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For this #FindsFriday a grey Roman face pot!🏺 Roman face pots would have been made in Britain from the invasion (AD 43) all the way up until the end of the 3rd […]
Monthly Archives: July 2022
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#ThrowbackThursday to one of our excavations at Colchester Royal Grammar School The watching brief was carried out between August and September 2005 as building work for a new science block revealed […]
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“Taking part in work experience at CAT has got to have been one of the most life-changing experiences I’ve ever put myself forward to. Being able to have a first […]
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Anyone hungry for this #FindsFriday ? Every now and again (or all the time if you work in Camulodunum), we are reminded of the Roman makers behind the pottery we find 🏺 […]
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#ThrowbackThursday to our excavation at the site of the demolished Handford House, Queens Road, Colchester, Essex This site was located where burials have been recorded previously, so we were expecting that […]
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Happy washing! 💧 This morning our #CATVolunteers and Friends of Colchester Archaeological Trust took part in another 🌌Washathon🌌. It was hot and the going was tough at times, but we persevered and […]
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Jul
Is it a bird, is it a plane? ✈ This is a copper-alloy cockerel figurine 🐔 from the Roman period. Measuring 45mm in length, this small item came from a […]
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#ThrowbackThursday to the Colchester Sixth Form College’s Bath House⛲ Our excavations took place from April 2005 to March 2006 as the College planned a large expansion. Previous investigations had discovered Roman […]
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Environmental sampling. Some love it, some fear it, but it’s a crucial part of archaeological analysis. In addition to collecting finds, we also take samples of interesting features. These could […]
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Jul
#FindsFriday back again so fast! This week we have a pretty swanky coin for you 💰 This is an As of Nero dated to AD54-68(!), which on the front has the […]
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