Welcome to Peterborough Archaeology
Peterborough Archaeology is where you’ll find out about everything archaeological in the area.
FRAG (Fane Road Archaeology Group) invites you to help explore a Roman villa site in central Peterborough.
We also want to help you discover more about the people who have lived in and around Peterborough over thousands of years.
You’ll be surprised by the wealth of archaeology in the region – and there are regular new insights provided by high profile surveys and excavations.
We provide a schedule of upcoming talks and activities organised both by FRAG and by other local groups. Click on a specific event to find out more details.
We’ll help you get hands on with the past!
Upcoming Events
News From FRAG
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
