The Finds Research Group

24/04/2026

📢 Finds Research Group Meeting – Chester
🗓 9–10 May 2026
📍 Grosvenor Museum, Chester

We’re delighted to announce the next Finds Research Group meeting, taking place in historic Chester this May.

🗿 Post-Roman finds from the Chester Amphitheatre excavations and beyond.
Originally centred on new exhibitions from the Chester Roman Amphitheatre excavations (2004–2006), the programme has expanded to include exciting new research on Early Medieval and later finds from Chester, Cheshire, the Welsh Marches, and the West Midlands.

🔍 What’s included?
✔️ A full day of illustrated talks on Saturday
✔️ Access to the Grosvenor Museum exhibitions
✔️ A dedicated finds viewing session
✔️ Sunday walking tour of medieval Chester (including the Rows)
✔️ Visit to the Norman church of St John the Baptist, with access to Anglo‑Saxon stone sculpture.

🎙 Speakers include:
Tony Wilmott, Julie Edwards, Karla Graham, Pauline Clarke, Dan Garner, Jim Glazzard, and Teresa Gilmour.

🎟 Tickets:
£5 FRG members | £10 non‑members
👉 Book now via Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/post-roman-finds-from-the-chester-amphitheatre-excavations-and-beyond-tickets-1984541099852
Please share — we’d love to see you there!

Join us May 9th-10th in Chester to find about post-Roman finds from Chester Amphitheatre, the Welsh Borders and the West

30/10/2024

Fascinating new archaeological discoveries in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear!

Remember, FRG members qualify for the reduced delegate rate, see: https://www.nauticalarchaeologysociety.org/annual-conference

17/10/2024

Conference - The Archaeology of Waterways

On 16-17th November we are partnering with the the Nautical Archaeology Society, the University of Durham, and the Architectural and Archaeological Society of Durham and
Northumberland, to host the 'Archaeology of Waterways' conference in Durham. We have a packed programme of interest to anyone who researches is interested in the archaeology of waterways, both above and underwater! Members of the FRG can buy discounted tickets, and may also apply for travel expenses through our FRG Research Fund. Please see the full progamme and more info on the conference website:

Every year the Society hosts a two day annual conference. In November 2024 we will be in Durham hosting the "Archaeology of Waterways Conference. The Programme for the conference has now been announced with ticket sales now open. Discover more about our annual conference here....

14/10/2024

A great opportunity for any of our students members of followers to find out what's new in medieval research...

The Society for Medieval Archaeology was established to study evidence of the past, whether standing buildings, landscapes, buried remains or artefacts in museums.