Dr G Speed
@speedydig.bsky.social
Archaeologist in Leicestershire
Some remarkable archaeology at Leicester’s market place — Roman buildings, medieval market surfaces, and the remains of a long-lost medieval building with dungeon!
Image shows a medieval building being excavated. For more see : www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Image shows a medieval building being excavated. For more see : www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
September 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Some remarkable archaeology at Leicester’s market place — Roman buildings, medieval market surfaces, and the remains of a long-lost medieval building with dungeon!
Image shows a medieval building being excavated. For more see : www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Image shows a medieval building being excavated. For more see : www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I had a preview of the new Roman Museum in Leicester tonight, now displayed in a modern way, highly recommend it to all, great to see objects from some digs I've been involved in, including the huge Stibbe mosaic & Iron Age sword - opens 26 July AD2025!
July 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I had a preview of the new Roman Museum in Leicester tonight, now displayed in a modern way, highly recommend it to all, great to see objects from some digs I've been involved in, including the huge Stibbe mosaic & Iron Age sword - opens 26 July AD2025!
'new' Roman museum opening July 2025! 🎉 @jewrywallroman.bsky.social #leicester #archaeology news.leicester.gov.uk/news-article...
Leicester’s revamped Jewry Wall Museum to open in July
LEICESTER’S exciting new Roman visitor attraction is to open its doors to the public on Saturday 26 July.
news.leicester.gov.uk
April 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
'new' Roman museum opening July 2025! 🎉 @jewrywallroman.bsky.social #leicester #archaeology news.leicester.gov.uk/news-article...
Richard III was reburied a decade ago in Leicester this month, read more on the occasion here: ulasnews.com/2020/03/15/r...
March 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Richard III was reburied a decade ago in Leicester this month, read more on the occasion here: ulasnews.com/2020/03/15/r...
Great to work with colleagues at @archanchistleic.bsky.social to create this replica Roman key handle, for use in the newly revamped Jewry Wall Roman Museum in Leicester (re)opening soon!
Full blog here ulasnews.com/.../replicat... #Roman #Archaeology @jewrywallroman.bsky.social
Full blog here ulasnews.com/.../replicat... #Roman #Archaeology @jewrywallroman.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Great to work with colleagues at @archanchistleic.bsky.social to create this replica Roman key handle, for use in the newly revamped Jewry Wall Roman Museum in Leicester (re)opening soon!
Full blog here ulasnews.com/.../replicat... #Roman #Archaeology @jewrywallroman.bsky.social
Full blog here ulasnews.com/.../replicat... #Roman #Archaeology @jewrywallroman.bsky.social
The School of Archaeology building @archanchistleic.bsky.social was today named 'Kathleen Kenyon Building', in honour of Dame Kenyon who led Leicester's first archaeological excavation in the 1930s ulasnews.com/2025/03/07/k...
Kathleen Kenyon and the Jewry Wall
Today we celebrate the renaming of the Archaeology and Ancient History Building at the University of Leicester after the pioneering archaeologist Dame Kathleen Kenyon. The Kathleen Kenyon Building …
ulasnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The School of Archaeology building @archanchistleic.bsky.social was today named 'Kathleen Kenyon Building', in honour of Dame Kenyon who led Leicester's first archaeological excavation in the 1930s ulasnews.com/2025/03/07/k...
A free archaeology talk on the student training field schools of past, present, and future by University of Leicester Archaeological Services & @archanchistleic.bsky.social
5pm (UK Time) 11th December, in person (Uni of Leicester, George Porter LT A), or live online (link in comments)
5pm (UK Time) 11th December, in person (Uni of Leicester, George Porter LT A), or live online (link in comments)
December 10, 2024 at 5:40 PM
A free archaeology talk on the student training field schools of past, present, and future by University of Leicester Archaeological Services & @archanchistleic.bsky.social
5pm (UK Time) 11th December, in person (Uni of Leicester, George Porter LT A), or live online (link in comments)
5pm (UK Time) 11th December, in person (Uni of Leicester, George Porter LT A), or live online (link in comments)
Must Farm book gets my vote, amazing 😍
Must Farm pile-dwelling settlement Vol 1 & Vol 2 nominated for Current Archaeology Book of the Year 2025!
archaeology.co.uk/awards/book-...
archaeology.co.uk/awards/book-...
December 5, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Must Farm book gets my vote, amazing 😍
Reposted by Dr G Speed
University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) have discovered a shaft filled with 12th c. bodies in central Leicester, thought to represent 5% of the town's population at the time. Were they the victims of an undocumented pandemic or of starvation? www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
Mystery surrounds 800-year-old Leicester burial pit containing 123 bodies
Researchers are baffled by 12th-century corpses uncovered at a heritage learning centre built in the garden of Leicester Cathedral after discovery of Richard III’s remains
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 7:49 PM
University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) have discovered a shaft filled with 12th c. bodies in central Leicester, thought to represent 5% of the town's population at the time. Were they the victims of an undocumented pandemic or of starvation? www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
This Anglo-Saxon 'small long' brooch (5th/6th century CE), was found on a dig in Leicester. Part of the growing evidence showing life continued in the ruinous Roman city, previously thought abandoned during the 'dark ages'. shorturl.at/hdxx6 #archaeology #leicester
November 29, 2024 at 5:02 PM
This Anglo-Saxon 'small long' brooch (5th/6th century CE), was found on a dig in Leicester. Part of the growing evidence showing life continued in the ruinous Roman city, previously thought abandoned during the 'dark ages'. shorturl.at/hdxx6 #archaeology #leicester
Hello Bluesky! I'm here to share my love of #Archaeology
November 29, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Hello Bluesky! I'm here to share my love of #Archaeology