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

The MidNAG investigation of an Iron Age and Roman rural landscape near Nassington has involved an annual community led excavation each year since 2016. The m...

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

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

Spend an evening in the company of Francis Pryor MBE. Famously known to many as the discoverer of Flag Fen Bronze Age Settlement in Peterborough and a regula...

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

NVAT is delighted to be awarded a Grant of £1,000 from the Francis and Maisie Pryor Charitable Trust. We are very grateful for this support which will help f...

Forty members of the public and supporters of the NVAT visited the site of the Roman town of Durobrivae on Sunday July 14th - and a further hundred on Sunday...

Arrangements have been made with Historic England for exploratory excavations at the Roman Town of Durobrivae during July. Register to atten

Nene Valley Archaeological Trust will be exhibiting at a Society of Antiquaries event in London on Friday 19th July 2019 from 2pm-8pm. The Society of Antiqua...

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

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 town in great detail an...

An update on the MidNAG excavation of a Roman site at Nassington will be given by Archaeological Director, Derek Roberts on Friday 15th February. The talk wi...

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Some of the most precious objects related to the history of Peterborough and the Nene Valley are on show at the Peterborough Museum until January. There is a...

Normangate Field is an area lying between the River Nene and the villages of Ailsworth and Castor. Its importance as a Roman archaeological site was identifi...

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 Nene Valley Archaeolo...

This object was found during renovation of a house in Ailsworth. It's a copper-alloy object approx 5 cms high and 3cms wide. It's hollow with an aperture th...

NVAT has been chosen by the Nene Park Trust (NPT) to be the official ‘Archaeology Partner’ for a major project called ‘Walking in Time’. This is one part of ...

Artis' great work "The Durobrivae of Antoninus" is a series of plates without explanatory text. The NVAT is launching a project to supply a modern commentary...

A major conservation programme took place between 1998 and 2003 on one of Europe’s greatest medieval painted wooden ceilings at Peterborough Cathedral. Inve...

Exploratory research using Ground Penetrating Radar, Resistivity, and Magnetometry has revealed more about key areas of the Roman town of Durobrivae. The wo...

In a previous post we explained the proposals for "Walking in Time". We are pleased to report the bid has been successful! The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) ha...