Romans in Britain
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From the BBC: More Roman mosaics have been uncovered at Chedworth Roman Villa in Gloucestershire. The mosaics have been hidden for centuries but have now been unearthed by archaeologists. They will now be permanently displayed as part of a £3million project to develop the ancient site. The work is all part of a project to…
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From the BBC: A Lincolnshire hotel is working with English Heritage to restore one of the county’s most important Roman sites. The North Tower of the East Gate in Lincoln is one of only a few surviving Roman gates in Britain. It was first excavated in the 1960s, but now requires major restoration work to…
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Wow … the archaeologist types in Wales keep coming up with discoveries. In the past week, I’ve read of three major finds … typically, things from Wales don’t seem to make it beyond the local papers, but the first two items are a bit different. Here’s the Telegraph coverage about a Roman villa find in…
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Image via Wikipedia As I dig deeper into my pile of things I’ve marked with little purple question marks, I find an interesting item I first came across toward the end of May. Something called the Londonist had a feature called An Historic London Elephant Parade which included this in its timeline: 43 AD: Emperor…
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No, not the loveable short Gaul, but the shipwreck. From the BBC: Dr Jason Monaghan said Asterix is the most historically valuable Roman artefact in northern Europe. He said a public private partnership could be the way forward. Dr Monaghan said: “It’s a very exciting idea, but Guernsey is actually quite a small place and…
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