In the old Roman calendar, March (Martius, the ‘month of Mars’) was the first month of the year. It is one of the few months to be named after a […]
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Yesterday (27th March), a news item was posted on the web-site of the Essex County Standard titled ‘Colchester archaeology shares in £250,000 funding boost’. ‘… ARTS bosses have handed Colchester […]
Today (28th March), the major exhibition ‘Life and death – Pompeii and Herculaneum’ opens at the British Museum in London. In AD 79, two Roman cities in Italy – Pompeii […]
Today (27th March), a brief item was posted on the web-site of Colchester’s Daily Gazette titled ‘Colchester or Ipswich – which is the oldest town?’. ‘… A WAR of words has […]
On the 23rd March, the Colchester Young Archaeologists’ Club met at Roman Circus House. Club organiser Barbara Butler writes: ‘… We had a brilliant meeting with 14 members, three of […]
The little strip of land between Museum Street and Cowdray Crescent where the War Memorial stands is an archaeological treasure trove. Here, buried beneath the shops and offices, lies precious remains of important monuments of Colchester’s Roman and Norman past. These include a massive Roman foundation, over four metres wide, which carried a once impressive facade and a large monumental arch leading to the massive Temple of Claudius. These remains are exceptionally well preserved because they lie under the earthen bank of Colchester castle. But there is much more. Don Shimmin, who has been following recent building works in this important part of the historic town, explains how some puzzling fragments of foundation in Museum Street are likely to be part of a medieval barbicon – a defensive structure which helped protect the castle’s main entrance. The area around Museum Street and Castle Bailey is […]
Today (23rd March), the Colchester YAC (Young Archaeologists’ Club) is meeting at Roman Circus House. The theme today is Mayan Magic, including chocolate (!) and making masks. The meeting is 10am-12 […]
This week, Current Archaeology sent us some complimentary copies of the April 2013 issue of their magazine current archaeology (vol. 24, no. 1). The cover image is of the skull/reconstructed […]
The next Colchester YAC (Young Archaeologists’ Club) meeting is tomorrow, on the 23rd March. The theme tomorrow is Mayan Magic, including chocolate (!) and making masks. The meeting will be […]
Yesterday (21st March), four members of the Essex Society for Archaeology and History (ESAH) were busy in a side room at Roman Circus House putting a large number of the […]