Nene Valley Archaeological Trust

Welcome to the Nene Valley Archaeological Trust - NVAT

The Nene Valley has attracted people to live and do business since the Neolithic. The Nene Valley Archaeological Trust has been helping to discover, document and communicate the history of the area since 1958.

We bring together professional archaeologists, we support local amateur groups, we lobby government, and we help focus funds and expertise on Nene Valley archaeology.

The NVAT is a charitable trust with strong academic credentials. We have been involved with archaeological excavations and studies of over 40 sites in the area. Please join our network to find out more about our activities and ways in which you can help continue our important work.

Our programme of investigation at Durobrivae was not able to proceed as planned in 2020 but the report on the exploratory excavation in 2019 is available. Please help our work by making a donation.

2019 Excavation

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Explore over 40 sites where the Nene Valley Archaeological Trust or its associates have played a key role

Our own Roman town but also a publication which detailed archaeological work undertaken during the foundation of Peterborough new town

A capable 19th century antiquarian Artis has left us a valuable legacy in the form of detailed drawings of his excavations

News from the Nene Valley Archaeological Trust

News From Nene Valley Archaeological Trust

Sep 29

Burial at Ferry Meadows

In order to free up archive space at Peterborough Museum the NVAT organised the re-burial of ‘surplus’ archaeological material from the e...

Apr 14

Cancelled Conference 2020

NVAT would like to thank all those who bought tickets for this conference and then donated the return value to our funds. This has enabled N

Jan 20

2019 Durobrivae Dig Report Published

For the first time in nearly 200 years excavations were carried out in 2019 within the walled Roman town of Durobrivae near Peterborough....

Dec 20, 2019

Nassington Roman Barn - Interim Report

The MidNAG investigation of an Iron Age and Roman rural landscape near Nassington has involved an annual community led excavation each ye...

Nov 24, 2019

"New" Image of Artis Discovered

At the recent Peterborough Heritage Festival, Tim Halliday, who is a local historian, visited the NVAT stall with an interesting story. He t

Nov 23, 2019

Peterborough - "Town Volume"

As well as initiating a major new programme of investigation at Durobrivae, the NVAT has been active in ensuring earlier archaeological e...

Oct 22, 2019

First News from 2019 Excavation

More than 100 people squeezed into the church of St Remigius at Water Newton on Saturday afternoon. They were drawn there to hear feedbac...

Mar 17, 2019

Nene Park Heritage Audit Published

The Nene Valley Archaeological Trust has undertaken the most comprehensive heritage audit of over 600 hectares of the Nene Valley to the w...

Feb 7, 2019

Secrets of Durobrivae Revealed

The NVAT has published the report of a geophysical survey of the whole of the walled town of Durobrivae. It reveals the layout of the tow...

Jul 24, 2018

Christianity in the East of Roman Britain

The emergence of Christianity in the east of Roman Britain is the subject of a new paper by Dr. Martin Henig and made available via the N...