THE ASSOCIATION FOR ROMAN ARCHAEOLOGY LONG WEEKEND SUMMER TOUR Friday 12th to Monday 15th August 2016 HADRIAN’S WALL REVISITED: THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN SECTIONS Single-room accommodation only, at the University of Newcastle, Central Campus Non-refundable deposit of £100 per person with Booking Form to Global West by Wednesday 18th May 2016 Balance to Global West by NO LATER than Wednesday 6th July 2016 Tour cost (single accommodation only): £349 per person Tour Leader Anthony Beeson The Association’s members have not visited Hadrian’s Wall’s central and eastern sections for some considerable time. Excavations and research are continuing and there has been much development in both the provision of new museums and site displays which warrant a return to Hadrian’s Wall. Accommodation has been arranged through Newcastle University in the central part of the University campus at Windsor Terrace. This is single-room accommodation with wash basins in the rooms, and shared bathroom facilities. Check-in times, car parking facilities and expert speakers will be advised on confirmation of booking a place. The Friday evening will commence with a reception at 19:00 hours, followed by a private evening meal in the Courtyard Restaurant at 19:30 hours. The first evening lecture at 21:00 hours will be given by a member of the Vindolanda Trust excavation team. On Saturday morning, after breakfast, we will travel by luxury executive coach to the Roman Army Museum at the site of Carvoran Roman fort, with modern displays on the Roman army and an award-winning ‘Edge of Empire’ 3D film. We then travel a short distance to the excavations at the fort of Vindolanda. A member of the excavation team will guide us around the new and ongoing excavations both in the vicus and inside the stone Roman fort. After lunch (not included) there will be ample opportunity to inspect the new museum with its wide range of artifactual displays, including exciting new finds from 2015. We will return to Newcastle University for our evening meal at 19:00 hours, followed by a lecture at 20:30 hours, speaker to be confirmed. On Sunday, after breakfast, we travel by coach to the Temple of Mithras near the Roman fort of Carrawburgh before heading to Housesteads Roman fort, with its new museum displays and an interactive film. Lunch (not included) will be in Hexham and there will be time to enter the Abbey to view their collection of Roman altars and carved architectural stones. In the afternoon we travel to Corbridge (Coria) to walk around the remains of the supply base and visit the museum, which has a rich collection of sculpture and inscriptions both from the fort and the town. We will return to Newcastle University for our evening meal at 19:00 hours, followed by a lecture at 20:30 hours, speaker to be confirmed. On Monday morning, after breakfast, we will check out of the accommodation, with luggage placed into cars or on the coach, and travel east to the fort of Arbeia at South Shields to view the ongoing excavation of its vicus and the fort, with its full-scale reconstructions of a fort gate, barracks and principia. The small but well-displayed museum contains a good selection of finds from the excavations. After lunch in Newcastle (not included), we will view the Great North Museum’s Hadrian’s Wall collections. The tour will end here at approximately 16:30 hours; the coach will take those travelling by train to the station. Student Members' Travel Fund Student members between the ages of 16 and 21 who are pursing a subject related to Roman civilization may apply to the Director for details. Successful applicants pay the basic deposit and the Student Travel Fund subsidises the balance. CUT ALONG DOTTED LINE (PHOTOCOPIES ACCEPTABLE) BOOKING FORM LONG WEEKEND SUMMER STUDY TOUR Friday 12th to Monday 15th August 2016 HADRIAN’S WALL REVISITED: THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN SECTIONS Please reserve ( ........ ) place(s) for the Long Weekend Summer Tour. I enclose a deposit of £ ............... (£100 per person) Name(s): ........................................................................................................................ Address: ....................................................................................................................... Post code: ..................................... Email (PLEASE PRINT): ............................................................ Telephone: .................................... Membership Number(s): ............... Any special dietary requirements? ...................................................... Cheques should be made payable to 'Global West'. Please send your Booking Form and deposit by Wednesday 18 May 2016 to: Global West, 23 Borough Parade, Chippenham, Wilts SN15 3WL. The balance should be sent to the same address, to arrive NO LATER THAN Wednesday 6th July 2016..