With the warmest of wishes, today we officially announce the retirement of our Director, Philip Crummy. Philip has provided Colchester Archaeological Trust with 53 years of devoted service, and has […]
Monthly Archives: October 2023
Today we’re going to be chatting to Philip about his favourite site and his favourite find.. a slightly different #FindsFriday for you all! You might be surprised to read that […]
A lot of #PhilipWeek has been a #Throwback but today’s blogs are about three major aspects of Roman Colchester – the town wall, the mosaics and the circus! Did you […]
Today for #PhilipWeek we asked Philip if he had any advice for aspiring archaeologists of the future, and how archaeology as a profession has changed in the 53 years he’s […]
Today for #PhilipWeek we’re looking back at some of Philip’s earlier work in the city centre and discussing his work on the Legionary Fortress during the Lion Walk excavation in […]
Happy Monday everybody! This week our social media channels are going to be dedicated to the one and only Philip Crummy! #PhilipWeek Philip took over as the Director of Colchester […]
Here we are, back for another #FindsFriday! Today we’re here discussing a skeleton found with two hair pins during out 1970’s excavations at Butt Road car park in Colchester. These […]
It’s the start of another week and today we’re doing another #MudMonday for you all. These photos are from our site off of Westerfield Road in Ipswich which we worked […]
Happy Friday the 13th everybody! For a previous #FindsFriday we highlighted this magnificent Medusa pendant, but we thought we’d bring her back today for her good luck tendencies! The pendant was found […]









