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For #FindsFriday we are looking at a find that’s still in the ground! Uncovered a few days ago on one of our sites, we have this! It is difficult to identify finds […]
Monthly Archives: September 2022
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This #ThrowbackThursday we will discuss the 2006 excavation of the Roman gate at Head Gate Originally, the Head Gate was one of six gates leading into the Roman town but was demolished […]
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The Roman Circus Visitor Centre is hosting a one-day Latin course (over 16’s) on Saturday, 8 October 2022. Tickets are selling fast, don’t miss out! Spend the day at the […]
The weather wasn’t quite on our side (hello autumn), but we still pulled through. Washing a grand total of 95 trays, we managed to finish off the summer with a […]
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Welcome back to another #FindsFriday. Today we are enjoying some pieces of Purbeck Marble 👀 Now this may look like a simple stone, but Purbeck Marble is actually a ‘fossiliferous limestone’. […]
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This #ThrowbackThursday we remember a major excavation at Abbotstone on the outskirts of Colchester, which identified an ancient farmstead. Evidence suggested the site was occupied during the Iron Age, Roman period and […]
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Last week we had another #Washathon! Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers. We managed to wash a grand total of 94 trays – the most yet! This summer has […]
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This #ThrowbackThursday we are remembering the burial of an Iron Age warrior found in Stanway, Colchester! Previously on the site, remarkable wooden burial chambers had been uncovered that would have been intended […]
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This #ThrowbackThursday we are remembering the burial of an Iron Age warrior found in Stanway, Colchester! Previously on the site, remarkable wooden burial chambers had been uncovered that would have been intended […]
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