FRAG at 2019 Heritage Festival
On 15th and 16th June FRAG joined forces with MidNAG and Nene Valley Archaeological Trust to help spread the word about Peterborough's wealth of history and archaeology. Our combined [...]
Must Farm – Post Excavation News
The first official publication about the Must Farm excavation has been published and we are starting to see a stream of post excavation analysis. Whilst it is of course [...]
Romans of Fane Road – May 2019
FRAG went back to the Fane Road allotments for 4 days digging from 17th to 20th May. The primary objective was to understand more about the Roman wall discovered [...]
Stamford Canal Walk at Uffington
We had a really interesting walk along a section of the Stamford Canal led by Maggie Ashcroft from the West Deeping Heritage Group. The canal was an important part [...]
Barnack Anglo-Scandinavian Grave Cover
What does the inscription mean or depict? Whose burial place did it mark? 11th century - or earlier? What does it tell us about the history of Barnack? How might [...]
FRAG Metal Detectorists Return to Bainton
On 18th April a team of FRAG detectorists returned to a field near Bainton. This is a continuation of previous detecting there and there is more to be surveyed on [...]
Your Roman Past
Plans for a major local Conference about Roman Peterborough are taking shape. You need to book now to secure a place. "Your Roman Past" is a one-day conference featuring six [...]
Quiz Winners Receive Replica Roman Coins
Winners of the FRAG Archaeology Quiz in December each received replica Roman gold coins. It's possible that the coins now take pride of place on the mantlepiece - but more [...]
Geophsical Survey Training – October 2018
FRAG members underwent geophys training with Phil Hill and Kev Redgate in Itter Park over the period 17-22 Oct 18. Although planed for 17-18 Oct 18, due to cancellation of [...]
FRAG at the Portable Antiquities Scheme Conference
PASt Explorers is the volunteer programme of the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Their annual conference happened to be in Peterborough this year - so members from FRAG went along. It was [...]
Back to Nassington – 2018
Year 3 and we're off. Back to Nassington with MidNAG to delve deeper into an Iron Age and Roman agricultural site. Old friends from as far away as New Zealand, [...]
New Roman Street Map Available!
A geophysical survey of Normangate Field between Castor and the River Nene has revealed in spectacular detail the layout of the Roman industrial town which was once located there. The [...]
Portable Antiquities Scheme – Peterborough Conference
The Portable Antiquities Scheme is run by the British Museum and has had huge success in systematic recording of archaeological objects found by members of the public in England and [...]
Roman Castor Revealed
Those participating in the FRAG guided walk near the church at Castor were able to spot the traces of the major Roman building which once occupied the site. Despite the [...]
A14 Community Dig
On 14th May Helen O'Hara provided an overview of the archaeology arising from the massive road improvement project. She focused on previously unknown Saxon and Roman sites, but along the [...]
