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Feb
Feb
This #ThrowbackThursday we are learning about the red hills of the Essex coast, which are intriguing windows into the industrial practices of the distant past… ‘Red hills’ are the remains of salt […]
Category Archives: News
Read about the latest news related to Colchester Archaeological Trust and the Roman Circus Visitor Centre.
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Feb
Feb
This #ThrowbackThursday we are exploring one of the most remarkable and evocative graves found in Colchester: that of Lexden Tumulus, to the west of Colchester city centre. Excavated in 1924, the burial […]
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Jan
Jan
This #ThrowbackThursday we are learning about one of the most prominent features in Colchester’s heritage – its huge and imposing Roman wall! CAT knows a great deal about it, but new excavations […]
10
Jan
Jan
For the first #ExploreYourArchive day of 2024, we would like to take a look at the one, the only, Colchester’s Roman Circus 👷♀️ With it being 20 years since Colchester […]
04
Jan
Jan
This #ThrowbackThursday we are taking a look at a site that may be rather close to home for some university students! In 2010-11, CAT carried out a watching brief to record any […]
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Dec
Dec
Well it’s that time again… when the CAT team cheers to a year well done and signs off until 2024 Here’s wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas! Thank […]
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Dec
Dec
It’s almost Christmas time and as we come to the end of our #ArchiveAdventCalendar we’re starting to feel more festive! Even Buddy has gotten in the spirit with his #FestiveLights! […]
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Dec
Dec
Today we’ll be talking about #Family for the #ArchiveAdventCalendar. It can sometimes be difficult to ascertain familial relationships in archaeological record. Recently, however, CAT Osteologist Meg has been working with the team at […]
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Dec
Dec
For the #ArchiveAdventCalendar #Tree today we’re going to be talking about environmental archaeology. A recent CAT site near to Colchester produced very large quantities of charcoal which were sent for specialist identifications. The […]
14
Dec
Dec
Our #ArchiveAdventCalendar prompt for today is #HolidaySpirit so we thought we’d show you all the holiday spirit that we’ve tried to bring into our office with some lovely Christmas decorations!