Description: Background information about RAS
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Rugby Archaeological Society was founded in 1961 by a group of amateur archaeologists to excavate the site of the Roman town of Tripontium. Although none of the original members are still involved, the Society's objectives remain unchanged.
Until 2006 the members of RAS, under the direction of Jack Lucas, concentrated their activities on thoroughly investigating the locality of the Roman settlement of Tripontium in order to record and publish the findings of the excavation. However, sadly Jack died in March 2006.
In 2012 the Society was relaunched under the leadership of Chairman Dr Graham Morgan. At that time a programme of open meetings and activities was organised in conjunction with Rugby Art Gallery and Museum (RAGM). Despite the pandemic, regular meetings still continue via Zoom, with a range of excellent talks by prestigious speakers.