High Speed Two (HS2) is the new high speed railway for Britain.

Before we build bridges, tunnels, tracks and stations, the largest archaeology programme ever undertaken in the UK is taking place along the line of route.

Our archaeology programme is continuing to unearth discoveries across our sites. To share information about these works and some of the exciting finds uncovered we are running a series of online archaeology events to support the Festival of Archaeology 2021.

The village of Doddershall was first recorded in the Domesday Book in 1085 and is one of the exciting key archaeological sites along the HS2 Phase One route. Excavations undertaken between July 2020 to July 2021 have unearthed a previously unknown wealth of history dating back to the Romano-British period, along with significant finds from the time of the Black Death in the 14th century. The excavations have the potential to help us understand the origins of the settlement, how it developed and when and why it was abandoned.

This 'webinar' will share and discuss details of the emerging results from the archaeological excavations undertaken by HS2 archaeologists and what further analysis of the finds could tell us about the lives of the inhabitants of Doddershall. This will help us to learn more about the daily lives of the people who lived, worked and farmed the landscape over a significant period of time.

You will be able to ask the team questions via a live Q&A chat option.

Book your tickets now.

Date and time: Thursday 29 July, 11:30 am - 12:30pm

Please note registration closes 2 hours before the live event starts.

We will be publishing video recordings of the session online, so if you are not able to listen live you can still learn about each topic through a dedicated playlist on the HS2 YouTube channel.

For more information about HS2 please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk