Binchester Roman Fort
The excavated remains of Vinovia, a major cavalry fort and civilian settlement near Bishop Auckland, have reopened to the public under the management of The Auckland Project. CA reports.
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Further finds from Halberton Roman villa
A Roman mosaic thought to be the most westerly example of the polychrome style yet found in Britain is among the discoveries emerging from a large Roman villa complex near Halberton in Devon. Excavations by the SHARE project (Saving Halberton’s…
Jewry Wall Museum: A real Roman experience, Leicester
Closed since 2017 for a major refurbishment, Leicester’s Jewry Wall Museum has recently reopened with new interactive displays shedding vivid light on the city’s Roman past. Carly Hilts reports.
ARCHEOSCAN 2025
Archeoscan provides opportunities for public involvement in archaeology, including giving people the chance to participate in archaeological excavations at exciting sites in the Cotswolds area. They also assist communities in conducting geophysical surveys of sites of interest to them, and visit…
Private baths at Pompeii
Ongoing excavations in Insula 10, Regio IX, at Pompeii have uncovered a luxurious private bathhouse, one of the biggest ever found in a domestic context in the ancient city. The thermal complex is the latest remarkable discovery inside the grand…
Chalke Valley’s first-known Roman villa revealed
Excavations in Wiltshire’s Chalke Valley have uncovered the remains of a large Roman villa – the first complex of its kind to be found in this part of the county. Clues to the villa’s presence had been emerging over a…
Birdoswald and beyond: Investigating an extramural settlement on Hadrian’s Wall
The final season of a four-year excavation exploring the civilian settlement outside Birdoswald Roman fort concluded this summer. Carly Hilts visited the project at its outset, and again in 2023; this July she returned to Hadrian’s Wall to hear the latest thinking from Tony Wilmott and Ian Haynes.
Only UK example of Tyrian purple found in Carlisle
Testing on organic matter discovered by archaeologists from Wardell Armstrong has identified it as the first example of Tyrian purple pigment found not just in the UK, but in the whole of northern Europe. This exciting find was unearthed during…
Excavations and attractions: Half a century with the York Archaeological Trust
Having recently celebrated its 50th birthday, the York Archaeological Trust manages one of the oldest commercial units operating in the UK today, as well as several heritage-themed attractions within its home city, including the famous JORVIK Viking Centre. David Jennings explores some of the key projects that the Trust has been involved in, and the innovative ways in which it has presented the past to the public.
Roman mosaic uncovered in Buckinghamshire
The mosaic will now be carefully preserved in situ with the whole excavated surface re-covered using materials that will protect the tiles from any wear or damage in the future.
Major Roman bathhouses revealed in Carlisle
Who used this huge bathhouse is not clear, but finds including 34 carved intaglios, more than 100 hairpins, multiple gaming counters, and fine glass beads within the drains, as well as vaulting tubes hint at a rich, non-military clientele.
Roman villa and bathhouse unearthed in Kent
Small finds included 3rd- to 4th-century Roman pottery – comprising local coarse ware, Oxfordshire ware, and a few shards of Samian ware – as well as a small number of 4th-century Roman coins.
The Romano-British Villa and Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Eccles, Kent
The site at Eccles in Kent was excavated on a shoestring from 1962 to 1976 by Alec Detsicas with the Lower Medway Archaeological Research Group and then the Eccles Excavation Committee. Lack of funding hampered post-excavation, and while Alec Detsicas…
The Palace in the Desert
Last year, the restored mosaics of the lavish audience hall and bathhouse of Hisham’s Palace near Jericho were opened to the public. Marie-Louise Winbladh explores the early Islamic art that embellished this Umayyad winter resort, built not by Hisham, but by his nephew al-Walid.
Tracing the fluctuating fortunes of Roman and medieval Exeter
The team behind the ‘Exeter: A Place in Time’ project tell us about the sites that were excavated in the last 50 years.
Victorian bathhouse revealed in Manchester
The remains of a Victorian bathhouse have recently been discovered beneath a car park in the Mayfield area of Manchester. The site was excavated by archaeologists from the University of Salford’s Centre for Applied Archaeology in advance of the development…
Tomen y Mur, Snowdonia National Park
Tomen y Mur was abandoned by AD 130, but had lasting political and cultural significance into the medieval period.
Roman Faverdale: a frontier trading settlement
What impact did the Roman army have on the native population living in the military north? The recent publication of the report on a settlement at Faverdale, Darlington, by Jennifer Proctor provides some unexpected answers.