CAER: Chester Amphitheatre Environs Research Project

Day One was all about removing last year’s backfill and cleaning up the trench ready for this year’s digging to start…highlights include some unusual visitors and we introduce Keith the Spade and Kenneth the trowel. Hear how they got on…. Jack … Whether being bombarded by rain, baked in the sunlight or being invaded by a stray pair of ducks the first day was a great success. Focusing on the removal of backfill in an attempt to uncover the previous year's excavation efforts today was a day purely dedicated to manual labour. Continuously chipping away at the soil today only saw the occasional small find. With no major finds, it was painful to witness but, the overall experience was enjoyable and educational regardless. Interactions with members of the public provided insight on public interpretation while effective team-working served as a foundation of what is to come. As it stands, Team A and all other teams present found the experience highly enjoyable and can't wait to ...

Welcome to our blog and our 13th season of excavation in Grosvenor Park, Chester!  Our second year archaeology students are raring to go and excavation starts on Thursday 2nd May continuing until Friday 31st May 2019 (excluding Bank Holidays). You might see some activity in the park from Wednesday 1st May as we start to uncover our trenches ready to continue excavation. What will we uncover this year? The excavation is open for public viewing and students will be on hand during weekdays 9.30am to 4.30pm (except Bank Holidays and between 12.30pm - 1.30pm), to tell you about the park’s Roman and medieval archaeology. An Open Afternoon will be taking place on Wednesday 29th May, 1pm – 4.30pm, giving you the chance to see first-hand what the students have found and to learn more about the archaeology of this corner of Chester. The site will also be open to view on Sunday 2 June during Deva Triathlon 2019. You can follow our progress on this blog as well as updates via Facebook ,...