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.
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
26 Monday Mar 2018
Posted in Archaeology
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archaeology, community, England, excavation, Leicestershire, news, Rutland
Fancy trying your hand at archaeology? Want to learn more about the history of your local community? In 2018, University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS), working in partnership with Rutland County Council and the Market Bosworth Society, have two exciting opportunities for volunteers to take part in community archaeology projects. Oakham Castle Community Dig (18th […]
29 Wednesday Jun 2016
Posted in Archaeology, Heritage
Members of the public are invited to help bring out past to life by taking part in the UK’s largest archaeology festival and this year’s event promises to be bigger and better than before. The programme for this year’s Festival of Leicestershire and Rutland Archaeology has now been announced with over 70 events to be […]
via Bringing our past to life at Festival of Leicestershire and Rutland Archaeology — ULAS News
06 Wednesday Nov 2013
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archaeology, Britain, England, Heritage, news, Roman, Roman Britain, Rutland
Issue 285 of the Current Archaeology magazine contains a nice feature on the discovery of a Romano-British shrine at Rutland Water by archaeologists from Northamptonshire Archaeology. The excavation was conducted on behalf of Anglian Water, who have arranged for the reconstruction of the foundation wall of the shrine near its original setting with a display board describing the site. Finds from the site are being exhibited in the visitors centre.
