Ramparts, Roundhouses & Rituals: Life & Times at Burrough Hill Iron Age Hillfort
A Festival of Archaeology Talk by John Thomas
Tuesday 8th July at 7.30 pm
Our speaker, John Thomas
John is a Project Manager at ULAS (University of Leicester Archaeological Services). He has worked as a professional archaeologist since 1986 and has experience of a wide range of field and post excavation techniques. He has directed many large-scale excavation projects with a particular expertise on prehistoric sites and landscape approaches. Two of these projects at Humberstone and Beaumont Leys on the outskirts of Leicester, produced nationally important evidence for large-scale ‘aggregated’ settlements from the Iron Age. Between 2010-2014 John co-directed research excavations at Burrough Hill, the region’s best preserved Iron Age hillfort and in 2013 directed excavation of extensive Iron Age settlement at Glenfield. Both of these projects produced significant results and involved the recovery of nationally important prehistoric metalwork. John has published the results of his fieldwork and academic study widely, and to a range of audiences, through monographs, peer-reviewed articles in national and local journals, and popular archaeology publications.
Information courtesy of the University of Leicester
Burrough Hill Iron Age Hillfort
Burrough Hill is one of the best-preserved Iron Age monuments in the East Midlands, but until recent years it had seen little investigation and was poorly understood. A five year research excavation by University of Leicester archaeologists has produced a wealth of new evidence to better understand life at the hillfort, and has shown the importance of Burrough Hill to Iron Age society in the region. John Thomas, who led the excavations, will describe the results of the project, which include fascinating new stories about the daily life, beliefs and connections of the people who lived at the hillfort.
Tickets cost £5 including light refreshments and are available to buy on the door - payments accepted in cash or by card.
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