The Chester Archaeological Society Conference will be held at the Grosvenor Museum on the 29th and 30th June 2018. For more information about this event visit the Chester Archaeological Society website. Chester Heritage Festival will run from 22nd to 30th June. It will feature walks, talks, films, exhibitions, workshops and special activities for young people …
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Apr 25
Archaeology students uncover the secrets of Chester’s Grosvenor Park
Archaeologists from Cheshire West and Chester Council will be returning to Grosvenor Park, Chester to run their annual training dig for second-year archaeology students from the University of Chester. Why are they digging in the park? Grosvenor Park sits next to two important historical monuments, the Roman amphitheatre and the medieval church of St John …
Mar 20
The Roman Amphitheatre of Chester Volume 1: The Prehistoric and Roman Archaeology
Archaeologists undertook a major excavation of Chester’s Roman amphitheatre from 2004 to 2006. The Roman Amphitheatre of Chester Volume 1: The Prehistoric and Roman Archaeology was launched last week at Chester’s Grosvenor Museum. The excavations revolutionised the understanding of the scale and grandeur of these buildings, and of the activities that took place in the …
Jan 24
Talking Walls
Chester’s walls have just got chatty! Pass a ‘Talking Wall’, swipe your phone on a nearby plaque or type the short url, and presto: your phone rings. It could be Chester Cathedral on the line, or the Booth Mansion, or the Grosvenor Museum! Using drama, off-the-wall humour and mobile technology, Talking Walls breathes new life …
Dec 06
Two new displays at the Grosvenor Museum
Two thousand years of urban life Archaeological excavations in 2001 and 2002, in advance of an extension to the Debenhams store, uncovered a wealth of evidence for 2,000 years of Chester’s history. The site was behind the shops on Bridge Street Row and Eastgate Row, in the heart of the medieval city and the Roman …
Oct 31
New publication on Chester’s amphitheatre
Archaeologists from Cheshire West and Chester’s Cultural Service are pleased to announce the publication of The Roman Amphitheatre of Chester Volume 1: The Prehistoric and Roman Archaeology. The amphitheatre and fortress, looking from the east. (Reconstruction by Julian Baum) This is the first of two volumes dealing with the major research excavations on Chester’s …
Jul 05
Future-proofing Chester’s archaeological resource
Chester is one of Britain’s most important historic towns and is the product of nearly 2,000 years of activity. Its history survives both in its buildings and as complex archaeology. Between 1970 and 1990, the local authority carried out a large number of excavations, some of which have been published and the archives put in …
Feb 27
“Hillforts of the Cheshire Ridge” published
“Hillforts of the Cheshire Ridge” by Dan Garner and others has now been published and is available to purchase from the Archaeopress website The Cheshire hillforts are some of the most conspicuous features of the prehistoric landscape in Cheshire, located on the distinctive Cheshire Sandstone Ridge. They have been subject to years of archaeological research and …
Aug 22
Day of Archaeology
Have you ever wondered what archaeologists really get up to? Is it all just digging or is there a lot more to it? The Day of Archaeology project aims to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asks people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological …
Aug 22
The secret history of Grosvenor Park
Council archaeologists have once again been working with students to uncover the history of a Chester landmark. The Historic Environment Team have been working in Grosvenor Park with second year students from the University of Chester as part of their annual training dig. Over the years there have been few digs in the park. This was …