{"id":223,"date":"2018-05-17T10:47:47","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T09:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/?p=223"},"modified":"2018-05-17T10:47:47","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T09:47:47","slug":"silchester-in-the-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/2018\/05\/17\/silchester-in-the-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Silchester in the press"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Silchester in the Press<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"article\">\n<h4 class=\"newstitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/silchester-archaeology\/2017\/12\/20\/what-a-great-year-thanks-to-all-of-you\/\" class=\"broken_link\">What a great year, thanks to all of you!<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"newsdescription\">We\u2019ve had the most amazing, productive and archaeologically rich year so far. The team showed\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/silchester-archaeology\/2017\/12\/20\/what-a-great-year-thanks-to-all-of-you\/\" class=\"broken_link\">Read more&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"article\">\n<h4 class=\"newstitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/silchester-archaeology\/2017\/08\/29\/nero-stamped-at-little-london\/\" class=\"broken_link\">Nero stamped at Little London!<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"newsdescription\">Three weeks into the archaeological excavations of Englefield Estate land at Little London and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/silchester-archaeology\/2017\/08\/29\/nero-stamped-at-little-london\/\" class=\"broken_link\">Read more&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"article\">\n<h4 class=\"newstitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/silchester-archaeology\/2017\/08\/09\/a-damp-but-promising-start\/\" class=\"broken_link\">A Damp but Promising Start.<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"newsdescription\">There\u2019s been an excellent start to our big summer excavation season. Machining at the Little\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/silchester-archaeology\/2017\/08\/09\/a-damp-but-promising-start\/\" class=\"broken_link\">Read more&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>News from the Department of Archaeology at the University of Reading<\/h3>\n<p>2016<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permanent link to Finding Nero: Silchester Stories\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/archaeology\/?p=574\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong><u>Finding Nero: Silchester Stories<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0November<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/archaeology\/?p=544\" class=\"broken_link\"><u>Silchester Excavation Project Shortlisted for 2016 British Archaeological Awards<\/u><\/a>\u00a0June<\/p>\n<p>2015<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permanent link to Silchester - Summer Excavations Updates\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/archaeology\/?p=503\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong><u>Silchester &#8211; Summer Excavations Updates<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0October<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permanent link to 500 years of urban life at Silchester: the Iron Age and Roman town\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/archaeology\/?p=475\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong><u>500 years of urban life at Silchester: the Iron Age and Roman town<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0October<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permanent link to Professor Mike Fulford wins &#039;Archaeologist of the Year&#039;\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/archaeology\/?p=409\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong><u>Professor Mike Fulford wins &#8216;Archaeologist of the Year&#8217;<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0March<\/p>\n<h3>Latest press releases<a name=\"PR-silchpieces\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>2016<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/releases\/PR703427.aspx\">Virtual Reality Experience allows you to walk around and even smell this Roman Town<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/releases\/PR677890.aspx\">Silchester Excavation Project Shortlisted for 2016 British Archaeological Awards<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2015<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/releases\/PR654331.aspx\" name=\"pressrelease654331\">Signpost to the past &#8211; pieces of Roman building reunited after 2000 years<\/a>\u00a0November<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"PR-silchart\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/releases\/PR649009.aspx\"><u><strong>From site to sight &#8211; new exhibition tells story of archaeological dig through artist&#8217;s eyes<\/strong><\/u><\/a>October<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"PR-silchironage\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/releases\/PR642551.aspx\"><u><strong>New dig to tell Silchester&#8217;s Iron Age story begins<\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/a>August 2015<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2014<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/releases\/PR590429.aspx\"><u>Join the search for a mysterious Roman King at the Silchester Open Days<\/u><\/a>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/releases\/PR590429.aspx)\"><u>http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/releases\/PR590429.aspx)<\/u><\/a>\u00a0July<\/p>\n<p>2013<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/releases\/PR524261.aspx\"><u>University of Reading archaeologists make a little boy&#8217;s dream come true<\/u><\/a>\u00a0August<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/releases\/PR517606.aspx\"><u>Caesar chance to step back in time at Silchester Roman Town Open Days!<\/u><\/a>(http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/releases\/PR517606.aspx) July<\/p>\n<p>2012<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"PR456267\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/releases\/PR456267.aspx\"><u><strong>Iron Age people introduced Mediterranean cuisine to Britain!<\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/a>July 2012<\/p>\n<p>Archive<\/p>\n<p>2011<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"spsn-382711\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/internal\/staffportal\/news\/articles\/spsn-382711.aspx\"><u><strong>Silchester Open Day attracts record numbers!<\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/a>August<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"PR380461\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/releases\/PR380461.aspx\"><u><strong>Discover Roman Britain at the Silchester Open Days<\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/a>July<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"PR359089\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/releases\/PR359089.aspx\"><u><strong>University has leading part in The Eagle movie<\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/a>March<\/p>\n<p>2010<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/releases\/PR288260.aspx\"><u>Step back in time at Silchester Roman Town open days<\/u><\/a>\u00a0July<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"spsn-275672\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/internal\/staffportal\/news\/articles\/spsn-275672.aspx\"><u><strong>Public Lecture Series &#8211; Facing up to Rome: Discoveries at Calleva<\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/a>April 2010<\/p>\n<p>2009<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/releases\/PR245849.aspx\"><u>Silchester Roman Town Open Days &#8211; get to the bottom of archaeology this Summer!<\/u><\/a>\u00a0July<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/releases\/PR245853.aspx\"><u>First evidence of an Iron Age &#8216;Town&#8217; in Britain<\/u><\/a>\u00a0July<\/p>\n<p>2007<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/releases\/PR5833.aspx\"><u>We&#8217;re digging it: Silchester Roman Town Open Days 2007<\/u><\/a>\u00a0June<\/p>\n<p>2006<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/releases\/PR3920.aspx\"><u>Public lecture digs deep at Silchester Roman Town<\/u><\/a>\u00a0November<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/releases\/PR3874.aspx\"><u>Roman Britain opens to visitors<\/u><\/a>\u00a0July<\/p>\n<p>2005<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/releases\/PR168.aspx\"><u>Silchester, a site to behold<\/u><\/a>\u00a0July<\/p>\n<h3><a>Media<\/a>\u00a0enquiries<\/h3>\n<p>Members of the press and media can contact the University of Reading Press Office for more information, to request images and to arrange interviews and media appearances.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pete Bryant, Press Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Email:\u00a0<a name=\"James-Barr2\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:p.g.bryant@reading.ac.uk\"><u><strong>p.g.bryant@reading.ac.uk<\/strong><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Telephone: +44 (0)118 378 4912<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Silchester in the Press What a great year, thanks to all of you! 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