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Roman Alcester
Roman Alcester, the new centre looking at Alcester's archaeological heritage is now open. Here are a few glimpses of how the exhibition was created.

A blank canvas - this is what the former magistrates courtroom looked like early in 2003, before work started on converting it into a room suitable for displaying objects and information from Alcester's past. The large hole in the floor is where the reconstruction of an excavation is to go ...			A view of one of the walls at Roman Alcester in progress, which now has information panels, images and cases full of original artefacts set into it.
			This wooden writing tablet was preserved in the mud at the bottom of a Roman well discovered during excavations on the flood defences in 2002. It is one of the many artefacts that is on display at Roman Alcester.

... this is the reconstruction being built by the modelmakers... ... and this is the excavation area at the official opening May 2004. Features include a well, post-holes and a large amphora uncovered during recent work in Alcester.			The finished product: Alcester as a Roman Market Town display.
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