Scotland & Hadrian’s Wall
i – The Scottish city that is home to the remains of an ancient Roman bathhouse. It may surprise you to learn that the outskirts of greater Glasgow contains the remains of a bathhouse that was constructed by the Roman Empire in the second century
v – Shedding new light on some of Scotland’s greatest Roman silver treasures
vi – Roman cornu mouthpiece uncovered at Vindolanda Excavators at a Hadrianic workshop floor buried beneath the remains of a schola (officers’ club house), when they found a rare copper alloy cornu mouthpiece dated to around AD 120-128
vii – A new (neon) gatehouse for Housesteads Roman Fort
viii – Archaeologists uncover remains of Roman turret at Hadrian’s Wall
Richborough
i – How archaeologists reconstructed a Roman gateway at Richborough to tell the story of Britain’s invasion The model for the new gate structure is one carved on Trajan’s Column in Rome
ii – Roman gateway rebuilt in ‘exact spot’ at site of invasion of Britain + small exhibition:
iii – English Heritage’s Richborough Roman Fort open for school visits
London
i – London’s newest museum shows off a huge slice of Roman wall
Free but book ahead: https://citywallvinestreet.org/
ii – Three sections of Roman wall in City of London given protected status:
iii – Remains of a 2,000-year-old Roman wall built to ‘seal London off from the Thames’ discovered
iv – A Tour of London’s Greek Temples
v – Athens Parthenon Marbles perfect replica presented at Freud Museum in London
York
Archaeologists in York have used 3D scans to study the Roman burial practice of pouring liquid gypsum over the bodies of adults and children laid to rest in coffins – the first time this cutting-edge technology has been applied to Roman burials of this type anywhere in the world
Elsewhere
i – Norfolk: Unlocking the legends of forgotten Roman roads https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/23302086.norfolk-unlocking-legends-forgotten-roman-roads/
ii – Avalon Archaeology – The Past Reconstructed: A dedicated band of over 110 volunteers have worked one day a week since 2015 to create faithful reconstructions of buildings, including a Saxon longhall, the dining room of a Roman villa (with working hypocaust heating) and an Iron Age roundhouse (under construction). These have been joined by a waterline replica of a Viking trading ship and the oldest surviving archaeological excavation hut in the UK, with its own mini cinema.
iii – Workmen discover ‘Roman ford’ at Wychavon near Evesham – no corroborating Estefan’s, but if not mediaeval it’s the only one of its kind in Britain to date & thus of international significance
iv – How Elite Class Women Got Dressed in Roman Britain
v – Roman Inscriptions of Britain in Schools. A guest blog by Classics For All’s Jane Ainsworth and Hannah Walsh introduces the new project Roman Inscriptions of Britain in Schools, a collaboration between LatinNow and CfA
vi – A massive full scale Roman fort is being built in Wales on 120-acres of land and people from across Europe are coming to be trained as soldiers