The Colchester Archaeologist 2012

Daniel Defoe, Moll Flanders, and Colchester
by Chris Lister 2
the truth about writer Daniel Defoe and his reputed Colchester home

On track at Kingswode Hoe
by Don Shimmin 7

Roman trackway in the grounds of Kingswode Hoe School
Roman Circus Centre – we’re on the way!
by Philip Crummy 10

latest progress at the site of Colchester’s chariot racing track
Roman Colchester at the British Museum
by Ralph Jackson 16

the mini Colchester museum in London
If I were a rich man – high status burials in Colchester 24
by Howard Brooks

after-life treat for the better-off Roman citizens of the town
Frescoes at the Sixth Form College
by Don Shimmin 26

bits of painted Roman walls by the boxful
Spoil heap
by Ben Holloway 28

a roundup of archaeological investigations over the last year
Friends of the Colchester Archaeological Trust 32
by Brenda May
last year’s trips and events