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It’s time for another #FindsFriday and this week we wanted to discuss something that’s quite common on Roman sites – oyster shells!👀 Now, you might wonder what’s so interesting about […]
Monthly Archives: September 2023
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We’re dropping into your feeds with a quick one this #FindsFriday. This die was found during our 2018-2020 excavations at the Mercury Theatre in Colchester! The die itself is made of […]
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This week for #FindsFriday, we are answering the age old question… what is a loom weight?? Loom weights are often made from fired clay, or sometimes stone, and when found on […]
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HAPPY MONDAY EVERYONE! Have you ever wondered why we dig? It’s a question we get asked a lot, so I thought I would shed some light on it. When asked, […]
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Happy #FindsFriday, everyone! Back in 2018-2019, at a dig on the Northern Gateway Sports Hub, we found fourteen post-medieval gunflints A gunflint is a sharp, small flint which is shaped […]
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For #ThrowbackThursday this week, we are remembering an evaluation we conducted on East Road in West Mersea. Back in 2021 we visited this site as it lies to the south of the […]
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Happy Monday! There are many different kinds of work that we undertake, and one of those is called a “watching brief” or “archaeological monitoring” This method of work involves one […]
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Today for #FindsFriday we’ve got another microscopic treat for you today. This beauty is a Rubus sp. or a raspberry seed! This particular seed was preserved through mineralisation – where a lack of […]