Download a full report on the 2004 AGM here (pdf format, 173KB).

The AGM 2004 was held on Tuesday, November 30th in the Northampton Guildhall.  The date marked the launch of our new publication " Archaeology in Northamptonshire ".  There was also a lecture by the well-known archaeologist Dr Francis Pryor entitled "Life in prehistoric Flag Fen: 35 years of research in a nutshell".

Francis is, of course, a long standing member of Northamptonshire Archaeological Society but is also one of Britain's foremost prehistorians and an excellent lecturer who relishes challenging archaeological conventional wisdoms.  In recent years Francis has also taken on a new role, that of TV presenter with his most recent series on the Dark Ages being shown recently on Channel 4.  Francis discovered the survival of extensive Bronze Age remains in the side of a drainage ditch at Flag Fen in 1982.  Since then the site has gone on to become Britain's leading Bronze Age centre with a major ongoing archaeological research project combined with innovative visitor centre & archaeological park.  Waterlogging has ensured remarkable preservation of the 3000 year old site and its enormous timber built platform and palisade, work on which has radically changed views on the period.  The result is the clearest picture yet, of life in the Bronze Age Britain - and all of this on the Northamptonshire border.

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