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This #MeetTheStaffMonday we are meeting Ben!🌞 “Hello there, I’m Ben, I am a Project Officer at CAT. I first came to the Trust as an undergraduate in the late 1990s. I returned […]
Monthly Archives: October 2022
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This #FindsFriday we have a near-complete jar for you all!âš± Identified as a black-burnished ware 1 jar with probable burning to the bottom, this is a lovely example of late Roman pottery […]
As it was mentioned earlier in the week, we thought this #ThrowbackThursday we should shine a light on the tile kiln found in Mile End In 1973, there was an excavation on […]
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This #MeetTheStaffMonday we are meeting Chloé! “Hello, my name is Chloé, I am a field archaeologist and have been in archaeology for over 2 years.🎉 I have been very lucky to work […]
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This #FindsFriday we are looking at a ?Roman spindle whorl from the Essex County Hospital site 👀 Spindle whorls are spherical items with a hole in the centre used to weigh down […]
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We will be discussing Colchester Archaeological Trust’s highest excavation this #ThrowbackThursday Back in the 1980s, CAT was called in to investigate the remains of the lost chapel on the top […]
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This #MeetTheStaffMonday we are meeting Xander🎉 “Hullo! I’m Xander, as a Senior Site Assistant at the Trust my main task is to diggy diggy hole âš’ I’ve worked here for over three […]
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Today for #FindsFriday we are talking stones! This smooth little beauty is a whetstone, used for sharpening items such as knives, sickles etc. Whetstones can be found as far back as the […]
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This #ThrowbackThursday we are considering something slightly different. Although Colchester was a wonderful Roman stronghold, not all of what we find is Roman! In fact, a lot of the time when we […]
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