2026 Lecture Series – Prehistoric Landscapes
11th June – 8th October
2026 Lecture Series – Prehistoric Landscapes
Udig is pleased to announce a series of lectures by Professor Stephen Upex PhD. MCIfA. FSA.
The series title covers 3 sessions of 12 lectures, running over 3 seasons from June to September 2026 – 2028.
At the venue, The Stanwick Hotel, each lecture will attempt to present via PowerPoint presentation, details of what we can see on the landscape of modern Britain and how archaeology allows us to read or interpret this landscape.
At the venue, Reflections, The Stanwick Hotel, Northamptonshire, each lecture will attempt to present, via PowerPoint presentation, details of what we can see on the landscape of modern Britain and how archaeology allows us to read or interpret this landscape.
Some lectures may have a practical element to them, allowing participants to handle original objects and artefacts. This makes each lecture between 1.5 and 2 hrs in length, running between 7pm – 9:30pm
(Please arrive to be seated by 7pm)
| Date | Lecture Title |
|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2026 | Lecture 1: The Palaeolithic and Mesolithic, to the beginning of the Neolithic: Hunter Gatherers on the edge of the ice |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Lecture 2: Neolithic society, tools, buildings, and farming |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Lecture 3: Ceremonial landscapes, including Stonehenge and other major monuments. |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Lecture 4: Neolithic burials and burial practices |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Lecture 5: Tribalism and landscapes: southern Britain and Orkney |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Lecture 6: The coming of metal: Bronze Age tools and farming |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Lecture 7: Bronze Age burial and ceremonial landscapes |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Lecture 8: Bronze Age settlements across Britain |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Lecture 9: Iron Age societies and settlements |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Lecture 10: The invasion of 43 AD and the conquest of Britannia |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Lecture 11: Hill forts |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Lecture 12: The influence of Rome on Britain and Ceasars expeditions of 55-54 BC |