Romans in Britain
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From the BBC: About 40 skeletons have been uncovered by archaeologists at the site of a Roman cemetery in Gloucester. The discovery was made during a dig at the former Gloscat site at Greyfriars in Brunswick Road, ahead of a housing development being built. It has been described as one of the most significant archaeological…
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From a Newcastle/Hadrian’s Wall Heritage press release: An archaeological excavation team, led by Newcastle University’s Professor Ian Haynes, has identified the most north western classical temple in the Roman world. This is the third year of a five year programme of excavation commissioned by the Senhouse Museum Trust with in-kind support from Newcastle University and…
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This one’s getting a pile of coverage in the British press, with a couple of different focuses. The best overall coverage is the Durham University Press release … with a bit of trimming: An 1,800-year-old carved stone head of what is believed to be a Roman god has been unearthed in an ancient rubbish dump.…
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All the coverage I’ve found on this seems to derive from this BBC piece: Archaeologists have uncovered a Roman shrine at Rutland Water nature reserve. The team from Northamptonshire Archaeology investigated the site ahead of a 240-acre extension to the reserve by Anglian Water. They found the remains of an Iron Age farmstead, and a…
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From the Herald: A HISTORIAN is claiming to have found the site of one of Scotland’s most significant battles. Archaeologist Mike Haseler believes he has evidence to suggest that the battle of Mons Graupius took place in Moray. Mons Graupius was a key battle for British independence against the repressive hand of Rome almost 2000…
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