Prehistoric Fengate
An excavation being undertaken in advance of construction of new industrial units has revealed a prehistoric ring-ditch alongside Edgerley Drain Road in Fengate. It was previously known from aerial [...]
Bite Size – Sawtry Abbey
Sawtry Abbey was the subject of a 10 minute "Open-Mic" talk by Kevin Redgate at the December 2022 FRAG meeting. With his small team from Sawtry History Society he [...]
2022 Excavation of Rutland Villa
The team from Leicester University and Historic England returned to the Rutland Roman Villa site this summer and were not disappointed. A series of trenches across the site were [...]
Rutland Roman Villa and Mosaic
A high status Roman villa has been discovered between Ketton and Luffenham, close to the River Chater, south of Rutland Water. An excavation undertaken by the University of Leicester [...]
FRAG Visit to Crowland Excavation
On Saturday 27th August 30 FRAG visitors joined archaeologists from Newcastle and Sheffield Universities at Anchor Church Field, Crowland. The excavation is seeking evidence to enhance our understanding of [...]
Horningsea Roman Pottery Industry
An important report on the Roman pottery industry in Cambridgeshire is now available online from the Archaeology Data Service. The report by Oxford Archaeology East provides the first complete [...]
Back to Nassington – 2022
A number of FRAG members joined the MidNAG team at Nassington this August. After the disruption of the pandemic years the focus returned to the well defined Roman barn [...]
Volunteers Needed – Peterborough Museum Archives
Peterborough Museum is looking for enthusiastic volunteers with an interest in archaeology and history to join the archaeological archives team. Volunteers will have the chance to handle real archaeological [...]
Hands-on Opportunities
There are opportunities to get involved with geophysics and with excavation this summer. Local societies are looking for volunteers. Whilst our May dig at Fane Road was postponed the [...]
Support Ukraine Archaeologists
Please consider a request from the Archaeological Museum in Poznań to directly support Ukrainian heritage workers who have volunteered with the Ukrainian army. This request has come via FRAG [...]
Rutland Roman Villa – Geophysical Survey
We learned last year about the Rutland Roman Villa. Geophysical surveys now reveal the full scale and complexity of the site near Luffenham. Discovered in 2020, excavated by Leicester [...]
Current Archaeology Project of the Year 2022
And the winner of Current Archaeology’s prestigious Rescue Project of the Year award for 2022 is...... Building a Roman Villa: a Romano-Celtic temple-mausoleum and evidence of industry at Priors [...]
The Romans in the Nene Valley
The Romans in the Nene Valley is a new book by Stephen Upex which explores the history of Roman Britain in the Peterborough area. It has 73 pages packed with [...]
Nene Park Heritage Trails
Four self-guided walks exploring the heritage of Nene Park and the landscape of the lower Nene Valley, west of Peterborough are now available. Trail 1: The Emperors Trail The [...]
Volunteer at Longthorpe Tower
There are volunteering opportunities available at Longthorpe Tower in Peterborough for both Guide Leaders and Conservation Housekeepers. Longthorpe Tower is the surviving part of a 14th century medieval Manor [...]
