REMADE - Roman & Early Medieval Alloys Defined

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UKRI Future Leaders funded project led by Dr Peter Bray based at University of Reading - Archaeology. We're examining the chemical composition of copper alloy artefacts from across the UK using pXRF and MP-AES analysis, looking for reuse & recycling.

A conference poster with a white background and an image of a copper alloy Roman lamp. Along the bottom of the poster are the logos for the REMADE project, the University of Reading and UK Research and Innovation. The text reads: Hybrid Day Conference in Reading and Online Tuesday 15th September 2026, 10:00 to 16:30 Conference Title: Science and Society - Archaeometallurgy in UK Heritage Roman and Early Medieval Alloys Defined (REMADE) Attendance is free and open to all In person (refreshments included): University of Reading Meadow Suite, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, RG6 6UR Online: MS Teams Speakers include: Keynote by Carl Heron (British Museum), Barbara Birley (Vindolanda Trust), Peter Bray (Reading), Glynn Davis (Yorkshire Museums Trust), Tasha Fullbrook (PAS, Reading), Owen Humphreys (Reading), Jane Kershaw (Oxford), Katie Manby (Reading), Michael Marshall (MOLA), Frances McIntosh (English Heritage), Kathryn Murphy (Reading) and Rob Symmonds (Fishbourne Roman Palace) Register via Eventbrite at https://tinyurl.com/REMADE2026 For more information, email: j.n.beales@reading.ac.uk
Researcher standing behind a table. There is a pop up banner that says REMADE. The table is covered with replica Roman coins, Roman artefacts and some real Roman coins
4 women standing behind a display table. The table cloth reads "Roman and Early Medieval Alloys Defined"
Copper and brass coins struck with official and barbarous images of Tetricus, the REMADE logo and the University of Reading logo on a plank of wood, with a hammer and the metal dies behind them
A Roman plate brooch in the form of a crouched hare sits on a white backdrop. It is silvery coloured, which comes from.the surface being tinned. There are bands of black niello inlay, and the eye is a turquoise colour
Three archaeologists around a table in a lab looking over different brooches in little plastic small finds boxes.