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Year 3 have had a wonderful trip to Dorset Museum in Dorchester. The children enjoyed excavating and discovering Roman artefacts, exploring the museum and visiting the remains of a Roman Town House ๐ ๐๏ธ๐บ๐คฉ
Following 3 weeks of conservation work, the Roman Town House is back open!
Here are some before and after shots showing you the results of our spring clean - what a difference! (1/2)
#MosaicMonday #Roman #Conservation #Dorchester #Heritage #History #Archaeology #Mosaic #Dorset
Conservation work like this is so important for preserving heritage for the future.
Visit the grounds for free or book a tour of the internal structure by emailing [email protected] (2/2)
#MosaicMonday #Roman #Conservation #Dorset #Heritage #History #Archaeology
Roman Town House, Dorchester retweeted
Dorchesterโs Roman town house, discovered and excavated in the 1950s
Tomorrow, Saturday 8 July 2023, 10:00am - 12:00noon, take a tour of the @RomanTownHouse, Dorchester. To book a place on the tour ๐ dorsetmuseum.org/romantownhoโฆ #FindsFriday #Archaeology #Roman #Dorchester #Tours #History #Heritage #Dorset.
Tomorrow, Sat 13 May 2023, 10am - 12noon, take a tour of the Roman Town House. Our guides will take you through the history of the site, including an opportunity to enter the covered building, as well as a look at the precious artefacts recovered and now on display @DorsetMuseum.
This weekend, Saturday 15 April 2023, learn about Roman Durnovaria and see the finds that were excavated from the Roman Town House on display in the Dorset Museum #Archaeology #Roman #Dorchester #Tours #History #Heritage #Dorset.
Our trained guides will take you through the history of the town and the Roman Town House site, including an opportunity to enter the covered building. To book visit dorsetmuseum.org/romantownhoโฆ #Archaeology #Roman #Dorchester #Tours #History #Heritage #Dorset.
Next weekend our guided tours of the Roman Town House are back! Our trained guides will take you through the history of the site, including an opportunity to enter the covered building, as well as a look at the precious artefacts recovered and now on display at Dorset Museum.
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With the opening of nominations for the Marsh awards imminent, we are seeking to highlight winning projects from the 2022 Archaeological Achievement Awards to give you an insight into what we are looking for!๐
Roman Town House, Dorchester retweeted
Just behind the high street in Dorchester are the mosaics at the Roman Town House. The mosaics are wonderfully preserved and the site is free to visit. It's well signposted in the town & easy to find #mosaicmonday
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since we're posting about the Dorchester Roman Town House & Its #MosaicMonday ...well goes without saying really
#RomanArchaeology
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And since we're here, one more from Roman Dorchester: the temple site at Maiden Castle
This bronze plaque with the engraved figure was found there
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#RomanSiteSaturday #RomanArchaeology
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should've got my act together for #findsfriday but there's a wealth of Roman finds from Dorchester in the @DorsetMuseum
A sample: this military gravestone found by the east gate, exquisite shale cup & bronze box fittings (wood long gone)
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#RomanSiteSaturday #RomanArchaeology
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More from the Dorchester Roman town house, we've had some incredible frost this week, it brings in some beautiful detail but had to de-ice the info board to see it!
more in the Dorchester appreciation thread bellow ๐งต๐
#RomanSiteSaturday #RomanArchaeology
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DORCHESTER APPRECIATION THREAD! ๐งต๐
had a chance to go back this week & got a whole lot of things to go over bellow
but first off, for #RomanSiteSaturday - the fantastic Roman town house
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