Chichester & District Archaeology Society

Chichester & District Archaeology Society (CDAS)

From Prehistoric, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman and Medieval periods through to the 21st Century, Chichester city and its countryside provide a rich variety of archaeology for the members of the Chichester and District Archaeology Society.

CDAS:

is a friendly society actively involved in practical archaeology
welcomes new members with all levels of experience
enjoys an enviable reputation for its professionally-run fieldwork
has attracted generous sponsorship for the purchase of equipment
runs geophysical surveys, excavations, coastal monitoring and much else
organises a range of study days
organises member led walks
has close ties with local and national organisations
arranges a programme of monthly talks. Non members welcome (£5 at the door)

Click here to join us as a member

NEXT TALK: 24th September: James Kenny: Priory Park

PLACE: New Park Centre, New Park Rd, Chichester PO19 7XY TIME: 7:30pm

In Context : CDAS news snippets

Priory Park 2025
An introduction to the excavation just finished (May/June 2025), plus an interactive 3D model, can be found at the Priory Park 2025 fieldwork page

Thorney Coastguard Station, Medmerry
A report on the discovery, recording and subsequent rapid destruction by the sea of the 19th century coastguard station at Medmerry is now available for download.

Discover Chichester on Foot
Our new, revamped, glossy walking guide to Chichester is now in stock. They will be sold at the Novium and by members direct at events. The books are priced at £3.00 (£2.50 to members).

East Head
A full report by Peter Murphy on intertidal fish traps at East Head has now been completed and is available for download.

Warblington 2014
During the 2014 CDAS excavation at the Warblington villa site a rare and fascinating stone cist containing two lead packages was found. You can read a full report about it here. The cist is now on display in Emsworth museum, see Links page for more details and opening times.

CDAS plans to make certain videos available to everyone via our new public YouTube channel here. In addition, members have the opportunity to see presentations on our members-only channel designed to supplement our monthly talks. Details of the latter channel have been circulated and are available on request.

Our latest public presentation can be viewed below.

President: James Kenny Chairman: Dickie Spurgin