Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain

Martin Findell's been doing some very interesting stuff
https://skfb.ly/IYCq

Anglo-Saxon Cremation Urn by The British Museum - 3D model 3D model designed to facilitate research on a 6th-century Anglo-Saxon cremation urn excavated at Loveden Hill, Lincolnshire (British Museum No.1963,1001.14; height 155mm, diameter 180mm). The urn carries a runic inscription (Siþæbæd – a personal name), one of the earliest examples of written Old Eng…

Archaeologists discover evidence of Roman and medieval Leicester — University of Leicester Team reveals insights into Roman and medieval domestic life beneath former city centre bus depot

We should definitely get this!

Congratulations to our research partners at Tamworth Castle on their successful HLF Stage one bid!
https://tamworthcouncil.wordpress.com/2015/10/02/lottery-boost-for-castle-saxon-gallery-plan/

Lottery boost for Castle Saxon gallery plan A new interactive and family friendly gallery at Tamworth Castle – devoted to Tamworth’s Saxon history and the Staffordshire Hoard – has moved a step closer following the awarding of grant funding....

Interesting opportunity for any budding palaeographers.
http://www.mittellatein.phil.uni-erlangen.de/scripto/scripto_en.html

Lateinische Philologie des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit The SCRIPTO programme (Scholarly Codicological Research, Information & Palaeographical Tools) at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg aims to provide a systematic, research-oriented introduction to the study of medieval and early books and their interpretation. It combines research and…

Storify of yesterday's event.

'The Impact of Diasporas' (with images, tweets) · marcdonnchadh The Impact of Diasporas event, 17th September 2015, held at the Royal Geographical Society, and organised by the Leverhulme Trust-funded Leicester and Oxford Diasporas Programmes.

All ready to go!

The African Diaspora in the Indian Ocean World Over the course of nearly 20 centuries, millions of East Africans crossed the Indian Ocean and its several seas and adjoining bodies of water in their journey to distant lands, from Arabia and Iraq to India and Sri Lanka.

Keepsake booklets and bookmarks all ready to go for Thursday.

Jo Story brings new attention to a the skull of the venerable Bede!

Cast of ancient skull of Bede, the 'Father of English history', rediscovered — University of... ‘The Skull of Bede’ exhibition to open on Tuesday 8 September 2015 at Bede’s World, Jarrow

The impact of diasporas within the UK and across the globe to be examined at conference —... Researchers at the Universities of Leicester and Oxford join forces to present The Impact of Diasporas at the Royal Geographical Society, London

Official press release for our event on the 17th.

Conference examines the impact of diasporas both within the UK and across the globe — University... Researchers at the University of Oxford and University of Leicester join forces to present The Impact of Diasporas at the Royal Geographical Society, London