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May
May
For #ThrowbackThursday today, let’s throwback to our excavation at the site of the demolished Handford House, Queens Road, Colchester, Essex This site was located where burials have been recorded previously, […]
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19
Apr
Apr
For this #ThrowbackThursday we are looking at our exciting archaeological discoveries at Butt Road, Colchester. During the 2012-2013 Garrison excavations, digs revealed two distinct Roman cemetery areas at Butt Road, […]
18
Apr
Apr
For this #ThrowbackThursday we are remembering the work that we did at the former ‘Jacks’ shop [now part of the Three Wise Monkeys pub] in Colchester town centre. Does anyone […]
11
Apr
Apr
This #ThrowbackThursday we will look at our excavation at Colchester High School! Following on from an evaluation in November-December 2005, in 2006 we visited CHS to conduct as excavation prior […]
28
Mar
Mar
For this #ThrowbackThursday we are learning about Colchester Archaeological Trust’s evaluation at Windermere Avenue in Hullbridge, Essex. The work at Windermere Avenue was completed in March 2022 ahead of the […]
29
Feb
Feb
This #ThrowbackThursday we are talking about one of Colchester’s lesser-known sites: its medieval leper hospital. Leper hospitals, also known as lazer-houses after St Lazarus, are very rare across Britain. Built to accommodate […]
22
Feb
Feb
This #ThrowbackThursday we are learning about Pitchbury hillfort, an Iron Age hillfort, roughly oval in shape surrounded by a double rampart and ditch, near the village of Great Horkesley. Hillforts are rather […]
08
Feb
Feb
This #ThrowbackThursday we are learning about the red hills of the Essex coast, which are intriguing windows into the industrial practices of the distant past… ‘Red hills’ are the remains of salt […]
01
Feb
Feb
This #ThrowbackThursday we are exploring one of the most remarkable and evocative graves found in Colchester: that of Lexden Tumulus, to the west of Colchester city centre. Excavated in 1924, the burial […]
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Jan
Jan
This #ThrowbackThursday we are learning about one of the most prominent features in Colchester’s heritage – its huge and imposing Roman wall! CAT knows a great deal about it, but new excavations […]