Archaeologists seek volunteers to sort city history

Archaeologists have put out a plea for volunteers to help sort through thousands of historical items in a city's museum.

Led by Cotswold Archaeology, the Store to Store project involves sorting, reboxing and consolidating archaeological records, artefacts and documentary and photographic evidence held by Gloucester Museum.

Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the project aims to ensure the long-term preservation of the items.

Hazel O'Neill, from Cotswold Archaeology, who is leading the project, said: "We've been going for about a month and we've found some really lovely things."

Ms O'Neill said items ranged from Victorian lead soldiers through to Roman tiles.

"It's interesting to see what archaeologists did 40, 50, 60 years ago and what they thought was important," she said.

"It's lovely to look at it again and repackage it so it's available for the people of Gloucester and Gloucestershire," she added.

Volunteers must be over the age of 16 and they will support Cotswold Archaeology staff at the Archaeology Centre in Eastgate Shopping Centre.

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