Roman “wax tablets” were wooden frames holding a thin layer of wax used like a reusable notepad. The wax is gone in the Tongeren material, but stylus pressure sometimes bit deep enough to leave ...
The volunteers who discovered the Roman factory say it made whetstones used to sharpen tools.
The find places north-east England firmly within Roman Britain's industrial heartland and suggests a level of economic sophistication previously unrecognized in this frontier region. The discovery ...
A remarkably well-preserved Roman sarcophagus has been unearthed in Hungary’s capital, offering a rare window into the life of the young woman inside and the world she inhabited around 1,700 years ago ...
Researchers in London recently announced that a giant “archaeological puzzle” has been solved, revealing artwork that’s been hidden for 1,800 years. The Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) announced ...
A television crew waded into the mud of the River Wear last summer to document what is now recognised as one of the most ...
A quiet North East riverbank has yielded one of Britain’s most significant Roman discoveries. Andrew White, the only newspaper journalist granted exclusive access to the site, reveals what he saw.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Allyson Tim was the first person to find the stones but had no idea what they were [BBC] The site of a large Roman factory has ...