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Iron production in Britain experienced nothing short but “ups and downs” over the centuries, according to Cambridge University researchers. And it all began with the Romans. Long known, the Romans ...
An archaeological dig in northern England shows iron and lead processing continued and even increased after the departure of ...
Chemical analyses of an ancient river channel’s sediment at a Roman site in northern England have challenged a long-held view ...
There is mounting evidence that after the Romans left Britain, the region's economy didn't suffer as badly as once thought.
A reconstruction drawing of Hadrian’s wall, a rebellion within its garrison allowed the Picts to invade northern Britain during the Barbarian Conspiracy - Heritage Images/Historic England Roman rule ...
There is a statue of the warrior queen of the Iceni tribe, Boudica, on the Victoria Embankment in London. Her revolt against ...
The artifacts and artworks on display paint a refreshingly broad picture of Roman life in the northern reaches of the Empire.
A plan map of Silchester created with data from the Silchester Mapping Project of the Archaeology Data Service. Credit: Credit: Britannia (2023). DOI: 10.1017/S0068113X23000375 A rough site plan for ...
The Colchester vase, crafted around A.D. 175, on display at Colchester Castle Museum in the U.K. Vivid depictions of battling gladiators on a clay vase are the first concrete evidence that these ...
Archaeologists have unearthed dozens of Roman tweezers in Britain, revealing the ancient culture’s obsession with hairlessness. The collection has now gone on display in a new museum at Wroxeter Roman ...
An illustration of the small dog found at a Roman villa in Oxfordshire, England DigVentures / Earth Trust Archaeologists excavating a Roman villa in England have discovered the remains of a toy-sized ...
EVAN M. CHAPMAN, FRASER HUNTER, ROB COLLINS, ALICE LYONS, SADIE WATSON, JOHN P. SALVATORE, JOHN PEARCE, SALLY WORRELL, R.S.O. TOMLIN Britannia, Vol. 50 (2019), pp ...