21 Monday May 2018
Posted in Archaeology, Heritage
The Festival of Leicestershire and Rutland Archaeology 2018 will take place from Saturday 30th June to Sunday 29th July. It is a chance to discover more about the rich and diverse heritage of Leicestershire and Rutland. The Festival has a fascinating range of events, talks and guided tours from some of the county’s archaeological and historical experts.
More details, including a festival programme, are available at the Leicestershire Fieldworkers website.
26 Thursday Apr 2018
Posted in Archaeology, Education, WEA
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archaeology, education, Iron Age, Leicestershire, Loughborough, Places to Visit, prehistory, WEA
The Hallaton Treasure, which can be seen at the Harborough Museum in Leicestershire, was discovered in 2000 by metal detectorist, Ken Wallace, and other volunteers from the Hallaton Fieldwork Group. Along with the Hallaton Fieldwork group, The University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) began excavating what turned out to be one of the most important Iron Age sites in Britain. They discovered over 5,000 glittering coins, mysterious offerings and a beautiful and unique 1st century Roman cavalry helmet as part of what is known as the Hallaton Treasure project.
Further reading:
– The Hallaton Treasure: evidence of a new kind of shrine? (Current Archaeology)
– The Hallaton Hoard (Portable Antiquities Scheme)
– The Iron Age and Roman East Leicestershire Hoards (British Museum)
– The Hallaton Treasure (Wikipedia)
– Hallaton helmet unveiled after nine-year restoration (BBC News)
– Hallaton Roman coin is ‘oldest found in Britain’ (BBC News)
17 Tuesday Apr 2018
Posted in Archaeology
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archaeology, community, excavation, medieval, news, Places to Visit, Rutland
Welcome to the Oakham Castle Community Archaeology Dig. This is our first post of several about the upcoming excavation, so come back to discover more about what we find as the excavation progresses. What are we doing? Well, over two weeks at the end of April 2018, University of Leicester Archaeological Services in partnership with […]
via Oakham Castle Community Archaeology Dig: An Introduction — ULAS News
18 Sunday Mar 2018
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archaeology, Britain, England, food and drink, news, Places to Visit, prehistory, stone age, Stonehenge
A new exhibition has opened at Stonehenge which reveals what the builders of this ancient monument cooked and ate.
Feast! displays a collection of rare finds including the skull of an aurochs, a now extinct species of wild cattle. You can also see decorated Neolithic pots used in the preparation of pork and beef dishes and a rare complete bronze cauldron from 700BC that featured as a centrepiece of late Bronze Age ceremonial feasts.
For more about the exhibition see HERE or read a blog by English Heritage on the topic.
27 Saturday Jan 2018
Posted in Archaeology
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archaeology, Beeston, news, Nottinghamshire, Places to Visit, talk
Alice Roberts – Tamed: Ten Species that Changed our World
Friday 9th February
How do you tame wildness? For thousands of years our ancestors existed in a world where they depended on wild plants and animals. They were hunter-gatherers – consummate survival experts navigating the opportunities and threats the world offered. Then a revolution happened: we started to domesticate wild species and they became crucial to our own survival and success.
Alice Roberts is an anthropologist, writer and broadcaster, and is currently Professor of Public Engagement in Science at the University of Birmingham. She has presented several landmark BBC series including The Incredible Human Journey, Origins of Us, Coast, and The Celts. Her recent book on evolutionary biology, The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being, was shortlisted for the Welcome Trust Book Prize in 2015.
Join her at the Pearson Centre, Beeston, Nottingham for an evening talk, Q&A and book signing. 7.30-10.00pm, doors open 6.30pm. £18.95, refreshments available. Booking essential: http://www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/shop and click on the Wildlife Courses & Lectures category.
30 Monday Oct 2017
Posted in Archaeology
The Djanogly Gallery will be hosting a major touring exhibition from the British Museum and York Museums Trust from 25 November. Viking: Rediscover the Legend presents new discoveries and current interpretations to help us understand what it meant to be a Viking.
Complementing this in the Weston Gallery from Friday 15 December, Danelaw Saga: Bringing Vikings Back to the East Midlands examines Viking influences on Nottinghamshire and the wider region.
An exciting programme of workshops, talks and other events supplements both exhibitions – allowing you to delve deeper into the world of the Vikings and uncover the legacy of the Vikings on our doorstep.
Both exhibitions and connected events have been programmed in collaboration by the University of Nottingham Museum, Manuscripts and Special Collections at the University of Nottingham, and the Bringing Vikings Back to the East Midlands project, led by the University of Nottingham’s Centre for the Study of the Viking Age.
18 Wednesday Oct 2017
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A new exhibition, radio series and book will look at the nature of belief and how it has been important to all human societies as part of a new project by the British Museum and BBC Radio 4. To quote from the press release:
From 23 October, Radio 4 and the British Museum embark on the fourth major project coming out of their public service partnership.
Exploring the role and expression of shared beliefs in lives and communities through time and around the world, Neil MacGregor, former Director of the British Museum, returns to Radio 4 to present this landmark 30-part series.
The British Museum also presents a major exhibition on this theme, opening on 2 November 2017.
Throughout the radio series Neil draws upon objects and curatorial insights from the British Museum and beyond, with a focus on two or three objects in each programme. As with his last Radio 4 series, the multi-award winning Germany: Memories Of A Nation, Neil also travels to key locations – from the winter solstice in the ancient passage tomb at Newgrange in County Meath, Ireland, to the waters of the Ganges in India; from Jerusalem to a cave in southern Germany.
Across the series, the focus moves from daily and weekly practices, festivals, pilgrimages and sacrifices, to power struggles and political battles between beliefs, and between faiths and states.
25 Tuesday Apr 2017
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archaeology, England, excavation, Leicester, Leicestershire, news, Open Day, Places to Visit, Roman, Roman Britain
Excavation open to the public on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 May. University of Leicester Archaeological Services are currently excavating the site of the former Stibbe factory, between Great Central Street and Highcross Street in central Leicester. The land is owned by Charles Street Buildings group, which has made the site available and financially supported […]
via Largest archaeological excavation in Leicester in over a decade to open to public — ULAS News
19 Wednesday Apr 2017
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archaeology, Edinburgh, Heritage, medieval, Orkney, Places to Visit, post-medieval, prehistory, Properties, Roman, Roman Britain, Scotland, stone age
Heading to Scotland for your holidays this year? If so, and if you’re interested in archaeology and heritage, then you may be interested in the new Bucket List Challenge launched by Dig It 2017 which encourages people to visit Scotland’s six UNESCO World Heritage Sites, which between them cover over 5,000 years of history from stone to steel. Check out their website for more information.
24 Monday Oct 2016
Posted in Archaeology, Heritage
Stonehenge from the Heel Stone Wiltshire has quite a number of very well-known prehistoric sites (*cough* Stonehenge *cough* Avebury *cough* etc…) but we hope you find something new and useful in this round-up of online resources and places to visit for the county. The main place to find out about the prehistoric sites in Wiltshire…
