27
Jan
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 […]
Tag Archives: roman
20
Jan
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 […]
13
Jan
Jan
This #FindsFriday we are discussing coins! We found all of these from one of our Colchester sites last year. Coins are incredibly useful as they can give us clear and specific dates […]
06
Jan
Jan
Happy New Year everyone, and Happy #FindsFriday This week we have this lovely lion head spout found on a mortarium at the Mercury Theatre in Colchester. These are not uncommon, being […]
02
Dec
Dec
For this #FindsFriday we have examples of tessellated floors from the Mercury Theatre😵 Of the nineteen rooms uncovered at the Mercury, twelve had tessellated floors made out of red cubes or ‘tesserae’ […]
25
Nov
Nov
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 […]
18
Nov
Nov
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 […]
04
Nov
Nov
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 […]
28
Oct
Oct
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 […]
21
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 […]