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 18 January 2013
Execution Dock
Rose Baillie
COLAS Chairman
(change from scheduled programme)
Friday 15 February 2013
AGM and Lecture
Discovering the Old Operating Theatre: 50th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Museum
Kevin Flude
The Old Operating Theatre
Friday 15 March 2013
Conserved Corpses from Egypt to Evita
Robert Stephenson
City of London Guide
(change from scheduled programme)
Friday 19 April 2013
St.Bride’s Parishioners: contrasting lives of the rich and poor
Jelena Bekvalac
Museum of London
Friday 17 May 2013
The Crossrail Archaeology Project
Jay Carver
Project Archaeologist
Friday 21 June 2013
The Origin of the Species
Chris Stringer
Natural History Museum
Friday 19 July 2013
Postman's Park to the Barbican
Guided walk with Robert Stephenson
Festival of British
Archaeology 2013
Saturday 13 July to
Sunday 28 July 2013
27-28 July 2013
COLAS at HM Tower of London
Friday 16 August 2013
Members' night
Friday 20 September 2013
The Maritime Heritage of London
Eliott Wragg, TDP
Friday 18 October 2013
Excavations in the Roman town of Sandy (Beds.)
Catherine Edwards, AOC
Friday 15 November 2013
The Cheapside Hoard
Hazel Forsyth, MOL
Friday 13 December 2013
Christmas Social
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