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What’s On 2020

Talks and events by the Leicestershire Fieldworkers and its affiliated groups, taking place across Leicestershire and Rutland in 2020.
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Oakham Castle talk

Facebook Live talk on Thursday 18th June, 7.30pm. Mathew Morris from ULAS will talk about the archaeology of Oakham Castle.
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Digital Resources

Some useful online archaeology resources which will help with research and links to other online archaeological content.
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news, fieldwork, events

The Fieldworker

The Fieldworker is the newsletter produced by Leicestershire Fieldworkers. Read the latest issue hear.
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Rare Anglo-Saxon Sword

A rare 6th – 7th century silver-gilt sword pommel cap found in Scalford has gone on display at Melton Carnegie Museum.
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NEW: Roman Leicester

New book by Giacomo Savani,Sarah Scott and Mathew Morris explores the nature of everyday life in Leicester under the Romans.
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archaeology in Leicestershire and Rutland

Excavation News Leicestershire

Before the lockdown our friends at ULAS managed, despite the wet weather, to get on with some excavation work, now suspended by the virus. At Shawell …

Peter Liddle’s Lectures

Peter Liddle MBE, former County Archaeologist, regularly runs short 6 week courses around the County on archaeology in Leicestershire and Rutland.  …

Fieldworker Training

A number of Fieldworker training courses are held each year at the University of Leicester and out in the field.  It is also possible to join local g…

Latest Publications

We are pleased to announce that our latest publication ‘Earthworks of South and South-East Leicestershire’ – Market Harborough Distr…

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