Dr Mike Hodder is an Honorary Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Birmingham and President of the Friends of Sutton Park Association, and a long-standing member of the Society. He has been researching the archaeology of Sutton Park for many years. Sutton Park originated as a medieval deer park and it contains many well-preserved archaeological remains of various periods. Recent excavations have investigated a medieval park keeper’s lodge in the centre of the Park and an earthwork next to the Roman road. In addition, peat has been sampled to analyse pollen in it which will show how the vegetation of the Park has changed since prehistoric times, and people’s impact on their environment in the past.








