University of Sussex Archaeological Society
Welcome to the USAS on the web!
Follow the link for our 2024/2025 online lecture series
You can also click on the link below for details about the 2023/2024 lectures,
some of which are available as recordings for our subscribers*
* Email us for more details
NEWS about the USAS
The University of Sussex Archaeological Society (USAS) was initially set up in 1998 by a small group of part-time students who were studying archaeology at the Centre for Continuing Education (CCE), University of Sussex, for the benefit of other students, staff and members of the local archaeology community. Sadly, despite the popularity of CCE and the teaching of archaeology at the university, both came to an end in 2013, but the USAS has continued and has welcomed anyone who has an interest in archaeology, whatever level that interest may be. During the pandemic we took our lectures online, and this proved to be very popular, and so we have continued on that route.
Some of you may know that David Rudling and Sarah Green have taken on the Sussex School of Archaeology and History (SSA&H) and we felt that was the time to review the future of the USAS.
We certainly didn't want to see the end of the USAS and the great community of supporters that we have been fortunate to have with us over our 25 years. So, we have decided to merge the USAS to become a part of the Sussex School of Archaeology and History (SSA&H), but keeping the name USAS and with a dedicated area of the website for the 'USAS Lecture Series'
We make a nominal charge for registration and attendance at our lectures. This helps to pay our speakers and zoom fees. Any surpluses are added to our reserves to help fund archaeological research in Sussex.
You can, however, purchase a 'subscription' which will entitle you to attend all lectures in the academic year, plus the recordings of those lectures that the speakers allow us to make available. In addition we offer discounts on our conferences to subscribers and are hoping to add other offers/benefits as well - please email us for details.
Booking for our lectures will continue to be through Eventbrite, and those links that are currently available are shown below each event.
The talks will start at 7.30pm and you will need to register online in order to receive the link for the lecture.
We also give you information about conferences that the SSA&H is organising, with the next one being in October 2024.
So, it's not the end for the USAS, or Artemus Smith, but it is a new adventure and one which we hope you will feel you would like to join us on. We look forward to welcoming you back to our lecture series.