Monmouth Archaeological Society
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The Monmouth Archaeological Society is a society of amateur and professional archaeologists who encourage the preservation of archaeological artifacts and sites, publish, and carry out archaeological studies in and around Monmouth
, Wales
. It began at Monmouth School
, it was created by Arthur Sockett, a teacher at the school, membership was originally limited to boys.
The society ran the largest long standing urban amateur excavation in the UK, at 22 - 24 Monnow Street, Monmouth
from 1990 - 2000. Objects unearthed ranged from the Mesolithic
period to the present day, these included coins, pottery, bones, glass. It found a medieval defensive castle ditch, a well with cesspit nearby, a Roman grave with standing stone marker and possible evidence of a building along Monnow Street during the Dark Age.
The current chair of Monmouth Archaeological Society is Stephen Clarke, members include Stuart Wilson
, Arthur Sockett and Dave Jemmett.
The society won the Pitt Rivers
Award in 1988 and the Silver Trowel Award for the greatest initiative in Archaeology.
The constitution still states the membership fee is 5 shillings.
Monmouth
Monmouth is a town in southeast Wales and traditional county town of the historic county of Monmouthshire. It is situated close to the border with England, where the River Monnow meets the River Wye with bridges over both....
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It began at Monmouth School
Monmouth School
Monmouth School is an HMC boys' boarding and day school in Monmouth, Monmouthshire in south east Wales. It was founded in 1614 by William Jones. It is run as a trust, the William Jones's Schools Foundation, by the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, one of the Livery Companies...
, it was created by Arthur Sockett, a teacher at the school, membership was originally limited to boys.
The society ran the largest long standing urban amateur excavation in the UK, at 22 - 24 Monnow Street, Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth is a town in southeast Wales and traditional county town of the historic county of Monmouthshire. It is situated close to the border with England, where the River Monnow meets the River Wye with bridges over both....
from 1990 - 2000. Objects unearthed ranged from the Mesolithic
Mesolithic
The Mesolithic is an archaeological concept used to refer to certain groups of archaeological cultures defined as falling between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic....
period to the present day, these included coins, pottery, bones, glass. It found a medieval defensive castle ditch, a well with cesspit nearby, a Roman grave with standing stone marker and possible evidence of a building along Monnow Street during the Dark Age.
The current chair of Monmouth Archaeological Society is Stephen Clarke, members include Stuart Wilson
Stuart Wilson (Archaeologist)
Stuart Wilson is an archaeologist.His main work has been related to Trellech, a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. He believes he has discovered the ruins of the lost medieval town of Trellech, at one time one of the largest settlements in Wales, although his views are contested...
, Arthur Sockett and Dave Jemmett.
The society won the Pitt Rivers
Augustus Pitt Rivers
Lieutenant-General Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt Rivers was an English army officer, ethnologist, and archaeologist. He was noted for his innovations in archaeological methods, and in the museum display of archaeological and ethnological collections.-Life and career:Born Augustus Henry Lane-Fox at...
Award in 1988 and the Silver Trowel Award for the greatest initiative in Archaeology.
The constitution still states the membership fee is 5 shillings.