Upcoming Events calendar
To sign up to any of our events please Contact us with your name and the event you will be attending.
The calendar above shows scheduled events from the Worthing Archaeological Society and associated local organisations. Click event on calendar for further information. To filter the type of the events shown, use the drop-down arrow on the top-right of the calendar. N.B. dates, times and locations of events not organised by WAS should be confirmed with the organizers.
The WAS Lecture Programme for 2024 is available and can be downloaded as a printable pdf
Please note, lectures could change subject to unforeseen issues.
Please note, lectures could change subject to unforeseen issues.
Next 'WAS' events
For lectures, members have free entry and visitors are asked to make a donation of £4 to the society.
For excavations, a day membership can be purchased for £5.
For excavations, a day membership can be purchased for £5.
27 April
2024 |
Petworth Park Walk - "Most interesting from an archaeological point of view" - Lead by Henry Wakefield
Fascinating archaeological walk around Petworth Park lead by Henry Wakefield, a long term resident. Parking in Petworth Town car-park (£3) 10:00 - 13:00 (times to be confirmed). Members only. |
15 June
2024 |
Come and Meet Us at Worthing Museum and Art Gallery
Saturday 15th June 10.30am – 3pm We celebrated our Centenary in 2022 – 100 years of looking at local Archaeology. This all started in 1924, mainly, with digging at the Prehistoric Flint Mines North of the town, but, in recent times, we have also looked at Roman Villas, Medieval Farmsteads, Medieval Pottery kilns and the EPIC site at Sompting. We organize excavations, talks, study days and other events and welcome beginners and experts alike. We have over 100 members from all walks of life. No experience is necessary to join our society, and we are always happy to see new members at events and excavations! We can provide on-site training at our digs, so you can learn new skills from our more experienced members. Come and meet us – and handle some of our amazing Finds from local excavations and further afield. There will be prehistoric flint tools from Palaeolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age times, Roman pottery and much more on display. How many times have you been able to handle a Palaeolithic axe, dating back thousands of years? See the tiny blocks of tesserae the Romans used to make mosaic floors at the Walberton Villa and the different types of pottery the Romans used for cooking as well as their best Samian tableware. |
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