Abingdon Area Archaeology and History Society
AAAHS@50 Fifty years of AAAHS (1968 – 2018)
In 2018, Abingdon’s archaeological society celebrated its 50th anniversary. An exhibition about the Society and its work was held in Abingdon Museum to mark the occasion.
Below, you can see four panels from the exhibition, illustrating different aspects of the archaeology of Abingdon. Click on each panel for a high-resolution image.
Abingdon has an extremely rich archaeological heritage, reaching back to the first hunter-gatherers in the area around 200,000 years ago. The panels look at four different topics, each reflecting excavations and discoveries by the Society.
A feature article about the archaeology of Abingdon can be found here [https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/feature-articles/archaeology-abingdon]
Future Events
Æthelstan the first King of Britain?
19th November 2026: Join us as we hear from Professor Sarah Foot about Æthelstan the possibly first King of Britain.
Medieval Pilgrimage: Its Dangers, Rewards and Scandals
17th December 2026: Join us as we hear from Clare Goodall about the dangers, rewards and scandals involved in medieval pilgrimages.
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