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Peterborough’s Local List Project

The Peterborough Local List Project will update and extend the existing list. The Local List of heritage assets sits beneath the nationally registered Scheduled Monuments and Listed Buildings. It does [...]

The Material Fall of Roman Britain

Publication of 'The Material Fall of Roman Britain' was delayed by the pandemic but is now available. The book tackles a challenging topic from a new perspective. What can [...]

A Roman Slave from Great Casterton?

It’s no great surprise to find Roman remains if you dig in your garden at Great Casterton. The crossing point of the River Gwash was the location of a [...]

Bronze Age Spearhead found near West Deeping

Last year, FRAG members joined a community archaeology day organised by gravel company, Breedon, in association with West Deeping Heritage. Details of an impressive Bronze Age spearhead from the site [...]

Articles about Sawtry Abbey

A series of ‘bite-sized’ articles about the Cistercian Order and Sawtry Abbey are being written by Sawtry Archaeology. Cistercian monasticism dates to 1089 with the setting down of the [...]

Roman Britain – and where to find it

Roman Britain and Where to Find It is a newly published guidebook focusing on visible Roman remains across England, Wales and Scotland. The authors have gone to a great deal [...]

Roman Building found in Helpston

A couple of years ago FRAG members worked with the Helpston Archaeology Group to undertake initial investigation of an interesting Roman site located behind the old Exeter Arms pub. The [...]

Peterborough Extensive Urban Survey Report

The 2019 Peterborough Extensive Urban Survey Report is the outcome of a project by Peterborough City Council and Cambridgeshire County Council with funding from Historic England to collate and [...]

Welland Valley Crop Marks

The unusual mix of extended wet and dry periods this summer has not pleased farmers but has been good for Welland Valley crop marks. As well as the interesting features [...]

Bronze Age Bainton

Crop marks have been spotted near Bainton, including a clear pit alignment which if similar to one excavated in the 1960s at Tallington may well date from the Bronze Age. [...]

St Mary Magdalene Church, Stilton

A new guide to St Mary Magdalene Church Stilton tells of the lives of ordinary people (and a few extraordinary characters too) throughout the centuries, living, working and worshipping together. [...]

Peterborough & The Soke

The British Archaeological Association held its summer conference in Peterborough in 2015. A book has now been published which captures the topics which were addressed. The focus is on Peterborough [...]

The Broken Sword – Michael Harrabin

The Broken Sword by Michael Harrabin is a full-length novel that addresses Bronze Age mysteries which have been challenging Peterborough archaeology: notably, what was the purpose of the Flag Fen [...]

Nassington Ditch Hunt

We are back in sunny Nassington for the fourth year with our friends from MidNAG. This year we are continuing our quest to understand the features revealed by geophysics and [...]

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