Archaeology

Welcome to the Archaeology Committee's Webpages

The Archaeology Committee aims to promote the study of Rome and the Roman Empire through its exceptional archaeological remains. The Committee fosters collaboration between archaeologists and historians, and we encourage closer links between the UK and the international community. The Committee is keen to increase awareness of Antiquity among young people too, particularly schoolchildren who otherwise might not experience the many wonders of Roman archaeology.

Established to co-ordinate a national archaeology conference on the Society’s behalf, the Archaeology Committee co-organised the first Roman Archaeology Conference (RAC) at the University of Reading in 1994. The biennial Roman Archaeology Conference is now an important and popular event on the academic calendar, and in 2009 RAC successfully migrated to the University of Michigan, its first destination outside the UK.

The remit of the Archaeology Committee has grown beyond organising RAC and today we advise the Society’s Council on all aspects of Roman archaeology. You will find further information on the Archaeology Committee and its initiatives, as well as links to other societies dealing with the Roman period, on the left-hand column of this page. We hope you enjoy our new web pages.