Learn about animals and landscapes from pre-medieval times at special meeting of Market Harborough Historical Society

The meeting is taking place on Wednesday July 22 and is being held to coincide with the UK’s annual Festival of Archaeology, which runs from July 18 to August 2.

Organised by the Council for British Archaeology, the theme for this year’s festival is Archaeology and Nature.

The speaker for the July meeting of the Market Harborough Historical Society is Jennifer Browning, a member of the University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS).

Jennifer is a project officer for ULAS, with a specialism in zooarchaeology, including reporting on animal bone assemblages.

The meeting, which is free to members of the society and visitors, is being held at the Methodist Church Hall on Northampton Road in Market Harborough at 7.30pm, with doors open from 7pm.

This year marks the 95th year of the Market Harborough Historical Society, which was founded in 1931, becoming a registered charity in 1984, before it was re-registered in 2014.

The group typically meets on the second Wednesday of the month between September and May.

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