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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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Nov
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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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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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 […]
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This #ThrowbackThursday we remember a major excavation at Abbotstone on the outskirts of Colchester, which identified an ancient farmstead. Evidence suggested the site was occupied during the Iron Age, Roman period and […]
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This #ThrowbackThursday we are remembering the burial of an Iron Age warrior found in Stanway, Colchester! Previously on the site, remarkable wooden burial chambers had been uncovered that would have been intended […]
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This #ThrowbackThursday we are remembering the burial of an Iron Age warrior found in Stanway, Colchester! Previously on the site, remarkable wooden burial chambers had been uncovered that would have been intended […]