Charnwood Forest is about to reveal some of its best‑kept secrets. This spring, residents from Woodhouse and Woodhouse Eaves are being invited to take part in a community archaeology dig designed to uncover the hidden histories beneath their own gardens and village spaces. Led by Professor Carenza Lewis (University of Lincoln and Time Team) and…
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Charnwood Forest Uncovered Digs Stanton Under Bardon FAQs
Charnwood Forest is about to reveal some of its best‑kept secrets. This spring, residents from Stanton under Bardon are being invited to take part in a community archaeology dig designed to uncover the hidden histories beneath their own gardens and village spaces. Led by Professor Carenza Lewis (University of Lincoln and Time Team) and archaeologists…
Leicester Cathedral Revealed – Secrets from the Cess Pit!
When most people think of archaeological excavations, tangible artefacts such as pottery and coins spring to mind. Also of importance, yet often overlooked, are plant remains, such as cereal grains and seeds, and the remains of wood and charcoal. These can survive by mineralisation, charring or waterlogging, and are vital for archaeological study as they…
Leicester Cathedral Revealed – The Living Churchyard
We have talked a lot about the remarkable archaeological discoveries from Leicester Cathedral. About the Roman cellar ‘shrine’ and the altar stone, and about the thousand medieval and post-medieval burials, and we will talk about them further as new information comes from the analysis of the archaeological material and the human remains. Meanwhile, the assessment…
Leicester Cathedral Revealed –Roman pottery discoveries
During the excavations at Leicester Cathedral, a total of 5,540 sherds of Roman pottery were recovered dating from the beginning of Roman Leicester during the 1st century, through to the 4th century and the end of the Roman town. The pottery has all been assessed to determine how it can contribute to our understanding of…
Leicester Cathedral Revealed – Animal Bone Discoveries
In our latest blog from the Leicester Cathedral Revealed project, Environmental Supervisor William Johnson-Moss, tells us about the assessment of the animal bones and what they tell us about life in Leicester in the past. During the excavations at Leicester Cathedral a total of 10,516 fragments of animal bone were recovered. These came from features…
Leicester Cathedral Revealed – St Martin’s and the 1645 Siege of Leicester
Our team are nearing the end of their assessment of the archaeological material from the Leicester Cathedral Revealed excavation and will soon have lots of new information to share with us. In the meantime, excavation director Mathew Morris, takes a moment to reflect on the anniversary of one of the most violent events in the…
Leicester Cathedral Revealed – Discovering more about John Wilson Ottey (1810 – 1851)
Over a year ago, we learnt about John Wilson Ottey (1810-1851) and uncovered what historical records can tell us about his life. John Ottey, one of a few of the named dead excavated from Leicester Cathedral, is well documented in newspapers for his youthful indiscretions. However, his death, many years later, marked him as a…
Leicester Cathedral Revealed – Leicester Uncovered
It’s been a while since we posted about the archaeology at Leicester Cathedral. The digging is now done and the project has moved into its post-excavation phase, and the Cathedral has reopened its doors to the public again. This is a good time, then, to resume our regular posts on the archaeological discoveries. In this…
Leicester Cathedral Revealed – Searching for the medieval church
So far, our blogs have focused on the archaeological work for the Cathedral’s new heritage learning centre. This is only one part of the Leicester Cathedral Revealed project, and in his latest blog excavation director Mathew Morris updates us on the archaeological work going on inside the Cathedral. Our work inside the Cathedral is what…
Leicester Cathedral Revealed – A tragic case of manslaughter
BREAKING NEWS (well, 185 years ago!). We have an update about Leicester Cathedral Revealed’s first named individual, John Wilson Ottey. Site director Mathew Morris previously wrote about John Ottey last November and further research in newspaper archives has brought to light a tragic incident when he was a young man. The Leicestershire Mercury reported events…
Leicester Cathedral Revealed – Telling Leicester’s life stories
What can we learn from human skeletons and what do we want to learn from the individuals excavated from Leicester Cathedral? In our next blog, Dr Sarah Inskip from the University of Leicester, and Project Leader for the Tobacco Health and History project, explains what we hope to learn from the burials excavated during the…
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