An archaeologist digging at the Silchester site

About Silchester

Find out about the history of the Silchester site and the excavation of the Roman town Calleva Atrebatum.

A watercolour image of the Silchester Eagle

Discoveries

See some of the exciting artefacts that have been discovered at Silchester.

People having fun at a Silchester open day

Visit the Roman town

Come and see archaeology in action or walk around the Roman town walls.

Well diggers

Silchester field school

Find out about the annual field school and how to apply.

>>> Application is now open

An archaeologist at work on an artefact - University of Reading

Study archaeology

Find out about the courses on offered by the Department of Archaeology at Reading.

Channing Tatum in The Eagle courtesy of Focus Features

Silchester and The Eagle

Learn more about Silchester's most famous find, the eagle and the film that it inspired.

BBC Bershire on site

Silchester and the media

Get details of media coverage about Silchester and find out how to contact the press team.

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