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An aerial photo of archaeological excavations being done at Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire with the circular shape of an Iron Age roundhouse visible
Talk
Exhibition

Exhibition Talk: Prehistoric Lives in the Trent Valley

With Dr David Knight and Dr Steve Malone

Thu 12 Nov 2026

Djanogly Theatre

Concession prices available.

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Hear how this unique river system evolved, the spread of early hunter-gatherers and the social, economic and landscape transformations associated with Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age farmers.

Rising in Biddulph Moor in Staffordshire, the River Trent flows for 210km towards its confluence with the Humber Estuary, forming a natural divide between the upland and lowland zones of Britain.

Dr David Knight, Head of Research and Dr Steve Malone, Senior Researcher at York Archaeology discuss this unique river system.

Top image: Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire: multiphase Iron Age roundhouse. ©York Archaeology

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