As the PAS celebrates its 15th anniversary as a national scheme, the Leicestershire team have just surpassed 30,000 objects recorded! This achievement is only possible with the assistance of many volunteers over the years and the few self-recorders who are adding to the Leicestershire county total. The 30,000 objects sit in 19,181 records (i.e. coin …more
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Anglo-Saxon day at Oakham museum
Visit the Museum to record finds, learn about Saxons, the Treasure process and our latest amazing Anglo-Saxon Treasure case!
Bringing Vikings back to the East Midlands -part 2.
As well as hosting the travelling exhibition ‘Viking: Rediscover the legend’ (details below), Nottingham University is also hosting a complimentary exhibition. ‘Danelaw Saga: Bringing Vikings back to the East Midlands’ highlights the Scandinavian presence in the East Midlands. The exhibition focuses on the evidence for this, which includes artefacts recorded by the PAS. Voluntarily recorded objects are extremely …more
Bringing Vikings back to the East Midlands-part 1.
As well as hosting the travelling exhibition ‘Viking: Rediscover the legend’ (details below), Nottingham University is also hosting a complimentary exhibition. ‘Danelaw Saga: Bringing Vikings back to the East Midlands’ highlights the Scandinavian presence in the East Midlands. The exhibition focuses on the evidence for this, which includes artefacts recorded by the PAS. Voluntarily recorded objects are extremely …more
Treasure 20 Harborough – Hallaton Hoard
The Hallaton Hoard PAS-984616 In 2001 one of the most important archaeological finds of the Late Iron Age in Britain was discovered near Hallaton, Leicestershire. The find became known as the Hallaton Treasure and was excavated by a group of dedicated amateur archaeologists, the Hallaton Fieldwork Group and professionals from University of Leicester …more
Treasure 20 – Leicestershire objects make ‘Top Twenty Treasure’ vote
We are delighted that two of our most important Treasure cases have been chosen for the final top 20 Treasure cases, to be featured in the Sunday Telegraph. These have been selected from the many thousands of Treasure cases that have been discovered since the Treasure Act was implemented in September 1997. Readers will be asked to …more
