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March 2020
Colchester Archaeology Talks 2020, 4 of 5
POSTPONED Talk 4 0f 5 ‘The Big Dig on the site of Colchester Garrison 2002 to 2019' Speaker: Philip Crummy (CAT Director) Surely the longest running series of excavations ever in Colchester with results to match. Topics covered will include pre-Roman and Roman farming, Roman burial practice, the discovery of the Roman circus, and the Siege of Colchester in 1648.
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POSTPONED Talk 5 0f 5 'My favourite finds' Speaker: Laura Pooley (CAT small finds specialist) A review of some of the most interesting small finds from recent excavations by CAT across the county, looking at Laura's research into these objects and what they can tell us about the sites they came from.
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GUIDED TOUR
ROMAN CIRCUS GUIDED TOURS of the Visitor Centre and whole site of Britain's only known chariot-racing track Tours start at 12 noon and 1 pm Adults £4.50, Under 16's £2, Under 5's free Tickets available at the Café Counter
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ROMAN CIRCUS GUIDED TOURS of the Visitor Centre and whole site of Britain's only known chariot-racing track Tours start at 12 noon and 1 pm Adults £4.50, Under 16's £2, Under 5's free Tickets available at the Café Counter
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ROMAN CIRCUS GUIDED TOURS of the Visitor Centre and whole site of Britain's only known chariot-racing track Every Saturday during Summer Season Tours start at 12 noon and 1 pm Adults £4.50, Under 16's £2, Under 5's free Tickets available at the Café Counter
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ROMAN CIRCUS GUIDED TOURS of the Visitor Centre and whole site of Britain's only known chariot-racing track Every Saturday during Summer Season Tours start at 12 noon and 1 pm Adults £4.50, Under 16's £2, Under 5's free Tickets available at the Café Counter
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Colchester’s Street of Tombs
Advance booking for this exhibition is essential. Colchester reveals more Roman secrets! What have the archaeologists dug up now? The main focus of the exhibition will be our current excavations at the front of the Essex County Hospital which is an area once crossed by this remarkable and largely under-appreciated Roman street. Excavations and discoveries in the immediate area over the last 200 years are beginning to provide a clearer picture of what must have been the most prestigious burial…
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September 2020
‘Dress like a Roman’ Day II
FREE EVENT Saturday 26 September 2020 10am – 3.30pm Join Antonia and the Colchester Roman Society at the Roman Circus on the last day of our open season. Come in Roman costume - get a free Roman Circus goody bag. Want to try digging for Roman tile and pottery fragments? Have a go excavating in the Roman Circus Young Archaeologists' Sandpit. The ancient Romans loved olives - do you? Anne will be here displaying her table of typical Roman foodstuffs.…
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