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This #FindsFriday we have a lovely cooking utensil for you. Here we have a complete(!) mortarium, possibly made in or around Colchester in the early Roman years AD 43-69👀 Mortaria were an […]
Tag Archives: archaeology
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This #ThrowbackThursday we remember our 2016-17 excavations at Lufkins Farm on Great Bentley Road in Frating Our work here took place in advance of construction on site, and a previous evaluation on […]
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This #FindsFriday we have a real beauty. This is the Brightlingsea harpy – one of the most notable finds from the excavation, found in one of the Roman trackway ditches . [For […]
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This #ThrowbackThursday we will be remembering some of our previous excavations at St Helena School St Helena School has been keenly investigated by CAT over the years. This is because it lies […]
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This #FindsFriday we are looking at something a little different (although you may recognise them!).👈🏻 These are musket balls, which could possibly be from the Civil War period (although they were used […]
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Today we are looking at the Butt Road excavations for #ThrowbackThursday Back in 1976, an excavation began in preparation for the construction of the new Colchester police station One major objective was […]
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Today we will look at an amazing find from the Garrison site #FindsFriday. This jet bear 🐻 is from a child’s cremation burial, which evidence dates to the late 3rd to […]
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This #ThrowbackThursday we will be discussing the Balkerne Lane excavations! The Balkerne Lane excavation took place over 3 years from 1973-1976. The main Colchester to London road in Roman times […]
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This #FindsFriday we have a near-complete jar for you all!⚱ Identified as a black-burnished ware 1 jar with probable burning to the bottom, this is a lovely example of late Roman pottery […]
As it was mentioned earlier in the week, we thought this #ThrowbackThursday we should shine a light on the tile kiln found in Mile End In 1973, there was an excavation on […]