A live talk at King’s Church
Jane Clark: Recording Our Past with the Portable Antiquities Scheme – an update on local finds
Join Jane Clark, the Sussex Finds Liaison Officer who will tell us about the important role of the Portable Antiquities Scheme, and the Treasure Act 1996 – the former in recording local archaeological objects, and the latter in securing treasure cases for our local museums.
Her talk will explore a selection of local archaeological objects and treasure cases discovered by members of the public – predominantly metal detectorists – and recorded through the Scheme from the Neolithic through to the Post-Medieval periods.
She will also look at some local treasure cases including the spectacular near Lewes Bronze Age Hoard which will be examined in some detail.
Jane is based at the Sussex Archaeological Society.
Post Medieval gold and rock crystal pendant, © The Portable Antiquities Scheme
Venue: The King’s Church building on Brooks Road, Lewes, BN7 2BY. (Between Tesco car park and Homebase)
(Please don’t park in Homebase’s car park: they take deliveries in the evenings)
Entry: Entry is FREE for LHG members, and £4 for non-members. Due to limited seating, admission will be by advance ticketing only – no payments on the door. Please book in advance at https://ticketsource.co.uk/lhg. Tickets available from 12 April 2023 until 5:30pm of the day of the talk. We will have lists of ticket-holders at the door and will check you in.
Covid precautions: Limited seating to allow for some spacing; no refreshments.
See the Talks page for a list of forthcoming monthly events organised by the Lewes History Group.
Lewes History Group 