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
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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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jan 18, 2018
NENESCAPE UPDATE
In a previous post we explained the proposals for "Walking in Time". We are pleased to report the bid has been successful! The Heritage...
May 5, 2017
Apr 13, 2017
Ponds in the early East Midland Landscape
The uses and functions of ponds within early landscapes in the East Midlands are addressed by a new paper. Ponds are a neglected historic...
Apr 12, 2017
Geophysics at Durobrivae
Just to the west of Peterborough lies the Roman town of Durobrivae. This town is one of the so-called ‘small towns’ of |Roman Britain and...
Apr 12, 2017
The NVAT & the Nenescape project
The NVAT are one of several organisations who have joined together as part of the ‘Nenescape ‘ project in bids to get funding from the...
Apr 3, 2017
Peterborough Cathedral – cash crisis
As Peterborough Cathedral heads towards it 900th birthday – it has hit the national headlines because it is struggling financially. This...
Mar 2, 2017
Dipping ancient ponds
Whilst Castor and Ailsworth have been knee deep in preparing their neighbourhood plans – villagers have become more aware of the legacy...
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