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Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society
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The Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, founded in 1876, to “advance and promote the education of the public in the history, heritage and archaeology of Bristol and Gloucestershire” https://www.bgas.org.uk/
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Our next Bristol Section talk is "Bristol and Lloyd George’s Land Valuation of 1909" by Richard Graydon 24 November www.bgas.org.uk/events/event...
Black and white topical poster showing a group of men being held back by an aristocratic figure of a man in a coronet.
November 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Bookings are now open for 'Archaeology in Gloucestershire 2025: A Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society Symposium'
July 5, 2025 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at Corinium Museum, Cirencester. #Archaeology www.bgas.org.uk/events/event...
An image of one side of the Jupiter Column capital that once stood in the centre of Roman Corinium . It features Bacchus.
May 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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It's #FindsFriday so here's a spectacular treasure find! The Woolaston Hoard of Bronze Age gold ornaments found in 2013 and reported to @findsorguk.bsky.social - explore 3D models and read the full report here finds.org.uk/database/art...
Set of small gold bracelet like objects nestled inside each other Rights Holder: The British Museum CC License.
February 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Our Transactions are a mine of information - for #TombTuesday we'd like to share Alan Saville's presidential address 'Anatomising an Archaeological Project – Hazleton Revisited'. www.bgas.org.uk/tbgas_bg/v12...
Black and white photo showing people removing turf from the top of a low mound in a field. Photo: Alan Saville
February 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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For #FindsFriday and #ValentinesDay - a WW2 silver and enamel RAF sweetheart brooch found in Bristol recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database finds.org.uk/database/art... #Love #WWII #RAF
A small silver brooch which has an eagle and a crown, also the words 'PER ARDVA/AD ASTRA'.
February 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM