Lectures
2023 Lecture Programme
Monthly lectures are held in the Elmwood Building, Queen's University Belfast and cover a wide range of archaeological and related topics. All lectures are held at 7.30pm.
We also stream the lectures to Zoom and many are made available on YouTube. Members will be sent a link to the Zoom meeting. Recordings will be available on YouTube. You can access our YouTube channel here.
Admission is free and all are welcome.
| Monday 30 January |
St Brigid’s shoe: a religious statement made in 1710 Comac Bourke |
| Monday 27 February |
Annual General Meeting |
| Monday 27 March |
Stonehenge, a curator's view Heather Sebire Only on Zoom |
| Monday 24 April |
Irish Cave Bones: a fresh look and the discovery of the Irish Palaeolithic Dr Ruth Carden University College Dublin Only on Zoom |
| Monday 29 May |
Understanding dugout boats and how their interaction within their receiving environment in Northern Ireland, through discoveries from recent weather events and experimental archaeology Dr Niall Gregory |
| Monday 11 September |
Visualising the Past: the use of 3D technologies in the interpretation and conservation of cultural heritage Dr Eimear Meegan (Discovery Programme) |
| Monday 25 September |
Economy and society in Co. Antrim 1100-1300: innovation, evolution and continuity Dr Tom McNeill |
| Monday 23 October |
Purdysburn Villa Colony - Archaeological Perspectives on the Treatment of Mentally Ill Patients in BelfastDr Gill Allmond |
| TBC November |
Annual Conference Discovery 2022! |
| Monday 27 November |
Ballynahatty (Title TBC)Barrie Hartwell |
| Monday 11 December |
Ranelagh Cemetery (Title TBC) Prof Eileen Murphy |