23 October 2010, Starts: 09:30, Ends: 17:00

WHAT’S NEW IN ROMAN SCOTLAND?

23 October 2010, 9.30am – 5pm

St Mungo’s Museum of Religious Life & Art, 2 Castle St, Glasgow

2010 is the 1600th anniversary of AD 410, often seen as the “end” of Roman Britain. It is also the 1800th anniversary of the last major Roman invasion of Scotland, by Septimius Severus. To mark these anniversaries, the Glasgow Archaeological Society is holding a day seminar along with the Roman Society, Britain’s premier society for Roman studies, which celebrates its centenary this year.

This event is intended for a general audience, and aims to convey something of the excitement of recent and current finds, perspectives and debates in Roman Scotland.

Programme
9.30 Registration / coffee
9.50 Introduction
10 Rebecca Jones: On the march (new thoughts on temporary camps)
10.30 Birgitta Hoffmann: New fieldwork at Inchtuthil Roman fortress, 2009-2010
11 COFFEE
11.30 Lawrence Keppie: The fate of the Ninth Legion
12 Bill Hanson: Understanding Roman forts
12.30 Alan Bowman: A view from the neighbours: the Vindolanda Tablets
1 LUNCH (see below)
2 David Breeze: The Antonine Wall – new perspectives
2.30 Geoff Bailey: The Antonine Wall – recent discoveries around Falkirk
3 Nick Hodgson: New light on Antonine and Severan Scotland
3.30 Coffee
4 Fraser Hunter: Restless natives – dealing with the locals
4.30 Discussion
5 Close

Cost : £10 (GAS/ Roman Society members) ; £12 Students ; £15 (others)

A sandwich lunch can be provided – additional cost £5, please order when booking.

Please make your cheque payable to GLASGOW ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY and send to : Treasurer, GAS, Rockingham, Shore Road, Kilcreggan, Helensburgh, G840HW.

Further details on Glasgow Archaeology Society website