Presented by Dr Peter Chowne, MBA FSA 

Lincolnshire barely features in accounts of the prehistory of the British Isles or, if it does, only well-known sites excavated and published many years ago are mentioned. A variety of factors might explain this omission. There is, perhaps, less of a legacy of intensive antiquarian and earlier 20th-century activity, and the perception that any prehistoric remains in the fenland are inaccessible beneath metres of sediments.

Lincolnshire has seen less development than many other parts of England, and thus the opportunity for archaeological research has been more limited. Nonetheless, in the 50 years since Jeffrey May completed his book Prehistoric Lincolnshire, several important prehistoric sites have been excavated, and extensive field surveys have been carried out.

However, no overview of Lincolnshire prehistory has been published. In my book which is nearing completion, I have reviewed the evidence from excavations and surveys, much of it unpublished, to form an overview of the landscape and environment in which prehistoric communities lived. For this presentation I have selected the most significant developments in our understanding of Lincolnshire prehistory which demonstrate that the landscape between the Humber and the Welland was not a cultural backwater and is full of research opportunities for future generations of archaeologists.

Admission £4.00 SLHA members £3.00

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Wednesday 18 June, 2025

7.30pm