Archaeology
Spring 2011
DAYSCHOOL:
The Iron Age in Scotland
This course has reached minimum numbers and will go ahead.
This course will take a closer look at the archaeological evidence for the Iron Age in Scotland. We will be discussing the four (or five) cultural provinces in Scotland, from the brochs in the Atlantic province, to the hillforts of the South and the souterrain settlements in the Perthshire and Angus.
We will be discussing the changing relationship the various provinces had with Rome, as demonstrated by the Roman finds in the area, incl. the importance of the late second century coin hoards in Moray and the fourth century hoards in the Central Belt and at Traprain and look more closely at the changes that would eventually lead to the creation of the Pictish and British kingdoms in the fifth century
Day: Friday, 21 January 2011 Time: 11-4 pm
Venue:
Wilmslow Parish Hall
Cliff Road, Wilmslow
Please note: The car park is now a pay and display car park.
Price |
Concessions |
Minimum No. |
Maximum No. |
£25 |
n/a |
10 |
25 |
Send bookings to:
Birgitta Hoffmann
55 Broadwalk, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5PL
Before Scotland (300-800AD)
This course has now reached minimum numbers and will go ahead. There are still a few place left, for those interested.
Over the course of five weeks we will explore the roots of Scotland as a unified kingdom, starting with the rise of the Pictish kingdoms and the ‘coming of the Irish/Scots’ in the West and the rise and fall of the southern kingdoms of Strathclyde and Northumbria up to unification attempts of Scotland in the face of the Viking raids and invasions of the 9th century, ending with the rise of the dynasty of Kenneth MacAlpine, as kings of a (not so) unified Scotland.
We are going to combine the evidence both of recent historical and archaeological findings and review how they have changed our perception of the traditional story.
Recommended Reading:
J.E.Fraser, From Caledonia to Pictland. Scotland to 795. New Edinburgh History of Scotland (2009)
S.M.Foster, Picts, Gaels and Scots. Early Historic Scotland (1996).
Day: Thursday Time: 2-4 pm
5 sessions, starting January 27, 2011, no lecture Feb 17th 2011
Venue:
Cross Street Chapel
Cross Street
Manchester
M2 1NL
Price |
Concessions |
Minimum No. |
Maximum No. |
£45 |
n/a |
12 |
40 |
Send bookings to:
Birgitta Hoffmann
55 Broadwalk, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5PL
DAYSCHOOL:
The Vikings @ home
This course has now reached minimum numbers and will go ahead
The Vikings arrived in Britain at the end of the 8th century and quickly gained a reputation as fearsome warriors, plunderers of monasteries and general all purpose raiders.
The dayschool is designed to draw attention to the homeland of these men, where they were known not as Vikings, but as Norsemen, Svear, Getes, Danes or familymen, farmers, builders of churches and town, and merchants. We will have a look at some of the towns built, the evidence for trade with the Mediterranean and beyond, the impressive monuments such as the Danevirk, the Trelleborg, the timber churches and large memorial stones.
Day: Friday, 4 March 2011 Time: 11-4 pm
Venue:
Wilmslow Parish Hall
Cliff Road, Wilmslow
Please note: The car park is now a pay and display car park.
Price |
Concessions |
Minimum No. |
Maximum No. |
£25 |
n/a |
10 |
40 |
Send bookings to:
Birgitta Hoffmann
55 Broadwalk, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5PL