15 July 2026
2,000-Year-Old Cemetery with Lavishly Adorned Elite Burials Uncovered in England
A 2,000-year-old Iron Age cemetery containing more than 100 cremation burials has been uncovered near Chelmsford…
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Roman Britain
13 July 2026
1,700-Year-Old Coin Celebrating Constantinople Found at Roman Villa in Devon
A Roman coin issued to commemorate Constantinople—modern-day Istanbul—has been discovered during excavations at a rare Roman…
13 July 2026
Roman Guardian Spirit Discovered Beneath Vindolanda Barracks After 1,600 Years
A finely carved Roman guardian spirit has emerged from beneath the floor of a late Roman…
2 July 2026
Britain’s Longest Known Iron Age Log Ladder Found in Cambridgeshire
A waterlogged watering hole at West Cambourne in Cambridgeshire has produced a rare prehistoric wooden ladder,…
28 June 2026
A Wealthy Roman Woman Was Buried in a Decorated Lead Coffin 1,700 Years Ago in Colchester
A richly furnished late Roman burial discovered in Colchester is offering a rare look at how…
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…
7 February 2026
2,500 Roman Votive Offerings in Britain and Gaul Reveal Gender Divide Between Clay Women and Metal Gods
A new archaeological study examining nearly 2,500 votive offerings from Roman Britain and northern Gaul suggests…
22 December 2025
Roman Handprints, Preserved Textiles and Possible DNA Found in Rare Gypsum Burial in England
Archaeologists in England have uncovered extraordinary evidence of intimate Roman burial practices after re-examining a rare…
6 November 2025
Rare 2nd–3rd Century Roman Intaglios Unearthed at Bremenium Fort in England
Archaeologists excavating the remote Bremenium Roman Fort in High Rochester, Northumberland, have uncovered two exquisite intaglios—engraved…
4 July 2025
Archaeologists Unearth Exceptionally Preserved Roman Wicker Well in Norfolk, England
A team of archaeologists from Oxford Archaeology has uncovered a remarkably intact Roman-era well in Norfolk,…