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9 January 2020 S Rowley

Colchester Archaeology Talks – 3 of 5

3 of 5  ‘Large scale excavations at Colchester Institute’ Speaker: Howard Brooks (CAT Deputy Director). Digging at the heart of Camulodunum. Sheepen is well known as an important late Iron

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9 January 2020 S Rowley

Colchester Archaeology Talks – 2 of 5

2 of 5  ‘Entertainment in Roman Colchester’ Speaker: Philip Crummy (CAT Director). Was there life before the telly? The people of Roman Colchester were blessed – public baths, a Roman

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9 January 2020 S Rowley

Colchester Archaeology Talks – 1 of 5

1 of 5  ‘Recent excavations in and around Colchester’ Speaker: Adam Wightman (Senior Project Manager). Hear about some of the most interesting recent discoveries within the walled town centre: The

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6 January 2020 S Rowley

New for 2020 – Colchester Archaeology Talks

We are thrilled to announce a special series of five fascinating Wednesday evening lectures: Colchester Archaeology Talks 2020.   TALK 1 – Wednesday 29th January:  Recent excavations in and around

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6 December 2019 S Rowley

Busy day at the Roman Circus Visitor Centre

The first handmade craft market held at the Roman Circus Visitor Centre was a resounding success. A big ‘THANK YOU’ to everyone who came along on 1 December 2019 and supported

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19 November 2019 Philip Crummy

Special visitors from Changsha city

              Today we gave a very special welcome to twenty-one town planners from Changsha city in Hunan province in China. They came to Colchester

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6 November 2019 Philip Crummy

Giddy up! Live horses return at last to the Roman Circus. And what’s more – they were small!

[fvplayer id=”12″]Friday 25th of October was a day I’d been looking forward to for some time. In the event, it was an even better day than I had imagined it

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12 September 2019 Philip Crummy

How big were our circus horses?

Dig it! exhibition Bulletin 10 of 10 So here’s the last of the Dig it! exhibition bulletins. It’s a fascinating puzzle: how large were the horses that raced in the

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