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The Colchester Archaeologist

Latest edition (no 18 for 2005)

Previous edition (no 17 for 2004)

The Colchester Archaeologist is published once a year, usually in January. The magazine contains articles about the latest archaeological discoveries in and around Colchester as well as more general articles about the archaeology and history of Colchester.

The Colchester Archaeologist costs £2.95 and is available locally in Colchester in bookshops, the museum shop, and W H Smith. Friends of the Colchester Archaeological Trust receive a free copy as part of their membership. It can also be ordered directly from the Trust.

Latest edition contents (No 18, 2005)

• Eureka! A Roman Circus!
  by Philip Crummy

• As luck would have it
  by Nina Crummy

• A special fee for the ferryman by Nina Crummy

• The racing chariot by Nina Crummy

• Race for victory by Nina Crummy

• A day at the Circus Maximus by Nina Crummy

• The price of fame by Nina Crummy

• A first-hand account of a race in the 5^th century by Nina Crummy

• Running rings around the area -- Roman burials at the garrison by Howard Brooks

• Abbeyfield -- a modern community in the making by Taylor Woodrow

• The railway comes to Colchester by Peter E Thompson

• An unusual railway buff by James Fawn

• Beyond the walls by Carl Crossan

• Butchers in St Botolph's Street by Philip J Wise

• New arts centre by Carl Crossan

• St Helena and Colchester's creation myth by Tom Hodgson

• White canons and blacksmiths at Beeleigh Abbey by Howard Brooks

• Spoil heap by Kate Orr

• Friends of the Colchester Archaeological Trust by Nina Crummy

• Where Ben Hur went wrong by Nina Crummy