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• New book explores life in Roman and Medieval Leicester

  Date: 22 Sep 2021

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  The most comprehensive book ever written on the archaeology of Leicester has been published by Â鶹ÊÓƵ Archaeological Services (ULAS).

• Thrown to the Lions? New evidence revealed for the use of lions during executions in Roman Britain

  Date: 8 Aug 2021

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  Archaeologists in Leicester have discovered an elaborately-decorated Roman bronze key handle portraying the execution of captives in the arena by...

• Researchers explore ‘crossroads of the sea’ in Mediterranean

  Date: 17 Feb 2021

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  New archaeological research led by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ is revealing secrets of ancient Mediterranean coastal life and long-distance trade,...

• £1.8m AHRC funding awarded to Leicester’s School of Archaeology and Ancient History

  Date: 11 Jan 2021

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  Nearly two million pounds of funding from UK Research and Innovation’s Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has been awarded to the...

• Revealed, recorded and reported: 25 years of remarkable archaeological discoveries

  Date: 25 Nov 2020

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  Remarkable remains of Leicester’s ancient past are being celebrated by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Archaeological Services (ULAS) team with a new...

• Animal mummies unwrapped: hi-res 3D X-rays reveal secrets of life and death in ancient Egypt

  Date: 19 Aug 2020

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  Three mummified animals from ancient Egypt have been digitally unwrapped and dissected by researchers from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ and...

• Ancient skeleton provides the earliest evidence of a pet cat in Kazakhstan

  Date: 8 Jul 2020

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  Uncovered in an urban settlement in Dzhankent, Kazakhstan, the analysis of the ancient animal skeleton shows this to be the first domesticated cat...

• £1.7m awards announced for research spanning space and smoking

  Date: 23 Apr 2020

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  Two academics have received prestigious fellowships, announced today, to pursue research in planet formation and the effects of tobacco over time.

• Professor Richard Thomas and Dr Naoise Mac Sweeney go 'Digging for Britain' on BBC4

  Date: 27 Nov 2019

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  Professor Richard Thomas from our School of Archaeology and Ancient History features on tonight's episode of Digging for Britain as series 2...

• Fantastic Beasts and Where I Found Them

  Date: 15 Nov 2019

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  Join us for the first in a revamped series of Professorial Inaugural Lectures as Professor Richard Thomas discusses his research into human-animal...