9 September 2026
An Enamelled Roman Sword Fitting Emerges From a 1,800-Year-Old Layer at Vindolanda
A small but striking object has emerged from the soil at Roman Vindolanda, the celebrated frontier…
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Hadrian’s Wall
25 April 2026
Rare 2,000-Year-Old Hadrian’s Wall Cup Discovered in Spain — One of Only Five Known
A rare Roman bronze vessel known as the Berlanga Cup—one of only a handful of its…
5 March 2026
Roman Soldiers at Vindolanda Secretly Made Their Own Ink — Using Techniques Forgotten in the Mediterranean
At the northern edge of the Roman Empire, where winds swept across Britain’s frontier and soldiers…
21 May 2025
1,800-Year-Old Roman Victory Goddess Relief Discovered Near Hadrian’s Wall at Vindolanda Fort
A rare and symbolically powerful Roman sandstone relief depicting Victoria, the goddess of Victory, has been…
13 January 2024
Mystery of Knaresborough Roman hoard revealed by Newcastle experts
Archaeologists at Newcastle University have investigated one of the most unusual late-Roman metalware ever discovered in…
11 July 2023
Rare bronze hand discovered in Roman Vindolanda, England
One of Europe's most important Roman archeological sites is the Fort of Vindolanda, one of the…
26 May 2022
134 ancient settlements discovered north of Hadrian’s Wall
134 ancient settlements have been found during a survey of the region north of Hadrian's Wall…
9 February 2022
Vindolanda marks the 1900th anniversary of Hadrian’s Wall with an altar discovery
The excavation season hasn't started yet, but the Vindolanda Roman fort has kicked off Hadrian's Wall's…
12 November 2021
Seven Roman altars multicolored in the Great Northern Museum
We know that the ancient world is now very colorful. But these colors weren't just limited…