Festival of Archaeology 2013

The Council for British Archaeology is organising another Festival of Archaeology next month which will offer "over 1,000 events nationwide, organised by museums, heritage organisations, national and country parks, universities, local societies, and community archaeologists."
There are a number of events in Nottinghamshire, including:

• Exploring Lenton Priory- A day of tours, geophysics and public displays (Saturday 13 July)
• Finds roadshow at the University of Nottingham Museum (Wednesday, 17 June)
• Talk on 'Nemi in the new Millennium from potential disposal to research phenomenon' and an exhibition of finds from the Temple of Nemi near Rome (20 July-29 September)
• An exhibition at Mansfield Museum: 'Mansfield's extraordinary antiquarian - Major Hayman Rooke' (6 July-3 August)
• Iron Age roundhouse open day at Calverton (14 July)
• Open days and archaeological exploration on the site of 18th century cotton mills on the River Leen (13-14 July)
• Archaeological excavation at Robert Miles Junior School in Bingham (22-26 July)
• Excavation open days whilst FARI Archaeology volunteers are digging test-pits in the 'Nationally Important' Late Upper Palaeolithic site near Farndon (various dates)