Further excavations by Bournemouth University at North Down, Winterborne Kingston, in Dorset, have revealed a later Bronze Age settlement and an enclosed farmstead of…
The first project to excavate at Lufton Roman villa since the 1960s has revealed new details of the Somerset site’s famous octagonal…
Edited by David Bird Oxbow Books, £40.00 ISBN 978-1785703195 Review John Manley This book of 17 papers provides a significant overview of…
A new cache of well-preserved Roman writing tablets, some of whose contents have already been deciphered, has been discovered at the Roman…
Revealing the Romano-British countryside Roman villas have an enduring appeal but, glamorous as they are, such complexes and their attendant lifestyle should…
Roman diplomacy and the rise of Stanwick Roman meddling in northern England has long been held responsible for a remarkable fortified complex…
Martin Millett, Louise Revell, and Alison Moore (eds) OUP, £110 ISBN 978-0199697731 Review MS How are we to get a handle on…
Of mousers and men When did cats graduate from convenient pest-control to one of the world’s most popular pets, and how can…
The earliest-known written reference to London was revealed today (1 June) by MOLA archaeologists, as part of Britain’s largest, earliest, and most…
Within Roman society, highly aromatic resins were important in ritual activity, and sometimes even applied directly to the body at death. But…