Tickets now on sale for archaeology conference celebrating 50 years of ASE
5 February 2025
Tickets are now available for Archaeology South-East's 50th Anniversary Conference, taking place on Saturday 5th April 2025 in the CityCoast Centre, Portslade, near Brighton.

Join ASE and guests in exploring 50 years of archaeological discovery and innovation. This landmark event is open to anyone interested in the archaeology of the south-east and features:
- Keynote talks
- Networking opportunities
- Finds displays
- Massive ASE bookstall with conference discounts
- Wine reception
Program
- Louise Rayner, Director, ASE: Archaeology South-East: a short history of 50 years
- David Rudling, Academic Director, Sussex School of Archaeology: The Field Archaeology Unit: the first 30 years (1974-2004)
- Matt Pope, Associate Professor, UCL Institute of Archaeology/ASE: A half century of shaping the early prehistory of the South-East
- Paul Garwood, Associate Professor, University of Birmingham: The Neolithic transformed: 50 years of Neolithic archaeology in South-East England
- Hayley Nicholls, Project Officer, ASE: A burgeoning Bronze Age landscape: navigating the upland versus lowland bias of Sussex archaeology
- Angus Forshaw and Rob Cullum, Project Officers, ASE: The Only Way is Essex: exploring evolving landscapes and shifting settlements in East Anglia
- Melanie Giles, Professor, University of Manchester: Celtic Warriors: assemblages of violence in the Iron Age
- Michael Shapland, Senior Historic Buildings Specialist, ASE: The Lives and Deaths of Historic Buildings
- Elke Raemen and Sarah Wolferstan, Senior Specialists, ASE: Skittles and Alms: the material culture of two inns in 17th- and 18th-century Whitechapel, and its use to support engagement with local communities
- Martin Bell, Professor, University of Reading: Reflections on contributions, challenges and potential for the future