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Oct
Oct
This #FindsFriday we are looking at a ?Roman spindle whorl from the Essex County Hospital site 👀 Spindle whorls are spherical items with a hole in the centre used to weigh down […]
Tag Archives: archaeology
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Oct
Oct
We will be discussing Colchester Archaeological Trust’s highest excavation this #ThrowbackThursday Back in the 1980s, CAT was called in to investigate the remains of the lost chapel on the top […]
14
Oct
Oct
Today for #FindsFriday we are talking stones! This smooth little beauty is a whetstone, used for sharpening items such as knives, sickles etc. Whetstones can be found as far back as the […]
13
Oct
Oct
This #ThrowbackThursday we are considering something slightly different. Although Colchester was a wonderful Roman stronghold, not all of what we find is Roman! In fact, a lot of the time when we […]
07
Oct
Oct
This #FindsFriday we have something very exciting that we washed this week! Whilst carefully excavating the contents of a cremation urn, CAT Volunteer Peggy has found what we think is a melted […]
06
Oct
Oct
Welcome to another #ThrowbackThursday. Today we are remembering the Greytown House, Colchester investigations in March-September 2017 Archaeological investigations were carried out in advance of groundworks associated with the redevelopment of […]
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Sep
Sep
For #FindsFriday we are looking at a find that’s still in the ground! Uncovered a few days ago on one of our sites, we have this! It is difficult to identify finds […]
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Sep
Sep
This #ThrowbackThursday we will discuss the 2006 excavation of the Roman gate at Head Gate Originally, the Head Gate was one of six gates leading into the Roman town but was demolished […]
The weather wasn’t quite on our side (hello autumn), but we still pulled through. Washing a grand total of 95 trays, we managed to finish off the summer with a […]
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Sep
Sep
Welcome back to another #FindsFriday. Today we are enjoying some pieces of Purbeck Marble 👀 Now this may look like a simple stone, but Purbeck Marble is actually a ‘fossiliferous limestone’. […]