A party invitation. A broken flipflop. A wig. Letters of complaint about road conditions, and an urgent request for more beer. It sounds like the aftermath of a successful spring break, but these ...

A stash of "unusually large" 2,000-year-old shoes dug up at a Roman site in northern England has left archaeologists searching for an explanation, they told AFP on Thursday. Eight large shoes, ...

But it was less about the discovery and more about the size of it that left archaeologists gasping at Fort Magna, as they came across a Roman shoe which measured in at over 12 inches, the equivalent ...

History Hit’s Tristan Hughes headed up to Vindolanda to see what discoveries they’ve made this year and the exciting prospects for the 2022 season. Featuring Dr Andrew Birley, Head of Excavations at ...

What was life like for a Roman soldier stuck in a garrison in an exposed part of the north east? The discovery of the Vindolanda tablets in a waterlogged rubbish heap means that we can make some ...

In 2003, the BBC aired Our Top Ten Treasures, a TV special highlighting 10 precious artifacts discovered in the UK. Naturally, the list went heavy on all that glitters: the Mold gold cape, the Sutton ...

There are many surviving examples of Roman latrines, with their characteristic marble bench seating dotted with keyhole-shaped openings. The seats weren't always stone, however. There were wooden ...

In a picturesque Northumbrian valley a mile south of Hadrian's Wall, Andrew Birley stands surrounded by a checkerboard of Roman remains. He is supervising a small crowd of volunteer excavators ...

The dog's jaw bone (left) and bits of bone with fur still attached were unearthed as part of the haul The 2,000-year-old remains of a dog with its fur still intact have been found at a Roman fort. The ...