A new video is available showing the latest excavation of the Roman town of Durobrivae at Water Newton, near Peterborough.
Apart from a limited investigation of the defences in the 1950s there had been no excavation within the walled town since that by Artis in the 19th century.
The latest excavation was undertaken by NVAT in conjunction with Cardiff University. It forms part of a programme of investigation which has also seen systematic geophysical surveys. There is concern that important archaeology is being destroyed by burrowing animals and this is one of the reasons why the project was supported by Historic England.
The excavation took place in July 2019 and a report was published later that year. Video footage taken at the time was never edited but we have now been able to produce a 10 minute overview of the dig. It includes expert contributions by Prof Stephen Upex, Dr Peter Guest and our late chairman, Geoff Dannell.
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