Darius Laws, portfolio holder for heritage, said: “Colchester Castle has once again been filled with the sounds of excited visitors as the start of the school summer holidays coincided with the opening of our new exhibition, Decoding the Roman Dead. “Hundreds of people have already passed through the Castle’s doors to experience the ground-breaking science behind the exhibition, which unlocks the lives and stories of the earliest inhabitants of Roman Colchester, uncovering the astonishing people who once called the town ‘home’. "From those who journeyed to a new land, suffered painful illness or lived a life of military service – visitors will find their stories revealed from the ashes of a hidden past for the first time.”