August Trimontium Talk: In Small Things Forgotten (at Newstead)

Join us for our August Trimontium Talk! In Small Things Forgotten (at Newstead) with Professor Stuart Campbell.

The title of this talk is taken from a ground breaking archaeology book written by James Deetz in 1977, In Small Things Forgotten: An Archaeology of Early American Life, which showed how objects can be used to understand the past in ways that were never written down. The metal detector survey we have carried out at Newstead has produced a multitude of small objects (and some not so small) that help us understand some of the ways in which people have used the fields where the fort of Trimontium is located. Sometimes this adds information otherwise lacking in the written record from previous fieldwork at the site.

This talk selects some of these objects and starts to tease out some of the stories they can help us understand.

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This talk will take place online via Zoom.

Be sure to book your spot in advance and we hope to see you there!

Trimontium Members, all talks are included as part of your membership. You will automatically be sent joining details as part of your membership 48 hours prior to the talk.

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You may also like the following events from The Trimontium Trust & Museum:

• Next month, 11th September, 07:30 pm, September Trimontium Talk: The Road to Mons Graupius in Melrose
• This October, 9th October, 07:30 pm, October Trimontium Talk: The Roman Frontier Fort of High Rochester in Melrose
• This November, 13th November, 07:30 pm, November Trimontium Talk: The Celtic Warrior – A New Appraisal in Melrose