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An letter in the East Anglian Daily Times, 2024-07-15. A reminder of past excursions and of our debt to the pioneer researchers who helped to advance our knowledge of our rich heritage of historic buildings and sites. Let us know (via the Hon Sec) if you also have interesting memories or images of past excursions! 'History of historical studies' like this is a sort of historiography, but perhaps not the in the usual sense - can anyone suggest a better term?

Whatfield SIAH visit 1969h

A new item in the SIAH document archive is now available: Nick Amor's spreadsheet of data on labour litigation, associated with his forthcoming paper in the Journal of Medieval History.

Please access it through the "Archive" link in the main menu above.

The following documents contain reports for SIAH members to study before the 2024 AGM:

Officers_Reports_to_2024_AGM.pdf

2024-03-19_SIAH_Final_Signed_Accounts_31.12.2023.pdf

Dr Stanley West, FSA, died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Gloucestershire on the 7th March, aged 93. He was County Archaeologist for Suffolk from 1970 to 1991, and founder of the Suffolk Archaeological Unit (now the Archaeological Service of Suffolk County Council) in 1974. He was elected a Vice-President of the SIAH in 2000. He is probably best known for his contribution to Anglo-Saxon archaeology, particularly through his excavations at West Stow and the subsequent recreation of the site as the West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village.