With colleagues at the Yorkshire Museum and York St John University, the MeRit project team has been working with representatives from the local metal-detecting community on a co-curated display of finds relating to medieval lived religion and ritual activity in a landscape context.

Medieval Ritual Landscape (MeRit) is an AHRC-funded project that explores the archaeological evidence for lived religion in medieval England (AD 1000-1600). It is a collaboration between the University of Reading and the British Museum, working with partner organisations in England, Denmark and the Netherlands. Alongside other sources of evidence, key to the project are metal-detected finds recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), examples of which are highlighted in this new (temporary) display.

To celebrate the opening of this display, and animation responses to its themes created by students of York St John, a FREE public event will be held at the Yorkshire Museum on Friday 13 June from 10:30 am. This will include a public lecture by Prof Roberta Gilchrist (MeRit project lead at the University of Reading), presentations of the student animations, and the opportunity to see the new detector-finds display.

Book your place via Eventbrite.

The objects are on display in the foyer of the Yorkshire Museum.