Latest Discoveries
2nd Jun 2020
Main Site
Brough on Humber to give it its full title is thought to been the Roman settlement of Petuaria, mentioned by an ancient writer Ptolemy and was the tribal centre of the Parisi. The Parisi were the local tribe who lived in East Yorkshire in the Roman period. Read more …
14th Mar 2025
Antler
July 2023 in the back garden of an adjoining house a virtually complete red deer antler was discovered asking why would a much sought after comodity nohave been found and re purposed into utensils etc. Read more …
27th Jul 2020
Dig Site - Grassdale Park
Remains of a substantial wall along with Samian pottery, Vespasian coins, floors, glass, pot and plaster. Read more …
26th Dec 2025
Golf course Geo Phys
During the social closed period of covid in 2020, and following on from an earlier community activity, James Lyall with the permision of the Brough golf course covered the full area with a magnatometer to explore what lies beneath and to try and find the lost road out of Petuaria leading to York/Eboracum. Read more …
27th Jul 2020
Dig Site - The Burrs
During a survey/watching brief down The Burrs a cobbled surface was uncovered, along with tegula and Greyware pottery from the nearby kilns at Holme-On-Spalding Moor Read more …
Latest News
5th Mar 2026
New funding thank you
we would like to take the time to thank the The Karen Elizabeth Waugh Foundation (KEWF) for their generous donation to our project for the 2026 season “A search for a port”. Read more …
