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Shining a Light on the disposal of the dead in Roman South-East England

                                                                                                     Sunday 21st May 2023

Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, Woodfield Lane, Ashtead, Surrey, KT21 2BE

A Surrey Archaeological Society, Roman Studies Group Conference

This conference aims not only to discuss evidence uncovered for death in the Roman period in the South-East and how it differs from continental practices, but also to explore what might account for the millions of dead that we do not see in the archaeological record. 

PROGRAMME

09.30-10.00am        

REGISTRATION

Bookstalls and stands

10.00-10.10am

David Calow MA

Chairman’s Welcome

10.10-11.00am  

Dr John Pearce

Pale death, emperors and the enslaved: burial in early imperial Rome

11.00-11.30am  

COFFEE & BISCUITS     

Visit the bookstalls & stands

11.30-12.00pm

Prof Tim Champion

Rethinking burial and disposal practices in the Iron Age south-east

12.00-12.30pm

Dr David Rudling

Roman-period burial practices in South-East England

12.30-1.00pm

Dr Sadie Watson

Roman burial in London: a review of the evidence from the City and Southwark

1.00-1.15pm

Questions

1.15-2.15pm

LUNCH BREAK

Visit the bookstalls and stands

2.15-2.45pm  

Ellen Green MSc

Fragmented stories: The potential of Disarticulated Remains for Investigating Roman Mortuary Practices.

2.45-3.15pm      

Dr Claire Hodson

From Roundhouse to Villa; Exploring revised perspectives of infant death and burial

3.15-3.45pm       

Prof Tony King

Human remains found at temple sites in Britain and Gaul

3.45-4.00pm

TEA & BISCUITS

Visit the bookstalls and stands

4.00-4.30pm

David Calow MA

Looking for the dead in Roman South-East England – with help from Northern Gaul

4.30-4.50pm      

Dr David Rudling

Questions and Discussion

4.50pm

Dr David Rudling

Thanks and Disperse

    Conference Fee: £15 (to include refreshments as above)

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