In a remarkable discovery that adds a new piece to the puzzle of Roman Scotland, archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a previously unknown Roman fortlet. The small fortification, part of the ...

Britain was inhabited by complex societies long before Roman legions arrived. Many of these tribes left no written records and slowly disappeared from history. Archaeology offers clues to who they ...

A narrative investigation into the lavish, plaster-encased burials of infants in Roman York, revealing hidden grief.

In 2021, a metal detectorist authorized by the owner of a farm in Melsonby, North Yorkshire, made a discovery that has ...

A rare piece of 9th century gold, discovered by a Newcastle University archaeology student, will feature in a major new exhibition of northern archaeology treasures at Great North Museum: Hancock.

A Carlisle excavation uncovering the largest Roman building yet found on Hadrian’s Wall has won a top archaeology award.

Historian Nicholas Higham speaks to Laura Reid about how the country’s transition from Roman Britain to the Anglo-Saxon era ...

An ancient Roman fortlet linked to the Antonine Wall has been discovered in the back gardens of several homes in Bearsden.

Ancient DNA reveals that the Goths of eastern Europe, some of whom would ultimately sack the city of Rome, may have been a ...

It was built almost 2,000 years ago to watch over the people of the north and defend the areas of Britain under Roman rule.

Unlike Hadrian’s Wall, which was built of stone, the Antonine Wall was constructed of turf set onto a stone base. But little more than 20 years after it was built, sometime in the AD 160s, the Romans ...