A "RARE" terracotta head has been unearthed during excavations at a Roman fort near Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland. Believed to ...

ZME Science reports that a metal detectorist recovered a four-inch copper-alloy carriage ornament in Essex. The figure, now ...

Archaeologists recently found a large Roman industrial complex in northern England — along with hundreds of tools, offering ...

The XXV Winter Olympic Games will officially get under way with what is sure to be a spectacular Opening Ceremony starting at 19:00 at the world-famous San Siro Stadium in Milan, ending with the ...

We want to be clear here, this is not an exhaustive list of the absolute oldest roads in the United Kingdom. For that, we'd ...

Andrew Blackall discusses the history of Boudica and where her final resting place might be many centuries after her death in 61AD ...

In 43 AD, Rome launched its invasion of Britain, aiming to expand its empire. The Roman forces, led by Aulus Plautius, met a ...

In modern Britain, all roads lead to London, but one can still find traces of older routes and borders that once subdivided ...

An ancient Roman artifact depicting a large feline resting its paw on a barbarian's head was found by a metal detectorist in ...

The mansion's foundations and floors are likely well-preserved, according to geophysical surveys. The discovery provides new insights into the Roman occupation in the region ...

Grave 109 at Oakington is a rare triple burial, holding the remains of a female infant, a young woman (left) and an older woman (center). Duncan Sayer The soldiers arrived in “three ships of war, with ...

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