Welcome
Since its foundation in 1849 the Society has promoted the preservation, study and enjoyment of archaeology, history and architecture in the historic county of Cheshire and neighbouring areas, and the understanding of these subjects generally. Membership is open to everybody who shares our interests and we welcome enquiries from individual and other societies.
Our activities include monthly lectures from the Autumn to the Spring, Summer excursions on demand, undertaking or encouraging relevant research, campaigning on local heritage issues, publication of an annual journal and a twice-yearly newsletter, and maintenance of our own specialist library.
For more information about the Chester Archaeological Society please read our History and Activities page
We are sorry to announce the death on 18 July of our Vice-President Dr Rosemary Martin.
An obituary will appear in CAS Journal volume 91.
University of Liverpool course – Introduction to Archaeological Drawing
/in News /by Hugh BrayThis course will begin on 6th February and meet for 10 weeks every Thursday afternoon. It would be ideal for anyone interested in seriously developing this useful and vital skill, and will give you the opportunity to practice with objects from the University’s collection of ancient artefacts.
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Digital version of Journal 89 is now available
/in News /by Hugh BrayCAS members can now download a digital version of Journal vol 89 for 2019 from the Members’ Area of our website.
If you do not have a password to access this page, please e-mail webmaster@chesterarchaeolsoc.org.uk
Lecture 7th December: London’s Waterfront 1200 – 1666: archaeology and history
/in News /by Hugh BrayThis lecture by Dr John Schofield (formerly Museum of London) will be held on 7th December at 2:30pm at the Grosvenor Museum. This presentation will summarise the main findings for the period 1100–1666 from four excavations of 1974–84.
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The Neston Collieries, 1759–1855: An Industrial Revolution in Rural Cheshire
/in News /by Hugh BrayThis new book by Anthony Annakin-Smith will be available shortly.
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Ruins, Relics and Monsters: Public History and Place-making in Chester and beyond
/in News /by Hugh BrayThis free public lecture by Professor Catherine Clarke will be held on Wednesday 13th November at the University of Chester
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Lecture 6th November: A summer of discovery in Wales!
/in News /by Hugh BrayThis lecture by Dr Toby Driver (RCAHMW) will be held on 6th November at 7:30pm at the Grosvenor Museum. The lecture will revisit the intense hot summer of 2018 when aerial archaeological discoveries came thick and fast!
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Dee House and Amphitheatre Drop-in Sessions – postponed
/in News /by Hugh BrayThe planned drop-in sessions to share the recommendations of the Working Group with the wider community have been postponed until week commencing 13th January 2020. When available further details will be published here.
Journal of the Chester Archaeological Society volume 89 for 2019
/in News /by Hugh BrayEligible members will be receiving their copies of the latest issue of our journal in the next two weeks.
Click here to see the wide range of articles.
If you are not a member of the Society but would like a copy, they will be available for £10.50 (£7.50 plus £3.00 p&p). Email webmaster@chesterarchaeolsoc.org.uk
If you enjoy reading it, why not join us for 2020? You can download a membership application form from http://chesterarchaeolsoc.org.uk/how-to-join/
2018 TAG Conference – videos of presentations
/in News /by Hugh BrayThe 40th Theoretical Archaeology Group Conference took place in the historic city of Chester.
Recordings of the presentations are now available.
Click here to download the link to these presentations
Britain’s Earliest Mining Boom Revealed!
/in News /by Hugh BrayThis month’s edition of Antiquity Journal publishes a paper on the Great Orme Bronze Age copper mine by Dr Alan Williams, a CAS member.
Click here to read the University of Liverpool summary of this paper
Click here to read the full paper on line