Brighton 3650BC to 2015AD: The People, Place and Archaeology of Whitehawk Camp

When

05/03/2015    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Where

The Old Courtroom
118 Church Street (side entrance), Brighton, BN1 1UD

Event Type

Brighton 3650BC to 2015AD: The People, Place and Archaeology of Whitehawk Camp

An evening talk presenting the results and findings from the Whitehawk Camp Community Archaeology Project.

Free event and no need to book.

This 5,500 year old Stone Age monument (a Neolithic Causewayed Enclosure) on Whitehawk Hill is a rare type of ritual monument (predating Stonehenge by around 500 years) and marks the emergence of Britain’s first farming communities. The people who built Whitehawk Camp were Brighton’s first residents!

Learn about:

-The history of the project and Whitehawk Camp’s place in Brighton

-The findings of the archaeological fieldwork and reassessment of the finds from the 20s and 30s excavations, how this changes our understanding of the site and what new questions it raises

-Brighton and Hove Archaeological Society’s role in promoting and protecting Brighton’s heritage

-How the existing archive has been re-catalogued, re-packed and made more accessible for future study.

-The current value of the site, its natural heritage, what changes the project has helped bring about on site and what the future may bring.

-How the project has engaged with the local community and stories from the project

-There will be two sessions of c. 45 minutes with a tea/coffee break half way through and an opportunity to ask questions and discuss the project at the end. Hope you can join us!