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| Wednesday, November 25, 2009 |
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What were Roman houses like? |
| Some Roman settlers and important Britons built villas - Mediterranean-style country houses. Two villas have been excavated by archaeologists in Staffordshire - Hales and Engleton. Through excavation we know what these houses looked like and how people lived. More. Labels: house, museum, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Tuesday, November 24, 2009 |
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Roman ruins |
| An ancient Roman ruin has been discovered by builders working on the GBP 25.6 million redevelopment of the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury, UK. More. Labels: roman empire, ruin, united kingdom |
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When archaeologists found Roman mosaics... |
| Every builder in the land has tales of the plans that have had to be changed to meet the stipulations of council officials. But surely no one has done more to meet those demands than developer and interior designer Jon Edgson. More. Labels: mosaic, preservation, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Friday, November 20, 2009 |
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Experience Britain's greatest Roman monument: 2000 years in the making |
| taggering in the planning; masterful in its execution; awe-inspiring in its scale. There can only be one historic monument in Britain that truly lives up to all this (dare we say) hype. And that’s Hadrian's Wall, our Roman Frontier. More. Labels: hadrian, roman empire, united kingdom |
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So that's what the Romans gave us – more historic camps than anywhere |
| SCOTLAND already has more identified Roman camps than any other European country – reflecting Rome's repeated attempts to stamp its rule on the troublesome north. More. Labels: military, preservation, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Virtual Roman Leicester: A Digital Recreation of 'Ratae Corieltauvorum' 210AD |
| A pioneering research project to recreate Roman Leicester with an interactive virtual world is unveiled today at the official launch of Phoenix Square film and digital media centre in the city’s emerging cultural quarter. More. Labels: museum, re-enactment, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Becoming Roman, Being Gallic, Staying British |
| The overall intention of this book is to outline the nature of the site at the Ditches 'hill-fort' and to publish a comprehensive account of the finds that have been uncovered between 1984-2006. More. Labels: book, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
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| Wednesday, November 18, 2009 |
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City seeks £2m for Roman gallery |
| Council bosses in Carlisle are trying to raise more than £2m for an ambitious visitor attraction focusing on the city's Roman history. More. Labels: museum, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Vivien Swan: Expert on Roman pottery and military supply systems |
| Vivien Swan was an internationally acknowledged expert in the study of Roman pottery. More. Labels: roman empire, scholar, united kingdom |
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Ceredigion's first Roman villa? |
| A major new Roman site in mid Wales is discovered in Hidden Histories which can be seen on BBC iPlayer until 24 November. More. Labels: house, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Roman ruins found under theatre |
| An ancient Roman ruin has been discovered by builders working on the £25.6m redevelopment of the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury. More. Labels: roman empire, ruin, united kingdom |
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Archaeological evidence of a Roman villa in Ceredigion |
| The discovery of a villa in Ceredigion suggests that Roman settlements may have spread deeper into Wales than previously thought. More. Labels: dig, house, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Quest to find out what the Romans dropped down the drain |
| Britain’s oldest bath overflow is to be given its first thorough inspection nearly 2,000 years after it was built. More. Labels: bath, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Tuesday, November 17, 2009 |
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What went down the Roman Baths' Great Drain? |
| Parts of an ancient underground drain that takes Bath's famous hot spring water from the Roman Baths to the River Avon are to be explored for the first time in a project to survey parts of the Great Roman Drain, a scheduled ancient monument and fundamental part of the Roman Baths complex. Parts of the drain have not been explored for hundreds of years. More. Labels: bath, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Thursday, November 05, 2009 |
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Roman fortress museum fears |
| A trust which runs a museum on the site of what is described by Bangor University archaeologist Professor Raimund Karl as Wales' best preserved Roman fortress says it faces closure within weeks as funding is running out. More. Labels: museum, preservation, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Archaeologists celebrate 60th anniversary of Roman villa's excavation |
| Archeologists who unearthed a Roman villa have reunited to mark the 60th anniversary of the start of their excavation. The excavation of Lullingstone Roman Villa began in 1949 and those who worked on the original dig got together at the site in Lullingstone Lane, Eynsford, for a celebratory party. More. Labels: dig, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Roman fort museum faces closure |
| A museum cataloguing centuries of Roman rule in Wales is facing permanent closure, says the trust which runs it. The Segontium Roman Museum in Caernarfon, Gwynedd is on a site which experts call one of the best preserved Roman fortresses in the world. More. Labels: military, museum, preservation, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Pictures of the Staffordshire Hoard at the British Museum |
| As blogged earlier today, the Staffordshire Hoard made its way to London's British Museum this week, to feverish public interest. And not wanting to miss out on the party, Heritage Key took a trip to Bloomsbury today, to give you a first-hand look at how it has been laid out for the capital's history lovers. More. Labels: museum, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Tuesday, November 03, 2009 |
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Exclusive: Scots metal detector man finds 2000-year-old lost treasure trove worth £1m |
| A MAN with a metal detector has found ancient treasure worth more than £1million. The amateur enthusiast discovered four Iron Age gold neckbands in a field. He now stands to net a fortune. More. Labels: dig, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Monday, November 02, 2009 |
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Roman skeleton examined |
| EXPERTS are examining a Roman skeleton discovered in an excavation dig in Weston. Forensic archaeologists at a specialist centre in York are testing the bones to attempt to identify when they date back to. More. Labels: dig, grave, roman empire, united kingdom |
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The Other Wall |
| I had come to Old Kilpatrick, on the banks of the Clyde, to find the site of the Roman fort that marked the western end of the Antonine Wall. More. Labels: hadrian, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Friday, October 30, 2009 |
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Roman Ruins |
| Last Saturday was Roman Ruin day! My archaeology class went to Caerleon and Caerwent (two towns in South Wales), home of some of the best preserved ruins from Roman Britain. More. Labels: roman empire, ruin, united kingdom |
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Research project: Caistor Roman Town project (UK) * * * |
| Caistor St Edmund (Venta Icenorum) is one of only three major Roman towns in Britain that does not lie beneath a modern settlement. Although it is one of the country's most important Roman archaeological sites, many aspects of its history are unknown. More. Labels: roman empire, scholar, united kingdom |
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Binchester on YouTube |
| GSB Prospection, who carried out the geophysical survey for the Time Team investigation at Binchester a couple of years ago have posted a couple of interesting videos on YouTube. More. Labels: roman empire, united kingdom, video |
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The Romans in Staffordshire |
| Many coins, bits of broken pottery, glass and metal were found by archaeologists in Rocester, Stoke-on-Trent and other sites in Staffordshire. Believe it or not, they help us to understand the way people lived in our area in Roman times. More. Labels: dig, roman empire, united kingdom |
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ICE Agents Recover Stolen Italian Artifacts Smuggled into the United States |
| U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents seized two stolen Italian artifacts that date back more than 2,000 years. The items were illegally excavated in Italy, smuggled into the United States and offered for sale in New York. The recovery was the result of a joint international investigation between ICE and the Italian Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage. More. Labels: preservation, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Thursday, October 29, 2009 |
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Eco Revamp Plan for Hadrian's Wall |
| A management plan has been published that maps out how the World Heritage Site of Hadrian's Wall will be conserved, researched and made accessible to visitors and local communities over the next five years. More. Labels: hadrian, preservation, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Part of the mighty frontier system |
| Arbeia Roman Fort housed a garrison and once guarded the entrance to the River Tyne. The excavated remains, stunning reconstructions of original buildings and finds discovered at the site combine to give a unique insight into life in Roman Britain. Free entry. More. Labels: museum, re-enactment, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Digging up the Romans * * * |
| The Romans invaded in AD43. They built a bridge over the River Thames. Around it they built a town. Londinium became the most important town in Britain for the next 400 years. More. Labels: museum, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Aerial Archaeology in Britain * * * |
| This is a collection of Archaeology in Britain visible from the air, I have just started it so the collections slightly thin. The collection consists largely of ridge and furrow ploughing. I would also like people to post there own locations so we can build up a large collection of places in Britain. More. Labels: Archaeology, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Romans in Scotland * * * |
| The Roman Empire stretched from North Africa, Syria and the Mediterranean Sea to Germania and Britannia in the north. It ended at Scotland. More. Labels: roman empire, scholar, united kingdom |
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Hadrian’s Wall: Lonely Roman Outpost |
| Hadrian’s Wall, a World Heritage Site, is one of the most important Roman monuments in the world. This vast military defence work was built from about AD120, and stretched from Wallsend to Bowness, a distance of 73 miles, the entire width of Britain. More. Labels: hadrian, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Wednesday, October 28, 2009 |
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Nero statue 'is a fantastic UK find' |
| A fragment from a statue found at the site of a Roman villa is believed to be what remains of only one of three in the world depicting the Emperor Nero, experts said today. More. Labels: art, nero, roman empire, statue, united kingdom |
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Setting a Price on Antiquity |
| A bust of the Roman Emperor Caracalla will be auctioned off October 28 by Bonham's. The auction house estimates the bust will bring ₤250,000. The lot description says the bust dates to the period after he murdered his brother and co-emperor Geta and their website lists the provenance as the current owner having a receipt from Mr. Dennis Leen, Beverly Hills, California dated 1976. More. Labels: art, caracalla, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Tuesday, October 27, 2009 |
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Preview: Top 10 Artefacts Coming to the New Vindolanda Museum in 2011 |
| The tablets on loan from the British Museum will be the star attraction at the newly refurbished museum. Birley says: "There are some amazing tablets: they cover personal letters, store lists, writing exercises and garrison strength reports. We will be highlighting those in the exhibition and using the tablets to tell their own story from the past. That really has to be our top treasure". More. Labels: museum, roman empire, united kingdom, vindolanda |
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| Friday, October 23, 2009 |
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York University Dig Turns up Fourth Roman Skeleton |
| A fourth skeleton has been unearthed at the site of York University's proposed new campus at Heslington East, 3.5 km outside the city of York. More. Labels: dig, grave, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Museum's treasure trove |
| More than 4,000 people have flocked to see a collection of Roman coins and artefacts since it opened its doors a month ago. More. Labels: coin, museum, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
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Bust of Roman Emperor Caracalla - 'Common Enemy of Mankind' - For Sale at Bonhams |
| A bust of Caracalla, the notorious Roman Emperor who reigned from 211-217 and is remembered as one of the worst and cruelest rulers in the history of the Empire, will be auctioned at Bonhams Antiquities sale on October 28 in New Bond Street. It is estimated to sell for £150,000 - £250,000. More. Labels: caracalla, museum, roman empire, statue, united kingdom |
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Archaeologists discover fourth set of human remains at University of York dig |
| ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered what they believe to be a Roman skeleton during excavations at the University of York. More. Labels: dig, grave, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Ancient artefacts and human remains found between Rudston and Boynton East Yorkshire |
| Ancient human remains have been unearthed during an archaeological dig at the Caythorpe Gas Storage site between Rudston and Boynton. Five human burials have been recovered by experts. More. Labels: dig, grave, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Chester set to become stage as extravaganza kicks off |
| EXCITED festival managers are making final preparations for a major arts event that will take place in Chester this weekend. More. Labels: entertainement, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Preview: Top 10 Artefacts Coming to the New Vindolanda Museum in 2011 |
| Earlier this month the Vindolanda Trust won funding of £4 million towards the cost of refurbishing their two existing museums at the fort of Vindolanda on Hadrian's Wall. More. Labels: museum, roman empire, united kingdom, vindolanda |
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VIDEO: Statue of Roman Emperor Nero unearthed at Fishbourne |
| History has been re-written at Fishbourne Roman Palace after it was confirmed a damaged statue found there more than 40 years ago is that of famous Roman Emperor Nero. More. Labels: nero, roman empire, statue, united kingdom |
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| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 |
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Welcome to the AD 410 web site |
| 2010 marks the 1600th anniversary of the end of Roman Britain in AD 410 - one of the greatest turning points in our history. What was life on the island like at this critical moment? Was it fire and sword, with barbarian raids, peasant risings, tribal warfare? More. Labels: roman empire, scholar, united kingdom |
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Genetics of the British and Irish people |
| Analysis of ancient and medieval British mtDNA samples to assess the importance of female migrations of Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Viking origin. Unfortunately, the conclusion isn't clear because of too limited samples. Results from Roman and early Saxon cemterries were merged under "Early Ancient" to add to the confusion. More. Labels: roman empire, scholar, united kingdom |
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Old King Cole Rhyme |
| Who was Old King Cole? The origins of the Nursery rhyme lyrics of Old King Cole are based in history dating back to 3rd century. There is considerable confusion regarding the origins of Old King Cole as there are three possible contenders who were Celtic Kings of Britain, all who share the name Coel (which is the Celtic word for the English word Cole). More. Labels: roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Thursday, October 15, 2009 |
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Search the LAARC Online Catalogue * * * |
| The London Archaeological Archive and Research Centre (LAARC) holds summary information on over 7500 sites or projects that have taken place in Greater London over the past 100 years, and the archives for more than 3000 of these sites/projects. More. Labels: dig, roman empire, scholar, united kingdom |
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| Wednesday, October 14, 2009 |
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Volunteers offered chance to excavate Chichester's Roman trenches |
| Volunteers are being offered a chance to excavate Roman trenches at Chichester's Westgate Fields this month. More. Labels: dig, roman empire, united kingdom |
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When Syrians, Algerians and Iraqis patrolled Hadrian's Wall |
| At the lovely Wigtown book festival a week or so ago, I shared a stage with Robin Yassin-Kassab. The subject was blogging – Robin, a novelist, is a co-editor of Pulse and also keeps his own blog. More. Labels: algeria, hadrian, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Mosaics tell of Somerset prosperity in Roman times |
| They were the perfect way to demonstrate wealth and culture in Roman Britain, and a new book on Roman mosaics says a little town in Somerset was probably home to some of the art's best craftsmen. More. Labels: mosaic, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Monday, October 12, 2009 |
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The hole truth |
| ARCHAEOLOGISTS spent most of September investigating tomb sites in Herm and have come up with some interesting discoveries. More. Labels: dig, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Norfolk man looks after heritage site |
| It's one of Europe's most remarkable archaeological sites and has been recognised as a vitally important part of the world's heritage. More. Labels: preservation, roman empire, ruin, united kingdom |
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Gloucester body 'is Goth warrior' |
| A late Roman period body unearthed in Gloucester has stunned experts after tests suggested it was a Goth warrior from eastern Europe. More. Labels: grave, military, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Friday, October 09, 2009 |
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Roman remains site 'has become dumping ground' |
| A SITE that helped archaeologists discover more about Colchester’s history has become a “dumping ground”, according to residents living nearby. More. Labels: roman empire, ruin, united kingdom |
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| Thursday, October 08, 2009 |
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History Cookbook Romano-British * * * |
| Roman settlement in Britain began after AD 43. The conquest of what is now England took almost forty years. In the conquered areas, the Romans built towns, complete with forums, temples, law-courts, bath-houses, amphitheatres and aqueducts, well-constructed roads that crossed the country and elegant villas complete with central-heating. More. Labels: entertainement, food, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Divers Can Now Observe the Scotland's Shipwrecks |
| HISTORIC shipwrecks that have been out of bounds to divers are to be opened up for the first time. Currently it is illegal for scuba divers to visit eight protected sites – such as the HMS Campania in the Firth of Forth – without a licence from Historic Scotland. More. Labels: boat, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Wednesday, October 07, 2009 |
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| Tuesday, October 06, 2009 |
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Amateur discoveries that illuminate the past go on display |
| Hundreds of artefacts uncovered by amateur archaeologists, metal-detector enthusiasts, gardeners, farmers, builders and walkers have gone on display in London. More. Labels: dig, museum, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Monday, October 05, 2009 |
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Evidence of Roman settlement in Weston revealed |
| A SKELETON, coins and a home dating back nearly 2,000 years - archaeologists have uncovered the first clear evidence of a Roman settlement in Weston. Excavators have found what they believe to be the first Roman dwelling in the town during a six-week site dig at Weston College's Knightstone campus. More. Labels: dig, roman empire, united kingdom |
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What did the Romans ever do for us? Life in Roman Britain |
| By the time Nero committed suicide in 68AD, much of what is now England was beginning to get accustomed to the ‘Roman’ way of life. Instead of the native tradition of living in scattered villages, larger towns such as Colchester were starting to develop, often close to Roman garrisons. More. Labels: roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Saturday, October 03, 2009 |
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Hadrian's Wall plans expansion works and regains tablets with £4 million Lottery windfall |
| The Heritage Lottery Fund has confirmed a Stage Two grant of £4m for a new gallery space and education centre at Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland. More. Labels: hadrian, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Archaeologists sinking their teeth into research |
| ARCHAEOLOGISTS have studied tooth enamel to shed more light on the residents of Winchester nearly 2,000 years ago. Researchers have discovered that the city, then called Venta Belgarum, was a diverse and multicultural community in late Roman times. More. Labels: dig, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Friday, October 02, 2009 |
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Experts hold summit to unravel mystery of rebel Roman fortress in Norfolk |
| Last week (June 25 2009) a summit was held at the University of Nottingham to discuss new revelations on the mysterious Norfolk town of Caistor St Edmund. More. Labels: dig, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Authentic Roman Restoration Begins on Chester's City Walls |
| The Roman walls of Chester are being restored by a team of the city's archaeologists. A section up to 30m long collapsed in April 2008 and has been closed to visitors ever since.More. Labels: dig, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Wednesday, September 30, 2009 |
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Weston-super-Mare dig unearths skeleton from Roman times |
| A Roman skeleton has been found during an archaeological dig at one of Weston-super-Mare's most prominent buildings. The dig was being carried out at the Hans Price Building at the Knightstone Campus of Weston College. Hans Price was the architect responsible for much of the development in Weston-super-Mare during the Victorian era. More. Labels: dig, grave, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Tuesday, September 29, 2009 |
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Cash boost paves way for Vindolanda letters to return home |
| IT will be a case of return to sender as a cash windfall to be announced today paves the way for the return of priceless Roman letters to Northumberland. The first letters, or thin wooden writing tablets, were found at Vindolanda fort in 1973 and since then around 1,600 have been stored at the British Museum. More. Labels: museum, roman empire, united kingdom, vindolanda |
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Roman 'postcards' to go on show |
| "Postcards" written by Roman soldiers stationed in Northumberland are to be returned to the county. The Vindolanda Tablets, named after the camp on Hadrian's Wall, are currently held in The British Museum in London. More. Labels: museum, roman empire, united kingdom, vindolanda |
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| Friday, September 25, 2009 |
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Fishbourne Roman Palace |
Built in Mediterranean style with fashionable Roman gardens, mosaics and frescos, Fishbourne as a Roman palace for a Romano British ruler. Situated on a river inlet near Chichester in Sussex, Fishbourne Roman Palace was discovered accidentally during the digging of a water trench in 1961.
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First systematic excavation of England’s ancient Hadrian Wall underway |
Archaeologists from Newcastle University, in collaboration with English Heritage, have begun the first systematic excavation of a cemetery on Hadrian’s Wall in England, in order to preserve it effectively. Hadrian’s Wall is a stone and turf fortification built by the Roman Empire across the width of what is now northern England.
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Top 10 Metal Detector Discoveries |
The recent discovery of the biggest hoard of gold ever found in Britain has brought tears to the eyes of experts and amateurs alike. Terry Herbert stumbled upon the huge trove of Anglo-Saxon treasure - worth at least £1 million - while metal detecting in a Shropshire field.
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Mapping a Roman Town with Caesium Vapour Magnetometry |
A team of scientists from the University of Nottingham and the University of East Anglia (UK), describe procedures and instruments used to accurately record positional data of subsurface features of a former Roman site in Caistor St. Edmund, Norfolk.
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Anglo-Saxon gold hoard is the biggest - and could get bigger - Video |
This hoard will change lives. Terry Herbert, the finder, and the anonymous landowner will be well compensated: by how much no one knows, but such is the scale of the treasure that when the valuation committee meets, it will have to consider the depressive effect of unleashing on to the market a record quantity of supreme gold artistry.
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| Thursday, September 24, 2009 |
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Evidence of Roman industry found in Essex |
| Archaeologists have unearthed 2,000-year-old Roman remains at one of this year’s biggest excavations, close to the proposed new London Gateway port in Mucking Creek, Essex. A team of 36 archaeologists, who are investigating a site 30 times the size of Trafalgar Square to the East of central London, made the find. Labels: dig, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Britain's most significant archeological finds |
| The Hoxne, pronounced Hoxon, hoard consists of more than 15,000 gold and silver coins, gold jewellery and numerous small items of silver tableware, including pepper pots, ladles and spoons. Also found at the site near Ipswich were the remains of a large wooden chest and smaller caskets with tiny silver padlocks, into which the treasure had been carefully secreted. It was discovered in November 1992 by Eric Lawes. Suffolk Archaeological Unit were able to carry out a controlled excavation of the deposit, which has greatly enhanced the importance of the Hoxne Treasure for research in the future. Labels: coin, dig, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Wednesday, September 23, 2009 |
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Archaeology from South Yorkshire |
| The Archaeology Service has recently worked in partnership with InHeritage and Doncaster Museum on two projects. The projects were both funded by English Heritage using money from the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund. Romans on the Don. The Romans on the Don project focused on life in the Doncaster area in the Iron Age and Roman periods – around 2000 years ago. A series of workshops and talks took place and a comic for 7-11 year olds was produced. The comic proved so popular that it went through two print runs! It can now be downloaded from the Romans on the Don website for anyone who missed it. The website also has a downloadable teachers’ pack for Key Stage 2 use. Labels: museum, roman empire, united kingdom |
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The Vindolanda Tablets |
The Vindolanda tablets are rare Roman letters and documents that preserve details of life in a roman frontier province. Dating from the first and second centuries AD, the Vindolanda tablets consist of letters, accounts and records of life in the Roman fort of Vindolanda. They are a unique source of information on ancient roman writing as well as everyday roman life on the frontier of Roman Britain.
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| Tuesday, September 22, 2009 |
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Caisto Dig Day 26 and 27 |
Welcome blog watchers to what will be the final instalment of the 2009 dig diary. Such was the excitement of finishing and packing up that the writing of the blog got sadly delayed, so this last episode will attempt to be a bumper finale with pictures and all sorts. Day 26 was the last official day of excavation. We were deluged with visitors with the final count standing at more than 3,600 over the course of the project.
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Roman Tombstone. Shrewsbury Museums Service |
| A tombstone, found at Wroxeter, divided into three panels with a pediment containing a Medusa-head and snakes, surmounted by a pair of dolphins, of which the right-hand one is broken off. The right panel has never been inscribed. On the left side there is a broad cable-moulding, enclosed in a plain border. It was found in 1752 dedicated "To the spirits of the departed; Placida, aged 55; (set up) under the charge of her husband in the 30th year (of marriage)." "To the spirits of the departed; Deuccus, aged 15; (set up) under the charge of his brother." Labels: grave, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Monday, September 21, 2009 |
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Caistor Dig Day 24 |
| It’s Thursday and the end of the dig is nigh. Trench 2 is so exciting that we may have to mothball it and come back to it next year. At the very least there is a substantial lovely pit that needs bottoming, which suspiciously seems to be cut into stuff that looked like natural but turned out not to be. There’s always something that you don’t finish, but in this case it probably needs to be revisited. Labels: dig, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Roman well found in A46 works |
A ROMAN well has been unearthed near Bingham during work to dual the A46. A heritage group is now campaigning for the historic site to be dismantled stone by stone and re-erected in the town to prevent it being demolished by bulldozers. Peter Allen, chairman of the Bingham Heritage Trails Association, said: "We've got a great deal of information about the Roman occupation in Bingham and absolutely nothing is visible, it's all under ploughed fields. "People can know it and read about it but they can't see anything that's Roman in origin – there's nothing at all here. "If we could get this one little thing which was Roman and put it on display it will give people a sense of reality about the existence of the Romans in Bingham." The Highways Agency has confirmed it is investigating the possibility of moving the well, which is near the Margidunum Island, a known Roman site north of the town, at the junction with the A6097.
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| Saturday, September 19, 2009 |
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Diversity in Britain 300 AD |
Archaeologists have been studying the Lankhills Roman cemetery in Winchester since the 1970s, using artefacts and burial features such as body position to infer ethnic background. Earlier work suggested that some individuals were originally from the Roman province of Pannonia, in the Danube region of central Europe, based on the type of ornaments buried with the bodies.Labels: grave, roman empire, united kingdom |
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The Archaeology Data Service (ADS) |
| The Archaeology Data Service (ADS) supports research, learning and teaching with high quality and dependable digital resources. It does this by preserving digital data in the long term, and by promoting and disseminating a broad range of data in archaeology. The ADS promotes good practice in the use of digital data in archaeology, it provides technical advice to the research community, and supports the deployment of digital technologies. Labels: preservation, road, roman empire, scholar, united kingdom |
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| Friday, September 18, 2009 |
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Birdoswald cemetery excavated before slips into river |
| AN ancient cliffside cemetery is being excavated by archaeologists – before it slips into a river valley. The dig by Newcastle University and English Heritage is the first systematic excavation of a cemetery on Hadrian’s Wall. The operation, at Birdoswald Roman fort near Gilsland on the Notthumberland-Cumbria border, will continue until October 16. The fort and its civilian settlement are perched above the River Irthing with sweeping views down to its valley. Forming part of the Wall world heritage site, the Roman cemetery is situated on the cliff edge. It is under serious threat from erosion, which has accelerated over the last few years. Labels: hadrian, roman empire, united kingdom |
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A Walk Across England |
| When an English accountant named Alfred Wainwright first went to the lonely hills of northern England in 1930, he was a lonely man. But the cool, empty vistas of moor and mountain must have soaked up his own emptiness like a sponge, because the hills were where he found love. Today, many people walk in the footsteps of Alfred Wainwright, whose passion for the mountains turned him from accountant into author. The reason is simple: Wainwright, who died at age 84 in 1991, wrote a series of guidebooks to walks through the wildest landscapes in Britain. One book in particular created a now-famous route through heather and woods, over stiles, past lakes, among sheep and across ridges in the face of horizontal rain, from one coast of England to the other. Labels: entertainement, united kingdom |
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Discovery of Roman town fourth century skeleton puzzles archaeologists |
| They say it is one of the best preserved but least understood Roman towns in existence but now a new discovery has left researchers even more puzzled. Archaeologists who have been uncovering secrets of the ancient past at the Roman town of Venta Icenorum, at present-day Caistor St Edmund, just outside Norwich, over the past two weeks have unearthed skeletal remains of a fourth century body. The skeleton, thought to be of a man, was discovered in a 3ft deep pit in an “unusual position”. Mystery surrounds the discovery which has come midway into a three week excavation of the site. Dr Will Bowden, associate professor of Roman Archaeology at the University of Nottingham, who is heading up the dig, said: “At first we thought we were in the cemetery area of the town but as it emerged it became very clear it was not a normal burial at all. Labels: grave, preservation, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Berkeley Conference on Roman Sarcophagi |
| This conference examines afresh the distinctive imagery carved on Roman sarcophagi, some of the most beautiful and astonishing works that the ancient world ever produced. Gathering leading scholars from Germany, Italy, England, Canada, and the United States, the conference features a keynote address by Paul Zanker, whose recent book on mythological sarcophagi, Mit Mythen leben (Living with Myth), has propelled these objects back into the spotlight, reminding us of their central importance for understanding the art and culture of the Roman world. Labels: germany, italy, roman empire, scholar, united kingdom, united states |
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| Thursday, September 17, 2009 |
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Tour of Hadrian's Wall |
| Today was fine for touring. Whilst cloudy and overcast there was no rain and little wind.By pure chance I had selected our overnight at the three star Angus Hotel in Carlisle which actually sits on the line of Hadrian's Wall and on top of the fort named Petriana.First tour stop was Birdoswald which was a major fort, housing perhaps 1000 soldiers on Hadrian's Wall. There is a good visitor information and interpretation centre with audio-visual. Labels: hadrian, roman empire, united kingdom |
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The cemetery at Birdoswald Roman fort is being excavated for the first time |
| Situated on a cliff edge, this important part of the World Heritage site is under serious threat because of erosion. The damage caused by river action has accelerated over the last three years so English Heritage is working with Newcastle University to preserve what is left of the military cemetery. Professor Ian Haynes, chair of archaeology at the university, said: “We know from earlier discoveries in and around the fort site that Birdoswald had a very cosmopolitan population during the Roman period. Labels: grave, military, preservation, roman empire, united kingdom |
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