The 2024 Archaeology Conference was held at West Offices Saturday 9 November.
You can watch the livestream of the 2024 Archaeology Conference on YouTube.
The event featured talks on:
- Lucy Johnson York Archaeology, Fishergate excavations 2022
- Adam Parker, York Museum Trust, Displaying the Mesolithic - 'Star Carr: After the ice' at the Yorkshire Museum
- Jane McComish, York Archaeology, The medieval contexts from the 2006-11 excavations at Hungate
- Ben Reeves, City of York Council, York City Walls Conservation Projects
- Arran Johnson, York Archaeology, Walmgate
- Andrew Jones, Friargate Community Archaeology Project
York Archaeology Conference 2023
In 2023, the talks provided an overview of recent and ongoing projects, including:
- archaeological work in response to development within the city
- microplastic pollution
- research at Dunnington and Acaster Malbis
Any feedback related to the conferences past or present is welcome, email: archaeology@york.gov.uk.
York Archaeology Conference 2022
You can watch the 2022 talks on YouTube. The talks provided an overview of recent and ongoing projects, including:
- archaeological work in response to development within the city
- new research into the city’s Roman past
- management of the City Walls
- the new visitor experience and interpretation at Clifford’s Tower
To view the individual presentations on YouTube, click on the links below:
- Introduction and welcome
- York Archaeology - recent archaeological work in York
- MAP Archaeological Practice Ltd - update on work at Marygate and other sites
- Tetra Tech/On-Site Archaeology - recent archaeological work at York Central [Apologies - due to a technical issue a short section of audio is missing from the start of this presentation]
- Questions session 1
- Professor Martin Millett, University of Cambridge - Roman York Beneath the Streets: first results
- York Archaeology/AOC - Beneath the Streets: The City of York Deposit Model Project
- Questions session 2
- City Walls Manager, City of York Council - York City Walls
- English Heritage - Clifford’s Tower refurbishment
- Questions session 3
York Archaeology Conference 2021
Links to the 2021 talks can be found in the blog section of the Historic Environment Record.
If you're interested in joining York Archaeological Forum please contact archaeology@york.gov.uk. The forum meet quarterly to discuss archaeological and related matters connected to the city.