On Friday (27th September), at Roman Circus House, senior Trust archaeologist Howard Brooks was photographing an assemblage of finds from the site of 45 Head Street in Colchester, as he […]
Monthly Archives: September 2013
On Wednesday (25th September), the Trust made an interesting find at Birch Quarry: this is a Bronze Age ‘bucket’ urn. We began an archaeological watching brief at the quarry, near […]
Yesterday (24th September), senior Trust archaeologist Howard Brooks went to Chelmsford to represent the Trust at a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Essex Archaeology, hosted by the Historic Environment […]
On Saturday (21st September), the Colchester Young Archaeologists’ Club (YAC) held their September meeting here at Roman Circus House. Colchester YAC organiser Barbara Butler writes: ‘… Young Archaeologists in Colchester […]
Yesterday (20th September), a photographer from the East Anglian Daily Times (EADT) came to Roman Circus House to photograph Trust archaeologist Don Shimmin with the five remarkable spearheads which were […]
On Wednesday (18th September), the Friends of Colchester Archaeological Trust (FCAT) went on an excursion on the Chelmer and Blackwate Canal or ‘Navigation’ in Essex. FCAT member and Trust volunteer […]
Yesterday (17th September), the Trust began some test-pitting on the site of the Roman circus within the precinct of St John’s abbey. The test-pits have been commissioned by landowner Taylor […]
The five remarkable spearheads which have been found at Playgolf Colchester, during a watching brief which the Trust recently conducted on the site, are in the local news. On Friday 13th […]
Yesterday (13th September), a photographer from the Colchester Gazette came to Roman Circus House to photograph Trust archaeologist Don Shimmin with some of his finds from Playgolf Colchester. Yesterday the […]
This year, the national Heritage Open Days run from today (12th September) to Sunday 15th September. Heritage buildings, institutions and sites which are participating in the HOD scheme are open […]
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