29 Thursday Nov 2018
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Through a combination of narrative and new archaeological research Life in the Roman World: Roman Leicester by Giacomo Savani, Sarah Scott and Mathew Morris explores the nature of everyday life under the Romans.
via New book on life in Roman Leicester launched — ULAS News
25 Sunday Nov 2018
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archaeology, community, England, Heritage, Leicestershire, news, prehistory, Roman, Roman Britain, Saxon
New evidence of Neolithic, Roman and Anglo-Saxon activity found in community archaeological dig at Market Bosworth. In 2016, the Bosworth Links project set out to reveal the, then, poorly understood development and habitation of Market Bosworth. The main research goals, to learn more about what was going on in the area before the town was […]
via Bosworth Links 2018 Test-Pit Results Announced — ULAS News
07 Sunday Oct 2018
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archaeology, Britain, England, Leicester, Leicestershire, Places to Visit, Roman, Roman Britain, technology
Those of you who are interested in the archaeology of Roman Britain may wish to take a look at the walking trail around Roman Leicester, which is free to download from The Jewry Wall website. There is also a free app (available for both iOS and Android) called ‘Jewry Wall – An Adventure in Time’ which aims to bring Leicester’s Roman bath site to life in a way never seen before. Join Jenny and Javid for a mission to discover the past using fun, interactive games and activities for the whole family.
11 Friday May 2018
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In our last session on Iron Age Leicestershire, we looked at the end of the Iron Age and the arrival of the Romans. This English Heritage webpage discusses the Iron Age Kings and their Roman Connections, whilst in this BBC Radio 4 programme from 2003, Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Romans in Britain.
Historian Bettany Hughes explores what made Britain so attractive to the ancient Romans that they made it a province of their great empire:
This animation explores life in Britain during the Roman Invasion and Boudica’s rebellion in 60AD:
19 Friday Jan 2018
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archaeology, Leicester, Leicestershire, news, Roman, Roman Britain
A new film produced by the University of Leicester showcases how archaeologists successfully lifted and conserved a Roman mosaic found in Leicester. During the winter of 2016/17, archaeologists from University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) excavated a large site in Leicester, on the corner of Highcross Street and Vaughan Way next to the John Lewis car […]
via New film reveals challenges behind lifting and conserving a Roman mosaic — ULAS News
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.
12 Wednesday Apr 2017
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The majority of the Latin encountered in Romano-British archaeology is in the form of formal inscriptions on stone – building dedications, tombstones, altars and such. Other writing survives on small finds, such as potters’ names stamped on vessels, personal names scratched onto metal objects or ceramics or as prayers or curses written on metal sheets. […]
via A rare example of painted Latin writing from Greetwell villa — Roman Lincolnshire Revealed
11 Saturday Feb 2017
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Archaeology is the study of people. No matter how caught up we get in studying building remains or the minute details of changing object typologies, our ultimate aim is to better understand our ancestors. Aside from the discovery of human remains, and even surpassing them in some sense, is the discovery of traces of an […]
via A child’s footprint from Roman Lincoln — Roman Lincolnshire Revealed
29 Tuesday Nov 2016
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archaeology, England, Lincolnshire, news, Roman, Roman Britain
The Portable Antiquities Scheme have recently recorded a new object from Lincolnshire with that most interesting of things – an inscribed personal name. The object in question is not actually a recent find, but has only recently come to light for recording – a perfect example not only of what important objects might still be […]
via Mandacus and his whetstone – a new inscription from Roman Lincolnshire — Roman Lincolnshire Revealed
