First Millennia Studies Group
firstmillennia.bsky.social
First Millennia Studies Group
@firstmillennia.bsky.social
The First Millennia Studies Group is a discussion forum for all aspects of archaeology in the first millennia BC and AD. There is no geographical limit but the majority of discussions centre around Scotland.

Open to all.

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🎉We can finally reveal our seminar programme for the rest of 2026!

📆We start next Tuesday (13/01) with the traditional unit roundup showcasing some recent commercial archaeology projects.

➡️Please note that we are now meeting in the Usha Kasera Lecture Theatre in Old College (except for March)
Our next talk is on Tuesday 13/01 at 18:00 in the Usha Casera Lecture Theatre

L Teufel: “A multi-period settlement next to the River Spey”.
C Hatherley: “The Roman Villa Estate at Necton, Norfolk”
C Cockburn: “Excavation results from two possible Roman Temporary Marching Camps near Edinburgh”
January 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
🎉We can finally reveal our seminar programme for the rest of 2026!

📆We start next Tuesday (13/01) with the traditional unit roundup showcasing some recent commercial archaeology projects.

➡️Please note that we are now meeting in the Usha Kasera Lecture Theatre in Old College (except for March)
January 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Our next seminar is tomorrow - 2nd December with the superb @archaeonado.bsky.social on his recent research into Whithorn

6pm in the Sydney Smith Lecture Theatre
Me, tomorrow!

How to (re)build an early medieval church: new light on the Whithorn ‘minster’ and shrine

@firstmillennia.bsky.social 18:00, Tuesday 2 Dec
Sydney Smith Lecture Theatre, University of Edinburgh, Old Medical School, Teviot Place (enter via doorway 1)
December 1, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Our next seminar is Tuesday 4 November at 6pm

Peter Guest will be talking on 'Feeding the Roman Army in Britain '

Once again the seminar will take place in the Sydney Smith Lecture Theatre, Old Medical School, University of Edinburgh.
November 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Our first seminar of the season is tomorrow, Tuesday 7 October at 18:00

Tanja Romankiewicz will be presenting on '"Another Wall of Turf": the Antonine Wall in the context of Roman turf building'

Please note that in a departure from the norm we are in the Sydney Smith Lecture Theatre
October 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We are still finalising our lecture programme for 25-26 (due to some administrative speedbumps)

But we can confirm our first three lectures will be held in Edinburgh on the following dates:

7 October
4 November
2 December

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September 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The FMSG Committee has had a planning session this evening and we're really excited with the draft seminar programme for 2025-26.

More details in due course when speakers have confirmed
July 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
That's the 2024/25 seminar series wrapped up for us.

We'll be back in October for the 2025/26 series.

As we go about planning this, we would like to know:

- What do you like about FMSG?
- What could be changed?
- Ideas for topics / speakers
- Offers of papers to add to our ideas

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May 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM