Mar 1What did the Romans do for us?This is one of the questions asked by Stephen Upex in his new publication "The Romans in the Nene Valley". Published jointly by the Nene...
Feb 28Walking in Time - Heritage TrailsThe Nene Park Trust and the Nene Valley Archaeological Trust have published a series of four heritage trails which feature the history...
Apr 28, 2021On-line lectures from the St Kyneburgha TrustThe St Kyneburgha Building Preservation Trust has worked closely with NVAT over recent years and you may be interested to join two...
Jan 21, 2021Obituary - Adrian ChallandsAdrian Challands, son of James and Ivy, husband of Norma, and brother to Vivienne, died at the age of 76 on Christmas Day 2020. Born and...
Jan 10, 2021An Exciting New PublicationNVAT is delighted to announce the long awaited publication of the Orton Meadows Neolithic and Bronze Age burial site excavated by the...
Sep 29, 2020Burial at Ferry MeadowsIn order to free up archive space at Peterborough Museum the NVAT organised the re-burial of ‘surplus’ archaeological material from the...
Apr 14, 2020Cancelled Conference 2020NVAT 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, 20202019 Durobrivae Dig Report PublishedFor the first time in nearly 200 years excavations were carried out in 2019 within the walled Roman town of Durobrivae near Peterborough....
Dec 20, 2019Nassington Roman Barn - Interim ReportThe MidNAG investigation of an Iron Age and Roman rural landscape near Nassington has involved an annual community led excavation each...
Nov 24, 2019"New" Image of Artis DiscoveredAt the recent Peterborough Heritage Festival, Tim Halliday, who is a local historian, visited the NVAT stall with an interesting story. He t
Nov 23, 2019Peterborough - "Town Volume"As well as initiating a major new programme of investigation at Durobrivae, the NVAT has been active in ensuring earlier archaeological...
Oct 30, 2019An Evening with Professor Francis PryorSpend an evening in the company of Francis Pryor MBE. Famously known to many as the discoverer of Flag Fen Bronze Age Settlement in...
Oct 22, 2019First News from 2019 ExcavationMore than 100 people squeezed into the church of St Remigius at Water Newton on Saturday afternoon. They were drawn there to hear...
Aug 4, 2019Support by the Francis and Maisie Pryor Charitable TrustNVAT is delighted to be awarded a Grant of £1,000 from the Francis and Maisie Pryor Charitable Trust. We are very grateful for this...
Jul 15, 2019Open Days at Durobrivae ExcavationForty members of the public and supporters of the NVAT visited the site of the Roman town of Durobrivae on Sunday July 14th - and a...
Jun 20, 2019Exploratory Excavation at Durobrivae - July 2019Arrangements have been made with Historic England for exploratory excavations at the Roman Town of Durobrivae during July. Register to atten
May 28, 2019Society of Antiquaries - Grants Research ShowcaseNene Valley Archaeological Trust will be exhibiting at a Society of Antiquaries event in London on Friday 19th July 2019 from 2pm-8pm....
Mar 17, 2019Nene Park Heritage Audit PublishedThe Nene Valley Archaeological Trust has undertaken the most comprehensive heritage audit of over 600 hectares of the Nene Valley to the...
Feb 7, 2019Secrets of Durobrivae RevealedThe NVAT has published the report of a geophysical survey of the whole of the walled town of Durobrivae. It reveals the layout of the...
Feb 3, 2019TALK: Nassington Roman Barn - Fri 15th FebAn update on the MidNAG excavation of a Roman site at Nassington will be given by Archaeological Director, Derek Roberts on Friday 15th...
Sep 10, 2018Nene Valley Treasures Return to PeterboroughSome 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, 2018Normangate Field - Geophysical SurveyNormangate Field is an area lying between the River Nene and the villages of Ailsworth and Castor. Its importance as a Roman...
Jul 24, 2018Christianity in the East of Roman BritainThe 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...