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It’s getting closer to Christmas and for our #ArchiveAdventCalendar today the prompt is #WarmFire. As was reported earlier in the year, we conducted some work at Cymbeline Meadows in Colchester […]
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We’re doing a bit of a #Throwback for the #ArchiveAdventCalendar today. These pictures are from our excavations in Westerfield, Ipswich in 2009 where it snowed so heavily the crew had to dig their way into the […]
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Dec
Dec
Today’s prompt for the #ArchiveAdventCalendar is #ChristmasJumper so we thought we’d drop quickly into your feeds with this picture of some of the CAT team in their festive jumpers! This […]
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Dec
Dec
Happy Monday everybody! To get us all in the Christmas spirit this year we’re going to be taking part in the @ara_scotland #ArchiveAdventCalendar Today our prompt is #Shopping so we […]
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Dec
For our final day #EYAYourArchive, enjoy a picture of some of the members of the Post-Excavation team in our archive store We hope you’ve enjoy this week of posts exploring […]
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Dec
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For #EYAChallenge, we would like to challenge YOU to decide on your favourite archaeological find from Colchester and post it below To start things off, one of my favourite recent […]
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Dec
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For #EYAHobbies also enjoy two members of CAT staff, Sam and Linda, dressing up as Romans! A fantastic hobby, if we do say so ourselves. #ExploreYourArchive @ExploreYourArchive Roman Circus Visitor […]
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Dec
Dec
Today, for #EYAHobbies, we will remember the excavation of the ‘Doctor’s Grave’ in Stanway. Back in 1996, the grave was excavated at Stanway Quarry. We were astounded by the remarkable medical […]
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For #EYAArt, enjoy a picture of our illustrator Emma, working on an archaeological illustration of the Medusa pendant. This pendant was found on our Butt Road car-park site in Colchester […]
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#EYAUnique could apply to many finds in our archive, however today we are highlighting the Fenwick Treasure. Although no longer in our archive as it is in the care of […]