Where it all began.....

A view of our trench in 1997.....anyone remember this? Were you there?! I was!

Are YOU a Silchester TownLifer?

The Silchester Insula IX 'Town Life' project began life in the summer of 1997.From a relatively modest start of about 50 people on site, the project has grown in size and stature ever since. We now welcome more than 100 people on site each and every day of the excavation - and over 4000 people have worked with us over the last 18 years. This blog has been created because the summer of 2014 is the final season of the Town Life project - and we would like everyone who has ever dug with us to share their memories of their particular year! If you are a TownLifer, please e-mail a.s.clarke@reading.ac.uk with photos or reminiscences you would like posted on the blog!