A rare wooden Roman paddle beautifully preserved

22nd August 2019 Philip Crummy

A rare wooden Roman paddle beautifully preserved

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

21st August 2019 Philip Crummy

Meet Caesar our circus dog!

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

20th August 2019 Philip Crummy

Phew! We’re off…. Our new exhibition.

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.

2nd August 2019 Philip Crummy

Reach for your towel… it’s a bath house!

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,

31st July 2019 S Rowley

Meet some of our volunteer tour guides!

Volunteers are an essential part of any charitable organisation – The Colchester Archaeological Trust is no exception. A few of our dedicated and knowledgeable volunteer tour guides , Vicki, Anna,

19th July 2019 Philip Crummy

Part of a chariot that raced in the Roman circus at Colchester

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?

19th July 2019 Philip Crummy

Young would-be archaeologists – now’s your chance!

Tomorrow (20th July) on offer at the Roman Circus Centre is a chance for budding young archaeologists and their families to meet and see in action members of the Colchester branch

28th May 2019 Philip Crummy

Last call to see remains of Roman houses at the Mercury Theatre dig

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