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Leicester expert’s tale of ancient library makes The Telegraph’s greatest books of 2025 list
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A Â鶹ÊÓƵ expert’s book explaining how ancient Mesopotamian knowledge shaped the roots of modern civilisation has been named as...
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Celebrated Rutland mosaic depicts ‘long-lost’ Troy story connecting Roman Britain to the ancient classical world
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Ancient Historian at Â鶹ÊÓƵ reveals that the Rutland mosaic depicts an alternative telling of the Trojan War to Homer’s Iliad,...
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First study examining pregnancy in the Viking Age: Pregnant women wearing martial helmets, fetuses set to avenge their fathers, but also a harsh world where not all newborns were given burial or born free
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A new, interdisciplinary study is the first focused examination of pregnancy in the Viking Age.
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ building officially reopened as Kathleen Kenyon Building
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The Â鶹ÊÓƵ's home for the School of Archaeology and Ancient History and the School of Museum Studies has been named after Dame...
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Family friendly free event to showcase the region’s heritage
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A free family friendly event which puts the spotlight on the rich heritage of our city and region takes place at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ on...
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Author’s insight into library of ancient wisdom to be explored at Literary Leicester festival
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An expert in Middle Eastern heritage will be giving a free talk about a once-lost library of ancient wisdom, as part of the Literary Leicester...
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Leicester to lead new project on Ancient Egyptian bird mummies
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The Â鶹ÊÓƵ will lead a study uncovering secrets of Ancient Egyptian bird mummies.
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Conference highlighting cultural significance of the night sky held at National Space Centre
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ is hosting a conference today (Wednesday, 8 May) at the National Space Centre focusing on the cultural and ecological...
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Ancient astrologers come under scrutiny at prestigious public lecture in Leicester
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A world-leading authority on Babylonian astronomy will deliver a prestigious public lecture at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ in May.
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Super rare and venomous centipede found in Â鶹ÊÓƵ academic’s home
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Explore the intriguing discovery of Scutigera coleoptrata, the fastest-moving centipede in the world, in Nottinghamshire, UK.