John Thomas will discuss the discoveries made during a 5-year research project jointly undertaken by ULAS and University of Leicester which will make a significant contribution to hillfort studies nationally.
John is Deputy Director of ULAS and has worked as a professional archaeologist since 1986. He gained a BA in archaeology in 1998 and an MA in Landscape Studies in 2006, both from University of Leicester. He has directed many large-scale excavation projects with a particular expertise on prehistoric sites and landscape approaches. Between 2010-2014 John co-directed research excavations at Burrough Hill, one of the East Midlands best preserved Iron Age hillforts, which produced significant results including nationally important prehistoric metalwork. John has published the results of his fieldwork and academic study widely, and to a range of audiences, through monographs, peer-reviewed articles in national and local journals, and popular archaeology publications.
