DGAG Talk Series – Dorset Geologists' Association Group

Talk -The Art of Sand from the Isle of Wight to Iowa: Part 2: Iowa

Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 18^th March 2025.
Title: The Art of Sand from the Isle of Wight to Iowa: Part 2: Iowa
Speaker: Phil James
Time: Talk will start at 7pm; finish approximately 8pm
Venue: Activity Meeting Room: Dorford Centre, Bridport Road, Dorchester, DT1 1RR
Lecture Entry Cost: £6 (£5 for DGAG members) collected on room entry
Booking a seat: Contact DGAG events at email: cwebb48578@aol.com
Talk Description: Details will be forthcoming nearer the date

Photo: Courtesy of the speaker when available, until then for your interest the current introduction photo is from Iowa courtesy of Smithsonian Institution
https://americanart.si.edu/blog/andrew-clemens-sand-art

Additional Links: To be added when available

Talk -The Art of Sand from the Isle of Wight to Iowa: Part 1: Isle of Wight

Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 21st January 2025.
Title: The Art of Sand from the Isle of Wight to Iowa: Part 1: Isle of Wight
Speaker: Phil James
Time: Talk will start at 7pm; finish approximately 8pm
Venue: Activity Meeting Room: Dorford Centre, Bridport Road, Dorchester, DT1 1RR
Lecture Entry Cost: £6 (£5 for DGAG members) collected on room entry
Booking a seat: Contact DGAG events at email: cwebb48578@aol.com
Talk Description: Details will be forthcoming nearer the date

Photo: Courtesy of the speaker when available, until then for your interest
the current introduction photo is from the Isle of Wight: Alum Bay courtesy of:
https://www.theneedles.co.uk/landmarks/alum-bay/

Additional Links:
1. To be added when available
2. Isle of Wight: Alum Bay https://www.theneedles.co.uk/landmarks/alum-bay/

Talk -The Complex Geology of the Somerset Coalfield

Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 10^th December 2024.
Title: The Complex Geology of the Somerset Coalfield
Speaker: Andy Gordon
Time: Talk will start at 7pm; finish approximately 8pm
Venue: Activity Meeting Room: Dorford Centre, Bridport Road, Dorchester, DT1 1RR
Lecture Entry Cost: £6 (£5 for DGAG members) collected on room entry
Booking a seat: Contact DGAG events at email: cwebb48578@aol.com
Talk Description: Details will be forthcoming nearer the date but promises to be a delve into a very interesting set of coal measures and associated deposits.

Photo: Courtesy of the speaker when available

Additional Links:

British Upper Carboniferous Stratigraphy : https://data.jncc.gov.uk/data/93992edc-4f36-403a-af95-fe8d2927d6ae/gcr-v11-british-upper-carboniferous-stratigraphy-c6.pdf

2. A useful starter explanation: https://kids.kiddle.co/Somerset_Coalfield

Revisiting the Stone Circles of Dorset: An Archaeologist’s Perspective of Sarsen Stones

Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 19^th November 2024.
Title: Revisiting the Stone Circles of Dorset: An Archaeologist’s Perspective of Sarsen Stones
Speaker: Dr. Anne Teather
Time: Talk will start at 7pm; finish approximately 8pm
Venue: Activity Meeting Room: Dorford Centre, Bridport Road, Dorchester, DT1 1RR Lecture
Entry Cost: £6 (£5 for DGAG members) collected on room entry
Booking a seat: Contact DGAG events at email: cwebb48578@aol.com
Talk Description: A summary provided by the speaker: In prehistory, sarsen was a popular material used by people to construct monuments and stone circles. Until our recent work, the stone circles of Dorset were last examined in depth by Stuart and Peggy Piggott in 1939. In this presentation we will start with the Kingston Russell Stone Circle, the largest preserved stone circle in Dorset, and what we have learned about it. We will also provide an introduction to a new catalogue of stone circles across the county, that occur in historic accounts but are no longer preserved, demonstrating the importance of Dorset in the late Neolithic and Bronze Age (c.2500-1500 BC). We will also look at what else sarsen stone was used for in prehistory within the South Dorset landscape, and briefly discuss ways in which people can become involved in helping us to learn more.
Past Participate are a community archaeology company who have been researching the use of sarsen stones in the South Dorset Landscape. We are passionate about making archaeology accessible and providing volunteers with high quality engagement in high quality archaeological practice. Since 2018 we have been working with local volunteers to undertake a programme of excavation and survey on Tenants Hill (near Abbotsbury) and the surrounding landscape. Thanks to National Lottery Players we have recently received a grant to enable us to undertake a new 4 year project Living amongst the Sarsens: Revealing the Hidden Heritage of the Valley of Stones.