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Jul
Jul
Two pots in one this #FindsFriday⚱⚱ The pot you can see here being excavated by lovely Chloé is a storage jar that has been used as an urn to hold the […]
Tag Archives: archaeology
30
Jun
Jun
#ThrowbackThursday to the winter of 2002-2003 at St Mary’s Hospital – a blistering one for those who remember it (some of our current staff were digging here and remember it all […]
27
Jun
Jun
A scenic shot🎉 of our #CATstaff to start the week (it’s not all just ugly mud for us!) Although we are Colchester-based, we do travel and work in surrounding areas. For example, […]
24
Jun
Jun
Roll on #FindsFriday ⚡️ What is it? A stone, a wheel, a doughnut??? This is a quern stone – a tool used in pairs for hand-grinding, usually identifiable by its rough and […]
23
Jun
Jun
💡 A #ThrowbackThursday for you all! 💡 Back in 1979 CAT excavated the amazing Middleborough Mosaic. One of our long time volunteers Brenda helped as a volunteer digger and reminisces about the […]
21
Jun
Jun
Yesterday our excellent #CATvolunteers and Friends of Colchester Archaeological Trust took part in our June ✨Washathon✨ to learn more about the past through the art of finds washing! Although maybe not the […]
17
Jun
Jun
Well as it is #FindsFriday we thought we better start it off with a cracker of a find – Colchester’s Roman Circus 😍 The Roman Circus would have been an open-air venue […]
17
Jun
Jun
Well as it is #FindsFriday we thought we better start it off with a cracker of a find – Colchester’s Roman Circus 😍 The Roman Circus would have been an open-air venue […]