Latest Discoveries
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 …
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 …
26th Dec 2025
Depiction of new wall
Following on from the archaeological finds over the previous two years learnings, the project commisioned Mark Hoyal to create a picture of what the wall profile may have looked like. Read more …
27th Jul 2020
Brough House
During a 1949-50 excavation at Brough House on station rd a Floor, Romano-British pottery and coins were discovered . Read more …
31st Aug 2025
Finds of 2025
We are very lucky with the project that we are able to envisage the enormity of the Roman occupancy of Petuaria as finds are frequent and on mass giving us an idea of what life was like, what they ate and the pottery they used. 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 …
