The first year of work has now been completed. As of September 24 excavations at the Amphitheatre Site were wound down, and the site was put into hibernation for the cold winter months.
In this section you can find the summaries of the first years work. All the conclusions, findings and ideas of the amphitheatre's history.
Using shovels isn't the only part of archaeology. For the Project a series of non-invasive surveys have been carried out. From geophysics, to aerial photography, and the study of archive maps. Find out the background to the tests, and their results. Non-Invasive Survey Pages
Regular viewers of the website will have been following the work in the various trenches through the excavation areas page. Now, after the first years digging, this section has the complete run down of what exactly what has been unearthed, and the various conclusions as to what they mean.
Stuart Ainsworth (from Channel 4's Time Team) has been involved with the project from the start. His latest report looks at the history and significance of the area in and around the amphitheatre site.
An overview of the site using information gathered during the excavations of Summer 2004. Covering all the major time periods from the Roman occupation to the modern day.