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Outreach

outreach at kibworthOur Outreach team takes archaeology workshops and talks out to schools and colleges in the county. It also runs Masterclasses and workshops on campus and in the department. We've also worked with the army on Project Nightingale at Caerwent. Find out more on what we do! And hear about the places we have visited last year, read some testimonials, and see what we can bring to your school to help bring the past alive!

University of Leicester Archaeological Services

ULAS is an independent professional unit whose expertise covers urban, rural and buildings archaeology of all periods across the Midlands. Find out more...

collapsed Roman basilica wall at Leicester

Read about the city's archaeology in the new publication Visions of Ancient Leicester

Contact the School

School of Archaeology and Ancient History,
University of Leicester, University Road,
Leicester, LE1 7RH

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Ranked 9th in the Guardian University Guide 2013

 

Open Day

Part of the national Festival of Archaeology

Sunday, July 18th, 2010
10 - 12am, 2 - 4pm
With site tours and children's excavations
Tours of the castle by Judy Dewey (Wallingford Museum) at 11am and 3pm
Queen's Arbour, Castle Meadows, down by the river below the castle earthworks

 

Come and visit our excavation site in Castle Meadows, Wallingford, to see the huge and mysterious stone structure currently being unearthed.

busy digging

The various explanations for what the medieval structure could be include

  • a defensive bastion
  • a  dam
  • a mill
  • a water tower
  • a quay

Come along and see what you think. Maybe you will come up with better theories than ours. Or perhaps you will witness the crucial discovery that reveals the function of the building. Let the kids have a go at digging, perhaps finding ancient artefacts. An area of the excavation has been set aside for a children's dig especially for today.

There's no parking. Best way to get to  the site is to park somewhere in Wallingford, then walk northwards along the river path from the Boat House pub. Follow the signs. You can't miss the site with its giant tepee.

 

Click here for the latest news on the dig from the Wallingford Herald