The Colchester Archaeologist

Dig it! exhibition  –  Daily bulletin three of ten. If you visit our Dig it! excavation at the Roman Circus Centre, you will be able to see a remarkable wooden

Dig it! exhibition  –  Daily bulletin two of ten. All we have of poor Caesar is just one bone – one very small one at that. It was part of

Dig it! Bulletin one of ten. It’s been hard work but we’ve finished. The idea is to bring a flavour of some of our digs to the Roman Circus Centre.

Major Roman towns across the Roman Empire shared the same suite of public buildings and services. We already knew that Roman Colchester had a theatre (two in fact), many temples,

OK it is only a very small part of a chariot but it was a pretty important one – it stopped one of the wheels flying off! Pretty good eh?

The last phase of excavations at the Mercury Theatre has just started. Red pavements and the remains of more painted walls are already turning up and looking good! The excavations