The dog's jaw bone (left) and bits of bone with fur still attached were unearthed as part of the haul The 2,000-year-old remains of a dog with its fur still intact have been found at a Roman fort. The ...

Volunteers recently unearthed an ancient depiction of a Roman goddess while digging near a historic British landmark. The sandstone carving was found at Vindolanda, a fort in Northumberland, near ...

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 ...

A pair of married volunteer archaeologists working at the Vindolanda archaeological site near Northumberland recently scored a big win. Jim and Dilys Quinlan discovered a sandstone relief—a sculpture ...

THE famous Ermine Street Guard Roman soldiers and an authentic Roman cookery demonstration will form part of a special Roman Festival being held at The Vindolanda Museum and The Roman Army Museum on ...

A sandstone carving, believed to date back to around 213AD and represent the Roman goddess of victory, has been discovered near Hadrian's Wall. Dubbed "incredibly significant" by experts, it was ...

As I speak to Dr Andrew Birley, Director of Excavations at the extraordinary Vindolanda site near Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, one of his staff walks past carrying a plastic bag containing a ...

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 ...

The wooden underworld of everyday life at a Roman fort in Northumberland is to go on show thanks to a £1.3m lottery grant. About 1,700 wooden objects have been unearthed in annual excavations at ...

The 2,000-year-old remains of a dog with its fur still intact have been found at a Roman fort. The rare find was made at Vindolanda, Hexham, near Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, and has been sent ...