A blog post written by Alex, a student at the University of Reading, who completed a work experience placement at CAT in 2023-2024. Hi! My name is Alex and I […]
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Read about the latest news related to Colchester Archaeological Trust and the Roman Circus Visitor Centre.
This #ThrowbackThursday we will look at our excavation at Colchester High School! Following on from an evaluation in November-December 2005, in 2006 we visited CHS to conduct as excavation prior […]
Happy Friday everybody! Today for #FindsFriday we’re looking at some glass bottles that were found during a recent monitoring job in Colchester. In total, six late 19th-early 20th century glass […]
For this #ThrowbackThursday we are learning about Colchester Archaeological Trust’s evaluation at Windermere Avenue in Hullbridge, Essex. The work at Windermere Avenue was completed in March 2022 ahead of the […]
Enjoy pictures of some of the wonderful women working at CAT. #internationalwomensday #IWD2024 #womeninarchaeology
Happy Thursday everybody! Today is #WorldBookDay so we decided to ask the CAT team about their favourite archaeological reference books! Flick through the photos to have a look at what […]
Happy #FindsFriday, today we have decided to talk about decorated Samian pottery. Samian ware is high-quality pottery, used during the Roman period in Britain. It is characterized by its bright […]
This #ThrowbackThursday we are talking about one of Colchester’s lesser-known sites: its medieval leper hospital. Leper hospitals, also known as lazer-houses after St Lazarus, are very rare across Britain. Built to accommodate […]
This #ThrowbackThursday we are learning about Pitchbury hillfort, an Iron Age hillfort, roughly oval in shape surrounded by a double rampart and ditch, near the village of Great Horkesley. Hillforts are rather […]
On Friday, CAT welcomed seven University of Essex students to volunteer with us It was great to share our passion for archaeology with the students, and get them involved with […]










