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May
May
Another Thursday, another #ThrowbackThursday. Today we are discussing our work on West Lodge road back in 2004-2005🎉 In 2004, prior to the excavation of the property, we dug two evaluation […]
Tag Archives: archaeology
19
May
May
Another week gone and that means another #FindsFriday for you all! This week we’re going to look at this lovely barbed and tanged arrowhead found on one of our more […]
15
May
May
Happy Monday everyone! Today, the wonderful members of Colchester Recalled joined us to get hands on and wash some Roman finds It was an excellent morning of conversation. We discussed […]
12
May
May
Today for #FindsFriday we’ve got an exciting find type that is slightly more uncommon in Colchester. To date only a handful of these glass chariot cups have been found in excavations in […]
05
May
May
For #FindsFriday this week we’re going to be looking at a Roman seal box found during our 2016 work in St Clare Drive in Colchester.🥳 Seal boxes are bronze containers […]
04
May
May
This #ThrowbackThursday, we are looking at the Garrison Area E investigations which consisted of two evaluations in 2004 and 2011, and an excavation in 2013. Area E was located where […]
02
May
May
“In my week with Colchester Archaeological Trust, I have learned so many different things about archaeology🧐 Monday I learnt about the Romans, the past of Colchester and what Roman Colchester […]
28
Apr
Apr
Happy #FindsFriday everybody! Today we’re going to look at something very rare to find on an archaeological site – gold! During our 2018 excavations at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester, we […]
21
Apr
Apr
For a previous #FindsFriday we spoke about the phenomenon of ‘deviant burials’, and today we’ll be discussing another aspect of burials – the coffins! ⚰️ There are many areas of Roman burial […]
20
Apr
Apr
For this week’s #ThrowbackThursday, we are remembering our work at Colchester Castle, Upper Castle Park between 2001-2002. Colchester Castle was built in the late 11th century on the site of […]