Archaeology

April 10, 2013 1 Comment

Archaeologists find 10,000 objects from Roman London

Discoveries include writing tablets, thousands of pieces of pottery and a large collection of phallus-shaped luck charms

Archaeology

August 2, 2012 0 Comments

Silchester Iron Age finds reveal secrets of pre-Roman Britain

A single olive stone unearthed at the ancient town of Silchester is among the extraordinary finds that are leading archaeologists to rewrite British history

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May 15, 2012 2 Comments

Vandals damage Roman stonework at Scarborough castle

Night time attack risks damage to sensitive archaeology dating back more than 2,500 years

Archaeology

April 25, 2012 0 Comments

Moles dig up buried treasure where human trowels are banned

English Heritage keeps a careful watch as volunteers sift through hundreds of molehills on a fortress site near the Roman wall

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January 19, 2012 0 Comments

Temple of Mithras comes home

Construction work forces return of remains of Roman temple to the god Mithras to original London home after 58 years

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January 11, 2012 0 Comments

Home-made memorial risks damage to Hadrian’s Wall

National Trust appeals for people to get in touch and discuss ideas, after DIY plaque leaves resin on the 2000-year-old stones

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January 5, 2012 0 Comments

Porn yesterday: Roman brothel tokens and the rise of erotic art

Bronze discs depicting sex acts, like the one discovered in London, were used to hire prostitutes – and directly led to the birth of pornography during the Renaissance HeritageDaily Archaeology News Press Release – News for Archeology by Archaeologists

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November 28, 2011 0 Comments

How Gaddafi toppled a Roman emperor

Muammar Gaddafi saw the emperor and fellow Libyan Septimius Severus as a rival – so he booted the Roman’s statue out of Martyrs’ Square

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November 11, 2011 0 Comments

Vindolanda dig placements sell out within three hours

The world – and Haltwhistle – will be scrabbling away from April at the UK’s most popular Roman excavations

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September 19, 2011 0 Comments

Roman baths discovered under Thameslink site in Southwark

Archaologists find ruins of cold plunge bath and hypocaust heating system in south London near the river Thames

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August 23, 2011 0 Comments

Archaeologists discover Roman port in Wales

Second known port of Roman Britain unearthed during archaeological dig near fortress of Caerleon