British Archaeology) give an illustrated talk on The Rise and Fall of the Khmer Empire 25th November 2024. A speaker meeting at the Poundbury Community Hall starting at 2pm. Martin Papworth will give an illustrated talk on 38 years with the National Trust and the hunt for Stourton Castle 16th December 2024. Christmas Meeting - may be film ? Next Year 2025 dates - some have been moved because of Bank Holidays 27Jan, 24 Feb, 24 Mar, 28 April, 26 May, 23 June, 28 Jul, 22 Sept, 27 Oct, 24 Nov, Dec? Avalon Archaeology: ****. If you missed this outing and would like to go under your own steam, they have given us a number of free tickets - please ask at the next meeting Some ideas for the future in the planning stage by the steering committee are shown to the right > The Steering Committee : Annie Atherton; Barbara O'Farrell; Michael Insley & Richard Crumbleholme |
The visits & talks below are some that are being planned :
Roman Baths at Bath visit
Chickerell - recent finds and excavations talk. |
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New members and other ideas are always welcome
– no previous knowledge is necessary For more information on our programme please call Annie or Michael (For number please see Newsletter) Updated by Richard Crumbleholme 25/8/2024
Photos / Lidar images have been taken by members of the group |
Lidar image of part of the Dorchester Roman aqueduct
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