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Summer Symposium 2010: Caerleon and Caerwent

Saturday 5 June–Sunday 6 June 2010


11.00 am Tour of the National Roman Legion Museum by Mark Lewis
 
2.00–5.00 pm Symposium on Roman Mosaics
National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon
Peter Guest Isca: Recent Work on the Site of the Legionary Fortress at Caerleon
Mark Lewis Saved by Vandals: A Recently Discovered Mosaic from Caerleon
Penny Hill Moving Mosaics: Transfer and Storage at the National Museum of Wales
Pari White A Geoarchaeological Approach to the Stone Mosaic Materials of Fishbourne Roman Palace
Followed by drinks in the Museum gallery
 
7.30 pm Dinner at The Priory, High Street, Caerleon NP18 1AG (20 seats only)
 
Sunday 6 June 
11.00 am Tour of Caerwent by Richard Brewer

Booking fee: Symposium: £10.00 per full member/partner; £8.00 per student member; £12 per non-member.
Click here for booking form. Further information can be obtained from Dr Will Wootton (Classics Department, King's College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS; email will.wootton@kcl.ac.uk).

Accommodation: Please book your accommodation early, as the Wales Open Golf Championships are taking place near Newport from 3rd to 6th June. Suggested hotels in Caerleon: The Priory (22 rooms; tel. 01633 421241), Garden House (3 rooms; 01633 430194), Radford House (3 rooms; 01633 430101), Great House (3 rooms; 01633 420216), Pendragon House (3 rooms; 01633 430871), Camelot House (4 rooms; 01633 423998). If you have difficulty finding accommodation in Caerleon or Newport, there are plentiful hotels and B&Bs half an hour's drive away in Cardiff.



 
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