Roman Finds Group

Meetings are usually held twice a year in different parts of the country, normally on a Monday in spring and autumn. The meetings consist of lectures from invited speakers on the theme of the day and short contributions from members on recently discovered artefacts. The themes alternate between exploration of particular topics and reviews of recent artefact research in the area in which the meeting is held. The former category has included surveys of artefacts from cemeteries, an examination of the opportunities and problems provided by waterlogged finds and a review of the evidence for craft and industry in Roman Britain. Regional reviews have taken place in the areas of Hadrian's Wall, South Wales and the South-West of England. The aim of all our meetings is to provide members with access to current research in advance of publication. From time to time joint meetings are held with organisations such as the 700-1700 Finds Research Group and the United Kingdom Institute for Conservation, recently on the implementation of the Treasure Act.

The RFG newsletter is published twice a year. This contains articles which give an introduction to the literature on particular types of finds and short notices of individual interesting items in advance of publication. Book and conference reviews are also included, together with notices of meetings and conferences that may be of interest to the membership. The newsletter also provides a forum in which members can appeal for help with puzzling artefacts.

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