Projects supported

In recent years the Roman Research Trust has supported a wide range of projects related to Romano-British archaeology. It has made awards to fieldwork projects including excavation and survey at Trimontium, military sites in Scotland, Roman Durnovaria and Durobrivae (Water Newton). It has supported post-excavation analysis of material from Stapleton Mead, Flexford, Elloughton (E. Yorks.), Druce Roman Villa and Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester) and projects to enhance cataloguing work on Romano-British pottery fabrics. It has made grants in support of publications including Greek and Roman medicine and Romano-British glass bangles. Additionally it has supported educational activities and digital media projects including a digital project based on the collections at Vindolanda, an experimental archaeology project on Roman cooking and outreach projects at the Grosvenor Museum and the Novium Museum. More details on previous projects supported is provided below.

Caistor Roman project (awarded 2021)

In August 2021 excavations were undertaken at the site of a major extra-mural temple complex to the NE of Venta Icenorum (Caistor-by-Norwich) by the Caistor Roman Project, a local community archaeological group (https://caistorromanproject.org/). The complex comprises…

Peturia revisited (awarded 2021)

In 2021 work continued in the Burrs Playing Field on the 25 x 3m trench over the courtyard building excavated in 2020. The courtyard building overlay the foundations of a substantial structure.…

Teffont Archaeology Project (awarded 2021)

The Teffont Archaeology Project 2021 evaluation excavations seek to better understand a major complex of Roman buildings revealed by geophysical survey conducted in 2020 at Teffont, Wiltshire as part of a long…

Previous Projects supported