ULAS
University of Leicester Archaeological Services

Lynden Cooper BA

Project Officer

Lynden obtained his BA (Hons) in Archaeology and Prehistory from Sheffield University in 1986.

Lynden has been involved in archaeological fieldwork since 1983 and has been employed professionally since 1986. Previous employment includes Northamptonshire Archaeology Unit, Reading University, Trent & Peak Archaeological Trust, Norfolk Archaeological Unit, Museum of London (DGLA) and York University.

Since 1991 he has been based in Leicester firstly with LAU, joining ULAS at its inception in 1995/6. He has directed major rural and urban projects and has published reports on a Roman cemetery and the Northern defences in Leicester, and numerous interim reports in the Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society. These have been augmented by national and international conference reports, local popular reports and WEA teaching. Forthcoming publications include a prehistoric and Romano-British site at Kirby Muxloe, the Hemington Bridges Project (with S. Ripper) and a Late Upper Palaeolithic site at Launde. He has recently managed the nationally significant Early Upper Palaeolithic Project at Glaston, Rutland and will be contributing to the academic report.

He is a member of the Lithics Studies Society and undertakes lithics analysis for ULAS. Published lithics work includes reports on a large multi-period assemblage from Wanlip and Late Glacial material from N.W. Leics. Forthcoming reports include the Glaston and Launde Upper Palaeolithic assemblages and several later prehistoric sites, including Eye Kettleby.