Please find below information about forthcoming events in Amersham. The Society’s lectures are usually in the Kings Chapel. If any member is unable to make his/her way to these meetings and would like transport to be arranged, please contact Geraldine Marshall-Andrew on 01494 433735.
In 1912, excavations at the Yewden Roman Villa near Hambleden in Buckinghamshire uncovered a wealth of ancient artifacts. Almost a century later, in 2008, archaeologist Dr Jill Eyers returned to these forgotten finds. Using modern techniques, including aerial photography and advanced geophysics, her team revealed a complex world of heavy military bureaucracy and shocking crimes.
The talk will explore the daily realities of the villa’s residents and investigate the site’s most chilling mystery: the mass burial of 97 Roman newborns. Based on the monograph “Romans in the Hambleden Valley: Yewden Roman Villa” published in 2011.
Coffee/tea and biscuits will be available from 7.30pm. The talk starts at 8.00pm. No booking necessary. Guests and new members welcome.