Try your hand at some creative archaeology-related activities Roman Circus Visitor Centre Saturday 22 July, 10am-3pm https://www.facebook.com/events/1159414184752686 WE HOPE TO SEE YOU TOMORROW! *Picture of Emma illustrating an exciting find*
Learn about human bones from our Project Osteologist Roman Circus Visitor Centre Saturday 22 July, 10am-3pm https://www.facebook.com/events/1159414184752686 *Picture of Project Osteologist Meg giving a talk on human bones*
Excavate some finds in our sand pit – what will you find?! Roman Circus Visitor Centre Saturday 22 July, 10am-3pm https://www.facebook.com/events/1159414184752686 *Picture of visitors digging up finds in the sandpit at […]
Come along and listen to short talks from our archaeologists Roman Circus Visitor Centre Saturday 22 July, 10am-3pm https://www.facebook.com/events/1159414184752686 *Picture of a local school talk on archaeology*
Check out the interesting finds from the former Bus Depot site on Queen Street Roman Circus Visitor Centre Saturday 22 July, 10am-3pm https://www.facebook.com/events/1159414184752686 *Picture from our open day at the Bus […]
Following on from a previous #FindsFriday we’re going to be discussing the painted wall plaster found at the 2005 excavations at the Sixth Form College in Colchester. In one context alone a […]
FREE event for families to learn about local archaeology. Activities and stalls to try. On-site café. Based at the Roman Circus Visitor Centre. Saturday 22 July 2023 10am-3pm.
We’ve a bigger than usual #FindsFriday for you all today. In 2022 we undertook a watching brief at Cut Throat Lane in Witham where we were looking for the remains […]
We’re back for another #FindsFriday and today we’ve got this lead toy soldier that was found during our excavations at Essex County Hospital. Toy soldiers began being mass produced in […]
This week, for #ThrowbackThursday we are discussing the Northern Growth Area Urban Extension site (NGAUE) in north Colchester. In September-December 2011, we conducted an evaluation by geophysical survey, fieldwalking and trial-trenching in […]