Mick Jones, retired Lincoln City Archaeologist, spent the early part of his career in Lincoln during the exciting period of excavation and discovery in the 1970s.

At an SLHA meeting on 15 March he gave a personal account of the activities of the Lincoln Archaeological Trust - its officers and the sometimes difficult local political context.

Building and road developments near the city centre enabled major excavations to take place and reveal structures and artefacts from every archaeological period.