Chester Amphitheatre Project Blog

Dear Bloggers, As promised, the thoughts and ideas generated from this years excavation in the Grosvenor Park, Chester, are now available to...

Another interesting find is part of a bronze spoon, a type that was used in the later Roman period. It has a coating of tin or a tin alloy, ...

July saw the return of gladiators and soldiers to Chester's Roman Amphitheatre. As part of National Archaeology Week Chester City Counci...

Part of a ceramic figurine. Unfortunately, all that we have is the hollow-domed plinth and a pair of feet! Despite this we can identify it a...

A Roman brooch in particularly good condition. It is a type that was made in Britain from the late first century to the middle of the second...

Part of a copper-alloy book clasp with engraved ring and dot decoration; probably 16th century. The clasp would have been used to decorate a...

The remains of a 16th or early 17th century window. Small diamond shaped panes of clear glass are held together by a network of lead strips ...

This piece of plaster decorated with a butterfly is one of several pieces of decorated plaster work found in Trench I. The other pieces show...

Part of a medieval floor tile with a line impressed design showing a griffin. The edge of a wing is just visible on the broken edge of the p...

Fragment from a 17 th century salt-glazed stoneware jug with a floral medallion on the front. This sort of jug often has a bearded face on ...

This model axe is a miniature reproduction of a common, everyday object, which served no useful function of its own. Model objects are well-...