View of the Brede valley, taken from the Winchelsea-hill. © Thomas Dhoop

On the 26th of April 2015, the Winchelsea Archaeological Society (WAS) and members of the archaeology department of the University of Southampton are holding a one-day conference titled ‘Medieval Ports, Ships and Sailors‘. The central theme of the day will be the changing relationships between medieval cargo ships, waterfront infrastructure and the built-up town environment.

Program:

09:00     Registration and coffee

10:00     Welcome by the Winchelsea Archaeological Society
10:10     Prof. David Hinton (University of Southampton) – Port Development in Post-Roman England
10:30     Thomas Dhoop (University of Southampton)  – The Medieval Harbour of Winchelsea: Questions and Preliminary Findings
10:50     Questions

11:00     Guided tour of the town and cellars
12:00     Lunch (not provided)

13:00     Dr. Julian Whitewright (University of Southampton) – Sailors and Navigators on the English Channel
13:20     Dr. Joe Flatman (English Heritage) – Title TBC
13:40     Dr. Fraser Sturt (University of Southampton) – The Sea in Medieval Seafaring, an Environmental Study
14:00     Questions

14:15     Coffee

14:30     Prof. Jonathan Adams (University of Southampton) – From Iberia and Gascony to the British Isles: The medieval shipwrecks in St Peter Port, Guernsey
15:15     Panel discussion

15:45     End of conference

Date: Sunday 26^th April 2015
Venue: New Hall in Winchelsea, East Sussex, UK (Post Code: TN36 4EA)
Fees: £10 students, £20 working professionals, to be paid on the day of the conference
Registration: Please use the Contact form to email me.

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16-18 October 2015

Avenue Campus, University of Southampton

The Royal Anthropological Institute’s annual conference is open to everyone with an interest in archaeology – and this year the theme is ‘Ships and Shorelines: Maritime Archaeology for the 21st Century’.

Our own Prof Jon Adams will be delivering the keynote address on Friday and the following two days will see presentations from experts discussing topics as diverse as submerged prehistoric archaeology, World War I maritime losses and the Mary Rose.

There are full details of the packed line-up of speakers (including several of the Shipwrecks Team) on the Royal Archaeological Institute’s website here, along with details of how you can book and attend the conference.

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