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 30, 2019

An Evening with Professor Francis Pryor

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

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...

Aug 4, 2019

Support by the Francis and Maisie Pryor Charitable Trust

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 suppo...

Jul 15, 2019

Open Days at Durobrivae Excavation

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 furth...

Jun 20, 2019

Exploratory Excavation at Durobrivae - July 2019

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

May 28, 2019

Society of Antiquaries - Grants Research Showcase

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

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...

Feb 3, 2019

TALK: Nassington Roman Barn - Fri 15th Feb

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

Nov 7, 2018

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Sep 10, 2018

Nene Valley Treasures Return to Peterborough

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

Sep 5, 2018

Normangate Field - Geophysical Survey

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

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...

Jul 17, 2018

Mystery Object

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...

Apr 17, 2018

NVAT Selected as Archaeology Partner

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

Mar 17, 2018

"THE DUROBRIVAE"

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

Feb 15, 2018

Peterborough Cathedral Nave Ceiling Conservation Project

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

Jan 26, 2018

Geophysics at Durobrivae - Update

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

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