The true nature of the events that played out at Burnswark in the 2nd century AD has long excited speculation. Two Roman camps were…
A Roman assault on a hillfort in Scotland The ancient author Josephus once observed of the Roman military that ‘their training manoeuvres…
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…
For anyone hoping to visit the Maryport Roman Temples Project, make sure you get there before 14 August, when the 5-year project…
Top honours for Archaeologist of the Year at the prestigious Current Archaeology Awards went to Professor Michael Fulford, who has directed excavations…
Top honours for Research Project of the Year at the prestigious Current Archaeology Awards went to Professor Ian Haynes and Tony Wilmott,…
In the late 20th century, a British prime minister looked at her country, saw that it was in decline and set out…
The rolling green farmland northwest of Cambridge was once crowded with bustling Roman settlements and industry, recent excavations suggest. Cambridge Archaeological Unit…
Following the discovery of unusual ringfenced burials from Roman Colchester, further evidence of Camulodunum‘s diverse funerary practices comes with the discovery of…