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Historical society

‘WHAT the location of monuments can tell us about Prehistoric society’ is the intriguing title of the next talk on Tuesday, 14 March, by the acclaimed archeologist, Frances Lynch. Archaeology is a pursuit of data – artefacts, sites and monuments and their context – in order to build up a useful sample of evidence. Artefacts often lack enough context and living sites are difficult to find. Burial and ceremonial monuments in Wales are usually built of stone and are believed to have been built as the result of deliberate decisions. So their design and location may tell us more. North-west Wales, and especially Ardudwy, has many such monuments and the lecture will draw out some insights into the lives of those who built them, by looking at where they were built and what remains. Frances Lynch is Honorary Research Fellow at Bangor University. She taught archaeology for many years in the School of History and Archeology and has excavated at several prehistoric monuments in Ardudwy, notably at the megalithic tomb at Dyffryn with Dr Terence Powell of Liverpool in the 1960s and her own excavations at Moel Goedog in the 1970s. An expert on Neolithic Wales, she has written several books and articles on topics such as Prehistoric Anglesey, The Megalithic Tombs of North Wales and The Contents of Excavated Tombs in North Wales. She was awarded the MBE in 2016 for services to archaeology and heritage in Wales.

The meeting will be held at 7.30pm at Neuadd Goffa on Twtil, just opposite Harlech Castle, and all are welcome to attend.

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