Site visit in the City of London
Stoneleigh Abbey, Warwickshire
Near Piddington Roman villa
The City of London Archaeological Society was founded in 1966 to encourage interest and engagement in British archaeology, particularly in the heart of London and its ancient environs.
Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the history and archaeology of London. COLAS members enjoy:
- Free monthly lecture meetings, with a distinguished roster of guest speakers
- Occasional members’ nights for short presentations on members’ own research, fieldwork and travels
- Occasional guided walks in the City and beyond
- Our quarterly members' magazine, Context, with 36 pages of news, lecture notes, site reports, reviews, events and activities
- Site visits to current excavations in and around London
- Excursions to heritage sites in London, East Anglia and the South East
- Outreach activities including our popular weekend at HM Tower of London during the Festival of British Archaeology
- Seasonal fieldwork and occasional invitations to volunteer on excavations elsewhere
| COLAS contributes to the study of the City and its environs through fieldwork and research. Over the past several years, COLAS members have been exploring the industrial archaeology of the Thames’ foreshore from Limehouse to Wapping, studying and recording features including eroding causeways, and abandoned barge beds, anchors and rudders. |  COLAS filmed by the BBC on the Wapping foreshore |
| COLAS is a Registered Charity supported entirely by the work of its volunteers. The Society iis affiliated with the Council for British Archaeology (CBA), London and Middlesex Archaeological Society (LAMAS), Rescue – The British Archaeological Trust, and London Archaeologist. |  A guided walk on Wanstead Flats |
Friday 20 January 2012
Londinium to Lundenwic: Saxon London and its Region
Lyn Blackmore, MOLA
Friday 17 February 2012
AGM and Lecture
Foreshore Archaeology and the London Blitz
Gustav Milne
Institute of Archaeology
Friday 16 March 2012
Ancient Cyprus in London
Thomas Kiely
British Museum
Friday 20 April 2012
A Hidden Landscape Revealed: Excavations at Syon
Bob Cowie, MOLA
Friday 18 May 2012
Recent Excavations at Holborn Viaduct
David Saxby, MoLA
26-27 May 2012
COLAS at HM Tower of London
Moved from July to May for 2012
Friday 15 June 2012
Drapers’ Gardens
Neil Hawkins
Pre-Construct Archaeology
Friday 20 July 2012
Excavations at the London Mint
1986-88
Ian Grainger, MoLA
Festival of British
Archaeology 2012
Saturday 14 July to
Sunday 29 July 2012
NB: Some events in Greater London, including COLAS at HM Tower of London, are being rescheduled to accommodate the 2012 London Olympics
Friday 17 August 2012
Guided walk: Hampstead
Friday 21 September 2012
The Archaeology of Japan
Prof. Gina Barnes, SOAS
Friday 19 October 2012
London’s Food Plant Remains
Karen Stewart, MOLA
Friday 16 November 2012
Iron Age Coins and the Ritual Site of Hallaton
Ian Leins, British Museum
Friday 14 December 2012
Christmas Social
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