Romans in Britain
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From the BBC: Epiacum is a site full of buried treasure, which no-one can reach – no-one human at least. Near Alston in Cumbria, close to the Northumberland border, where now there are fields, there was once a thriving Roman fort. Unfortunately for archaeologists, they cannot access any of the historic artefacts beneath the ground…
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Saw this in something called The Voice: AN INTERACTIVE website for children highlighting the diversity of Roman Britain will be launched tomorrow in a bid to challenge lessons on the current history curriculum. The Romans Revealed project – a collaboration between race equality think tank the Runnymede Trust and archaeologists from the University of Reading…
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The incipit of an item in the Bath Chronicle: Engineers have uncovered part of what could be a Roman wall while carrying out emergency sewer repairs in Bath city centre. Wessex Water was carrying out work to repair a sewer in Burton Street last week when a large Bath stone block was discovered, nearly three…
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Pardon the groaner in that headline … this is actually hype for a television programme on the BBC but it looks rather interesting: Hundreds of miles away from Hadrian’s Wall, a man surfing the internet from the comfort of his home stumbled across something that astonished the professionals. Bryn Gethin’s discovery on his computer in…
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From the Echo: ARCHAEOLOGISTS believe there could be an undiscovered Roman temple and villa in the grounds of Sudeley Castle. A Roman column which was found propping open a door inside the castle has sparked hopes there are historic ruins beneath the grounds. Professor Martin Henig believes the column, which would have been around 40cm…
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