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This #ThrowbackThursday takes us back to Hitcham, Suffolk in April-May 2021 where we conducted work in advance of the construction of six new dwellings. The landscape of the area has […]
Monthly Archives: August 2023
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Our summer work experience placements have come to an end. It’s been great to welcome a whole host of students into the Trust and teach them about commercial archaeology. We […]
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Happy #FindsFriday everyone Last week we found something really awesome on site!This is a hand axe, likely from the lower Palaeolithic period. It could be around half a million years […]
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Today we are remembering our work at St Nicholas Square in Colchester for #ThrowbackThursday In December 2020, we carried out an archaeological test pit evaluation in St Nicholas Square prior to […]
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“I came for work experience with Colchester Archaeological Trust because I’m really interested in archaeology – It’s what I want to do at University. I’ve gotten such a rich experience […]
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For today’s #FindsFriday we’re looking back at a coin hoard found at the Hyderabad Barracks (between Mersea Road and Military Road) Back in 2010-2011 when we were excavating around the Garrison prior […]
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Today we are remembering our work at the Co-Op on the High Street in Dedham for #ThrowbackThursday In 2018 we completed an excavation at this site in advance of repairs and […]
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“Wow what a week. I have had such an amazing time on work experience at CAT over the last week. From sorting through finds, like some sort of extreme puzzle, […]
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This week’s #FindsFriday, we wanted to show off this Roman face pot which was found during the Colchester Garrison excavations in 2004! As the name would suggest, face pots are […]
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“It was really interesting to follow finds through the different stages into archiving! I’ve grown quite attached to a particular archive of finds after a week of looking after them […]
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