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Dig to explore story of Castle Hill
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An ancient monument at the heart of Leicester’s Castle Hill Country Park is due to be investigated later this month as part of a community...
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University students work with injured soldiers in unique archaeological project
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A unique collaboration between archaeologists and injured Service personnel sees them pitted in a race against time to discover the secrets of an...
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As China opens the worlds longest glassbottomed bridge researcher highlights how glass was a symbol of power to ancient cultures
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Last weekend, the world's highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge opened to visitors in central China, connecting two mountain cliffs in...
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2015 was best ever year for tourism in Leicestershire
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Leicester City's Premier League success and the ongoing 'Richard III effect' made 2015 the best year ever for tourism in Leicestershire.
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The Bulletin Leicester satellite experts to help farmers fertilise
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In this episode of The Bulletin from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ News Centre: Leicester satellite experts to help farmers improve fertiliser...
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Second successful season of fieldwork for archaeology students concludes
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An archaeological project aimed at giving students hands-on experience of excavating and uncovering real historical sites has turned up a host of...
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Medieval skeletons discovered at Leicester Castle
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A team of Leicester archaeologists has uncovered medieval human remains at Leicester Castle.
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Monkeys and chimpanzees have created their own archaeological sites dating back hundreds of years
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Capuchin monkeys have created their own archaeological sites in Brazil, complete with nut-cracking tools that date back at least 600-700 years...
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Bronze Age barrow and Anglo-Saxon cemetery discovered at Rothley
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Leicester archaeologists have recently excavated a Bronze Age barrow and Anglo-Saxon cemetery under former allotments at Rothley in Leicestershire.
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New cave discoveries shed light on Native and European religious encounters in the Americas
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A project led by archaeologists from the British Museum and our University has discovered remarkable evidence which shows how the first...