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New evidence traces herpes virus back almost 5,000 years
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/herpes-genome
Researchers have mapped the genetic structure of the herpes virus and, for the first time, traced its European origin back almost 5,000 years.
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Leicester archaeologists expand excavations at Leicester Cathedral site
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/leicester-cathedral-ulas
The team behind the discovery of Richard III have resumed major archaeological excavations at Leicester Cathedral, close to where the King was found.
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Research reveals human-driven changes to distinctive foraging patterns in North Pacific Ocean
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/albatross-foraging
The first large-scale study of its kind has uncovered more than 4,000 years’ worth of distinctive foraging behaviour in a species once driven to...
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Engineering and Archaeology researchers to join forces against climate crisis at international conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/engineering-the-past
An interdisciplinary team of researchers will look to identify ways of tackling the climate crisis at an international conference hosted at the...
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Digging for Britain: Leicester Archaeology projects to feature on BBC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/digging-for-britain
Projects led by Leicester archaeologists are to be showcased on the new series of BBC TWO’s primetime TV series Digging for Britain in the New Year.
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Extraordinary Roman mosaic and villa discovered beneath farmer's field in Rutland
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/rutland-mosaic
Archaeologists have unearthed the first Roman mosaic of its kind in the UK.
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Leicester to showcase humanities research at 2021 Being Human festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/being-human
University of Leicester experts from disciplines as diverse as English literature, archaeology and criminology – and a whole lot more – have...
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New book explores life in Roman and Medieval Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/highcross-dig-book
The most comprehensive book ever written on the archaeology of Leicester has been published by University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS).
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Thrown to the Lions? New evidence revealed for the use of lions during executions in Roman Britain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/roman-lion-handle
Archaeologists in Leicester have discovered an elaborately-decorated Roman bronze key handle portraying the execution of captives in the arena by...
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Researchers explore ‘crossroads of the sea’ in Mediterranean
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/crossroads-of-the-sea
New archaeological research led by the University of Leicester is revealing secrets of ancient Mediterranean coastal life and long-distance trade,...