Blog by Harriet Coulton. Today is International Women’s Day; a moment to reflect on and advance our shared goal of a gender‑equal world that is diverse, equitable, inclusive, and free of bias and discrimination. This year, we asked archaeologists across ULAS, from field teams to post-excavation specialists and managers, to share their experiences and perceptions…
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Charnwood Forest Uncovered Digs Newtown Linford FAQs
Charnwood Forest is about to reveal some of its best‑kept secrets. This spring, residents from Newtown Linford 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 from…
Hitler will send no warning!
Blog by Nathan Flavell. Forgotten World War II air raid shelters at Southfield’s Infant School in Leicester Archaeology often brings us face‑to‑face with the distant past, but sometimes its most compelling discoveries lie just beneath our feet, hidden not for centuries, but for a single human lifetime. Such was the case at Southfields Infant School…
Charnwood Forest Uncovered Digs Woodhouse and Woodhouse Eaves FAQs
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…
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…
A Village Through Time
Blog by Gavin Speed. Loddington Archaeology Fieldschool This year, students at the University of Leicester’s School of Heritage and Culture (SHAC) had a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in archaeological fieldwork as part of their undergraduate degree. Many of these practical skills are developed through SHAC’s immersive fieldschools, expertly run in partnership with the…
Pits, Enclosures and Barns – Excavations by The Soar, North of Quorn
Blog by Adam Clapton. In 2021, ULAS excavated 96 trenches on land north of Quorn in Leicestershire ahead of proposed development of the site which sits on the floor of the Soar valley, immediately west of the river’s current course. The evaluative work highlighted the presence of archaeological deposits across the site with finds dating…
Never mind the Bollards, here’s the Archaeology!
Blog by Gavin Speed. If you’ve been in Leicester’s city centre recently, you will have noticed the newly installed bollards. When Leicester City Council set out to install the bollards, they weren’t just reshaping traffic flow—they were opening a window into the city’s ancient past. In this blog, ULAS Project Manager Gavin Speed takes a…
Shelter from above!
Blog by Mathew Morris. Today we mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. It is a reminder that history is not just about the distant past, it also has a tangible connection with living memory. Our archaeological work is also not solely devoted to ancient remains, and over the past decades we have been involved…
‘We have just three days to find out!’
Blog by John Thomas. Since its original broadcast in January 1994, Time Team has brought amazing archaeological stories into the homes of millions and is rightly well-loved across the world for its informative and engaging format. What the programme has always excelled in is pushing new methods and ideas, and most importantly, encouraging people to…
Replicating a unique Roman key handle
Blog by Gavin Speed and Andrew McLeish. A unique – and fragile – Roman key handle portraying a ‘Barbarian’ grappling with a lion will soon go on display in the newly refurbished Jewry Wall Museum in Leicester. It was once a high-status Roman item, and no other quite like it has ever been discovered. Because…
The archaeology of menstruation
Blog by Isobel Johnson-Moss and Rachel Small. The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is ‘accelerate action’ and emphasises the importance of taking decisive steps to achieve gender equality. It calls for increased momentum and urgency in addressing the systemic barriers and biases that women face, both in personal and professional spheres. With this…
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