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The Hidden Valley: Finding the Anglo-Saxons Kevin Leahy
Event details
The discovery of a group of four cemeteries dating from the fifth to eighth century has shed new light on the changes that took place during the early Anglo-Saxon period.
Archaeologist Kevin Leahy, a National Adviser for the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme, discusses why this succession of cemeteries is remarkable in view of their location near the Humber estuary and a possible Humbrensian region.
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About the speaker
Dr Kevin Leahy is a National Finds Adviser for the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme. Before joining the Scheme in 2007 he was, for 29 years, the archaeologist at the North Lincolnshire Museum in Scunthorpe during time which he excavated some important Anglo-Saxon sites.
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