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

Talk -To be Confirmed provisional “Archaeology and Sarsens in Dorset Prehistory with some Geological Touches”

Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 19^th November 2024.
Title: To be Confirmed but provisional something like “Archaeology and Sarsens in Dorset Prehistory with some Geological Touches”
Speaker: To be Confirmed: Dr. Hayley Roberts
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 of the talk but likely to revolve around a fascinating review of the latest exciting local Dorset Archaeology with an undercurrent of geology.