Beyond the Baths

Hello!” “Are you familiar with the Anglo-Saxons and what came after Rome?” Unfortunately, unless an enthusiast or someone who has stu...

Tuesday Times Table: How did the ancients make pottery?  Pottery is the most common archaeological find in most places, and the R...

Grazie alla School of Museum Studies dell’Università di Leicester, ho avuto la fortuna di passare l’estate a Bath, lavorando con il Colle...

Thanks to the University of Leicester’s School of Museum Studies, I am fortunate enough to spend my summer in Bath, carrying out a placem...

We don’t venture onto the site unless necessary, and so it is that in my three years at The Roman Baths, I am still ticking off areas of th...

One of my favourite jobs during my internship at the The Roman Baths has been working on my Tuesday Times Table. I chose to show to the vis...

Choosing the theme of ‘Art and Design in Roman Britain’ was easy for my handling table, due to the wealth of art within the collections in...

I have spent the majority of my volunteering time over the last 2 years working on the Beau St Hoard, and during that time, I discovered a ...

          This week I had been tasked with researching the Greek vase, pictured, at the Roman Baths. With most of the work on it having be...

The Roman Baths were part of British Science Week again this year by hosting and participating in several events during the week, the fir...

One of the jobs I am privileged to do as Collections Manager at the Roman Baths is to wind the Tompion Clock. It has stood in Bath’s Pump R...

Our Keynsham volunteers have been hard at work documenting the material from Keynsham Abbey, that I reported on in 'Cataloguing Keynsha...

Described initially as a “terracotta bear figure” on the finds list for the Beau street dig, the little pipeclay dog overcame his identity ...

Samian ware was highly prized Roman ceramic tableware, distinct for its orange/red colour and skilled craftsmanship. Imported a...

Unlike the rest of Bath we in the Collections team breathe a sigh of relief when Christmas approaches: it means quieter days when the pho...