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• Leicester archaeology student shares passion for local history with fellow firefighters

  Date: 8 Nov 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/dig-fire

  A watch manager in the Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) is helping other firefighters in the region to get involved with archaeology.

• Archaeologists identify changes to human bone following introduction of tobacco in Western Europe

  Date: 14 Oct 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/tobacco

  University of Leicester researchers hope to better understand how tobacco consumption has historically impacted human health.

• Dartmoor dig uncovers 'stunning' Early Bronze Age burial cist

  Date: 19 Aug 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/dartmoor-cist

  University of Leicester's Dr Laura Basell is working with Dartmoor National Park to analyse a newly discovered Bronze Age cist.

• Archaeology students from University of Leicester unearth very big Roman house in the country

  Date: 10 Jul 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/roman-villa

  Finds from latest excavation in Leicestershire may provide insight into the ‘rural charm’ of Britain to the Romans, while first-year archaeology...

• Six Roman pots unearthed by University of Leicester student at Roman town site

  Date: 21 Jun 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/ulas

  A University of Leicester student has found six complete Roman pots during a community dig at the Chester House Estate, near Irchester,...

• The rise of horse power ~ 4,200 years ago

  Date: 7 Jun 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/horses

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• Conference highlighting cultural significance of the night sky held at National Space Centre

  Date: 8 May 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/stonehenge

  University of Leicester is hosting a conference today (Wednesday, 8 May) at the National Space Centre focusing on the cultural and ecological...

• Moon may have influenced Stonehenge builders says English Heritage

  Date: 15 Apr 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/moon-stonehenge

  Lunar standstill in 2024 offers rare opportunity to investigate.

• University of Leicester gets major funding for project on early medieval manuscripts

  Date: 12 Apr 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/insular-project

  The University of Leicester led INSULAR Project has been awarded €2.5m by the European Research Council

• Archaeological findings in Leicestershire provide further understanding of Dark Ages life

  Date: 21 Mar 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/eye-dig

  The excavation of one of the largest-known early Anglo-Saxon settlements in the country has been published by University of Leicester...