Hadrian’s Wall is perhaps the best known (and arguably the most important) ancient roman monument in Britain. This article is the first installment in a planned series of at least 20 articles that will describe the Wall and its associated…
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Hexham Abbey
On Wednesday, 22 October, there was a Northern Roman Frontier Seminar (NRFS) meeting in Hexham. I became aware of this just a few days before the seminar, and am grateful to the organizers that I was allowed to attend…
On Tuesday, 7 October, the Archaeology Department at the University of Durham took it’s taught postgraduates on a day-long field trip to Hadrian’s Wall and Corbridge. As a new postgraduate, I was on this trip and enjoyed it thoroughly, despite…
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In breaking news, archaeologists from the University of Durham have uncovered two rare stone sarcophogi dating to the Roman period in Northeastern England.
The 1800 year old year old sandstone coffins were uncovered at a dig on the site of former…
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