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Feb
For this weeks #ThrowbackThursday we’re going to be taking a look at our excavation at Fenwick (formerly Williams and Griffins) in 2014. During our excavations on the site we found […]
Tag Archives: archaeology
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Feb
Feb
Today, for #FindsFriday we will be looking at two lovely picture lamps from the Garrison Area E excavations in 2013 (see yesterday’s post for more information about the site) These were both […]
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Feb
Feb
This #ThrowbackThursday we will be remembering Area E of the Garrison excavations which is now the new St John’s Green Primary School on Abbey Field Back in 2013 we worked […]
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Feb
For this week’s #FindsFriday we have a lovely vessel from a recent site in Colchester👀 Here we have a complete Roman bowl. It is made out of black-surfaced ware 1, which dates […]
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Feb
Feb
This #ThrowbackThursday we are revisiting our time at Fiveways Fruit Farm in Stanway Back in 2015, archaeological excavations were carried out at Fiveways Fruit Farm. The site was located on the edge […]
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Feb
Feb
This #FindsFriday our Project Osteologist Meg will be discussing a type of burials known as ‘deviant burials’ So, what is a deviant burial? Deviant burials are where an individual may have been […]
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Feb
Feb
This #ThrowbackThursday we are returning to our work at Birch pit in 2004 and 2005-6. Here we identified a few prehistoric features, all of which can be attributed to the […]
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Jan
Another week, another #FindsFriday! This week we’re going to be looking at a wooden paddle found during excavations at Colchester Institute in 2007/8. 😲 Wood is an uncommon find on archaeological […]
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Jan
For this week’s #ThrowbackThursday we thought we’d take a hint from the chillier temperatures this week and talk about the effects of different weather on site. These pictures are from […]
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Jan
This #FindsFriday, we have a bone needle for you👀 Here we have an example of a sewing needle made from animal bone, which dates to the Roman period. This needle has […]