Over the past three years, archaeologists from University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) have been working with Leicester Cathedral to reveal the story of the 900-year-old church and the Roman city buried beneath it.

The excavations, carried out before construction of a new Heritage Learning Centre in the Cathedral Gardens, have resulted in a remarkable archaeological archive of regional and national significance. Discoveries include a highly unusual, continuous 850-year sequence of burial activity, as well as Anglo-Saxon, Roman and prehistoric activity dating back over 15,000 years.

The results have the potential to tell powerful and engaging stories about Leicester’s past which, we hope, will capture your imagination. You can catch up with the latest news from the project via Leicester Cathedral’s website, and find out more about the archaeological discoveries via our news blogs below.

The Leicester Cathedral Revealed project has been made possible thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Lottery players.