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 ...

Vindolanda is one of the most significant archaeological sites in Roman Britain, offering an exceptional window into daily life along Hadrian's Wall. Excavations at the site have revealed a ...

A small bronze fitting pulled from the ground at Vindolanda has kept its enamel color through roughly 1,800 years underground ...

The world is full of family-run businesses that get passed down through generations. A family business in northern England, near the border with Scotland, will carry you back in time 2,000 years. For ...

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 ...

Found at the Roman fort of Vindolanda, this piece of leather was cut into the shape of a mouse. The Vindolanda Trust Researchers at the Roman fort of Vindolanda in northern England recently discovered ...

A unique artifact discovered at the Roman fort of Vindolanda may have been used as a device during sex rather than as a good luck symbol, archaeologists suggest. The wooden object was initially ...

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 ...

General view of the site of the Roman fort of Vindolanda on the Wall of Hadrian. Credit: Mike Bishop / Wikimedia Commons A study by the British Museum reveals that the scribes of the fort used black ...