Caistor

In 1994 more than 400 holes were dug illegally inside the Roman town at Caistor St Edmund, near Norwich.

2009 February « Scavenging 2009

In 1994 more than 400 holes were dug illegally inside the Roman town at Caistor St Edmund, near Norwich.

Looters Are Scum « Scavenging 2009

In 1994 more than 400 holes were dug illegally inside the Roman town at Caistor St Edmund, near Norwich.

2009 February 17 « Scavenging 2009

There was one I remember in the middle of a field somewhere north of Caistor-on-Sea, reached by a footpath through waving corn.

Railway Echo No 6 Peter Ashley 2008

It is brilliant that the project has located such an important feature so early on, and this is probably just the first of many discoveries that will completely change our understanding of the town as a result of the Caistor Project.

Caistor Roman Town Project 2008

Life at Roman Caistor was thought to have ended in the 5th century AD, when Britain was abandoned by the emperor of the struggling Western Roman Empire.

Caistor Roman Town Project 2008

Stunning survey unveils new secrets of Caistor Roman town

Caistor Roman Town Project 2008

These are probably of prehistoric date, and suggest that Caistor was the site of a large settlement before the Roman town was built.

Caistor Roman Town Project 2008

Matthew Martin, Chairman of the Norfolk Archaeological Trust, which owns the Roman town, said: We are delighted with all the work which Dr Bowden and his team are carrying out at Caistor.

Caistor Roman Town Project 2008

This fortunate change of settlement location means that these same green fields at Caistor are a unique time-capsule that could give us vital clues to the complex processes through which our towns and cities developed.

Caistor Roman Town Project 2008