18Jan

The Staffordshire Hoard

Speaker: Ian Wykes

Wednesday 18th January 2012 at 7.45pm at ​St. Mary's Church Centre, The Village, Kingswinford, DY6 8AY

Ian is the Archaeologist for South Staffordshire, and presents his illustrated talk on this famous treasure.

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23Jan

The geology and geoarchaeology of Jordan

Speaker: Dr. John Powell, British Geological Survey

Monday 23rd January 2012 at 8.00pm at ​Dudley Museum & Art Gallery, St. James's Road, Dudley, DY1 1HU

John has spent many years working overseas for the British Geological Survey. In particular this talk will focus on the geological influences on the spectacular archaeology in the region called 'Petra to Pella' - which became famous as one of the most amazing locations used for making the film 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'. See the BCGS website for details.

25Jan

The great war - shattered illusions

Speaker: Danny Wells

Wednesday 25 January 2012 at 7.30pm at ​The Black Country Living Museum, Tipton Road, Dudley, DY1 4SQ

Historian Danny considers the romanticised image on the run up to 1914 and the shattered illusions thereafter, including the works of some of the WW1 poets.

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