CONTENTS Page Notices 2 Reviews 7 Books and Publications 11 Conferences and Courses 12 Lectures and Events 13 Exhibitions 14 Affiliated Society Meetings 15 NOTICES Newsletter: Copy Dates The copy deadline for the following issue of the Newsletter is 28 March 2013 (for the May 2013 issue). Please send any items for inclusion to Verity Anthony at Museum of London, London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN, or you can email me at [email protected] **************** LAMAS Lecture Programme Unless otherwise stated, meetings take place in the Clore Learning Centre at the Museum of London on Tuesday evenings at 6.30pm – refreshments from 6pm. Meetings are open to all; members may bring guests, and non- members are welcome. Please note: non-members are asked to donate £2 towards lecture expenses. 8 January 2013 Shakespeare’s London Theatreland: 20 Years of Archaeology, Julian Bowsher, Senior Archaeologist, Museum of London Archaeology 12 February 2013 AGM & Presidential Address: London and the Saxons: Wheeler 80 Years On, Prof Martin Biddle, Emeritus Fellow, Hertford College, Oxford (6.15pm, refreshments from 5.30pm) 12 March 2013 The Medieval Church and Cloisters of Austin Friars, Nick Holder, Lecturer in English History, Regent’s College London The tall spire of the friary of Austin Friars was one of medieval London’s landmarks. Recent research by Nick Holder has examined the layout of the great church, looking at the preaching nave (which survived until 1940 as the Dutch Church) and reveals new evidence for the vanished choir at the east end of the church. He will also describe recent work by the architectural historian Mark Samuel, who has used architectural 2 fragments found in excavations to reconstruct the original 13th-century cloister. Nick will discuss the layout of the whole friary complex, which later included a double-cloister and a cemetery, as well as more practical features such as a brew-house and extensive gardens. 9 April 2013 200 Years of the Hunterian Museum, Milly Farrell, Acting Curator, The Royal College of Surgeons 14 May 2013 A Late 16th-Century Dovecote at Copped Hall, Epping, John Shepherd, freelance archaeologist **************** New Newsletter Editor: Verity Anthony After nearly ten years as editor of the LAMAS Newsletter, I have decided to stand down. I’d like a give a huge thank you to everyone who has helped me to produce each issue and also to the kind volunteers who have worked with me to stuff the Newsletter into envelopes for the mailings. The new editor will be VERITY ANTHONY, one of my colleagues at the Museum of London who is also a member of LAMAS Council. Her first issue will be the May 2013 Newsletter so please send her any information or news that you wish to have included by the deadline (see page 2). I’d like to give my sincere thanks to Verity for taking on this new role and wish her all the best. Meriel Jeater **************** Proposed Changes to the LAMAS Constitution and Notice of a Special General Meeting LAMAS Council has reviewed the Society’s Constitution and Rules and realises that they do not fully reflect how the Society currently works. After a further detailed review, Council proposes some changes to update the document in line with current arrangements. The main changes are to: 1. Delete references to the Youth Section which has not been active since the 1990s 2. Clarify the categories of membership 3. Add a Finance section 4. Change references to auditing the accounts and the Auditor to examination of the accounts and Examiner in accordance with current practice 5. Increase the quorum of members at a General Meeting from 10 to 20 6. Add procedures for reconvening an inquorate General Meeting 3 A copy of the present Constitution can be viewed on the LAMAS website: www.lamas.org.uk/constitution.html. The proposed alterations to the Constitution were approved by Council at its meeting on 15 November 2012 and a copy of the proposed, revised Constitution is enclosed with this Newsletter. In accordance with our Constitution, the proposed alterations must be referred to members for approval at a Special General Meeting. No other business will be considered at this meeting. Notice is hereby given that a Special General Meeting will be held before the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 12 February 2013. The Special General Meeting will commence at 6pm in the Clore Learning Centre at the Museum of London, London Wall. Agenda 1. Apologies for absence 2. Proposed alterations to the Society’s Constitution and Rules Laura Schaaf, Chair of LAMAS Council **************** LAMAS 157th Annual General Meeting & Presidential Address Tuesday 12 February 2012 Notice is hereby given of the LAMAS 157th Annual General Meeting and Presidential Address to be held on Tuesday 12 February at 6.15pm in the Clore Learning Centre at Museum of London, London Wall. Light refreshments will be available from 5.30pm. The AGM will be followed by the Presidential Address by Professor Martin Biddle, entitled London and the Saxons: Wheeler 80 Years On. Minutes of the 156th AGM, held on 28 February 2012, will be available. The 157th AGM Agenda is as follows: 1. Apologies for absence 2. Minutes of the 156th AGM, 2012 3. Annual Report and Accounts 4. Election of Officers and Members of Council 5. Appointment of Auditor(s) 6. Any other business Council would welcome nominations of anyone interested in becoming a member of Council. These should be addressed to the Chair at the address given on the back page of the Newsletter, or by email to the Secretary ([email protected]) to arrive no later than Wednesday 16 January 2013. 4 **************** LAMAS Visit to the Medieval Settlement in Ruislip Saturday 13 April 2013, 10.30am – 4pm This visit will include a tour around Manor Farm (including its medieval and Tudor buildings) and the High Street with a walk through Park Wood, returning down Bury Street in the afternoon to see the Park medieval earthworks and more timber-framed houses. The walk is about one mile each way. The tour will be led by Colin and Eileen Bowlt: please email [email protected] or call 01895 638060 to book a place. Meet at 10.30am at Ruislip Station (Metropolitan & Piccadilly Lines) or 11am at St Martin’s Approach car park, Ruislip. **************** LAMAS Book Sale The Tony Lewis book collection (see notice in September 2012 issue of the Newsletter) has finally been priced and therefore we would like to offer them for sale to members at the upcoming Archaeology Conference. See a list of the books on the LAMAS website on the ‘News’ page: www.lamas.org.uk/lamas_news.html Sally Brooks, Honorary Librarian **************** John Schofield Wins London Archaeological Prize 2012 The London Archaeological Prize for 2012 has been awarded to John Schofield for his book London 1100-1600, published by Equinox in 2011. His book, judged to be the best publication on London’s archaeology to be released during 2010 and 2011, was praised by the panel of judges as being a scholarly yet very readable synthesis of the archaeological discoveries relating to medieval London. Because of the high quality of the field of ten nominations submitted (probably the strongest field in the history of the Prize), a second prize was also awarded at the ceremony which took place at the November London Archaeological Forum (hosted by CBA London at the Museum of London). This went to Julian Hill and Peter Rowsome for Roman London and the Walbrook stream crossing, published as MOLA Monograph 37 in 2011, for an exceptionally informative narrative of the No. 1 Poultry site in the City. The next Prize, which is administered by London Archaeologist magazine, will be awarded in 2014 for the best publication of 2012/13. The first prize is £250 plus a certificate, with an optional second prize of £100 plus a certificate if the quality of the nominations merits it. Clive Orton, Editor, London Archaeologist **************** 5 Pitt Rivers Museum Wins Arts Council England Funding for ‘Excavating Pitt-Rivers’ Project The Victorian archaeologist General Pitt-Rivers is world-famous for his development of modern scientific archaeology, but the earliest archaeological collections that he made have never been studied. The Pitt Rivers Museum, where these artefacts are held, has been awarded £76,654 by Arts Council England’s Designation Development Fund to document this important early material. The collections come from more than 50 prehistoric, Roman and medieval sites across the UK, including ‘rescue’ archaeology at Roman sites in central London. As well as documenting the collections, the ‘Excavating Pitt-Rivers’ project’s public archaeology programme will collaborate with local archaeologists in the regions from which the collections were excavated. Dan Hicks, who will lead the project, said: ‘General Pitt-Rivers created the first archaeological collection of national scope to be made through scientific excavation. By documenting this iconic collection, and exchanging knowledge with local archaeologists, the project explores how these artefacts connect the Pitt Rivers Museum with sites, landscapes and communities across the country.’ LAMAS Council wrote a letter of support for the project earlier in 2012 so it is great to see it underway. **************** YAC Birthday Celebrations and Thank You LAMAS! This year was the 40th anniversary of the founding of the National Young Archaeologists Club and the 10th anniversary of Central London YAC so we felt we couldn’t let it go unmarked. The decade since we founded the Central London club has whizzed by; it’s hard to believe that some of our first members will now have finished university and hopefully be getting established in their careers. The club is run entirely by volunteers and it hasn’t always been easy to keep going but we have been very lucky and thankful to have had support from LAMAS over the last three years.