Talks and lectures on a variety of subjects are provided
throughout the year at both public and private events. Future talks
are listed below.
Unknown unknowns
Looking at the Staffordshire Anglo-Saxon Hoard
A public lecture by Dr Kevin Leahy FSA MIfA
Banqueting Room, Guildhall, Bath
7.30pm Wednesday 13 June 2012
Cash bar from 6.45pm
The lecture is free but admission is by ticket only. Tickets may
be obtained by booking on on 01225 477773 or on http://www.eventbrite.com/
Staffordshire Hoard talk
The Staffordshire Hoard came as a shock. No-one had ever seen
anything like it. Its craftsmanship and artistry are breath-taking.
Its contents, mainly war-gear and a few Christian objects, appear
to have been carefully chosen to be buried on a hillock overlooking
a Roman road. When was it buried and by whom? Why was it consigned
to the earth? From where did the objects come? The hoard does not
exist in a vacuum and other finds will help provide a context for
it. We are involved in a long and exciting exploration of this
magnificent treasure.
Dr Kevin Leahy is a free-lance archaeological
finds specialist and Honorary Visiting Fellow at the University of
Leicester. As the Early Medieval Metalwork National Adviser for the
Portable Antiquities Scheme, it was Dr Leahy who prepared the first
catalogue of the finds from the Staffordshire Hoard. Before going
into archaeology, Dr Leahy trained as a foundry engineer, which
left him with a deep interest in metals and materials. He has
excavated some important Anglo-Saxon sites and published a number
of books on Anglo-Saxon archaeology including ‘Anglo-Saxon Crafts’
and ‘The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Lindsey’.
Scabbard boss inlaid with red enamel