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The Archaeology of Eoforwic
Ian Milsted

© 'Excavations at York Minster Volume 1' (Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, HMSO, 1995) pp452-453
  • Saturday 17 June 2017, 4.00PM to 4.50pm
  • Free admission
    Booking required
  • K/133, King's Manor, Exhibition Square (map)
  • No wheelchair access

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Eoforwic was the name for York during the four and a half centuries between Roman York and the Viking city. Join Ian Milsted of the York Archaeological Trust for an introduction to the archaeological evidence for Eoforwic. Using key sites and discoveries, Ian examines what we know, how much there is still to learn and where the crucial evidence may be.

About the speaker

Ian Milsted is originally from Orkney but via a circuitous route arrived in York in 2002 to study for an MA in Field Archaeology at the University of York. He joined York Archaeological Trust (YAT) as an excavator in 2003 and is currently the Acting Operations Manager for the York office, procuring and managing commercial and research projects.

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