Digging Lincoln

An Archaeological Memoir

Michael J. Jones

• Publisher: Archaeopress Archaeology
• Year: 2024
• Topic: Social Sciences
• eBook ISBN:
  9781803278483
• Subtopic: Historiography
• Index: Social Sciences

Digging Lincoln is a uniquely personal account of how a record of the city's rich archaeology was recorded from the time of the early antiquaries through to the commercially funded professional teams of today, by someone who was closely involved in a senior capacity for over half a century. The author recounts his background and initiation into archaeology, and the various arrangements under which an archaeological team for the city of Lincoln operated over the next few decades. It was both an exhilarating time and full of important discoveries, but also at times a struggle to survive in the face of other forces. Over that long period, appreciation of the importance of Lincoln's archaeological story and its public presentation have grown remarkably, such that it has now become a major heritage destination.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of Figures
• Preface and acknowledgements
• From the Pit to the Trench
• A personal backstory
• 1966-70: Beginning in archaeology
• The Early History of Archaeology in Lincoln
• Shoulders and giants: antiquarians to archaeologists, C. 1700 - C. 1900
• 1906-1970: A museum and a research committee
• Urban Archaeology in Lincoln
• 1970-72: Becoming urban archaeologists
• 1972-74: A new trust for lincoln’s archaeology
• 1974-78: City under the county
• 1978-84: Stability challenged and restored
• A major exhibition: Lincoln comes of age, 1984
• 1984-88: County unit, and a new crisis
• 1988-94: Another new dawn - another city unit
• 1995-2000: Unit in distress
• 2000-2005: Into the city
• 2006-12: Winding up
• 2012 On: Investment in lincoln’s heritage reaches new heights
• Epilogue: some reflections
• Some Wider Horizons
• Some Further Reading