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News Archaeologists find human footprint left by naughty teenager 2,000 years ago at Roman fortA tile with a "clear imprint" of a foot is the first time a human print has been discovered at the 2,000-year-old Roman fort of Vindoland.30 June 2015 -
News Archaeologists find shoe, finger ring and whorl in "extremely dirty" conditions at Roman fortSite Director Andrew Birley says the dig team at Vindolanda have worked in grim conditions to discover a rewarding range of Roman artefacts during their first eight weeks of excavations this year.20 May 2015 -
News Archaeologists to search York stadium for temporary camps set up by Roman armies at outpostA community dig is about to be launched at Huntington Stadium, a site where archaeologists found evidence of two 2nd century Roman camps more than ten years ago.21 May 2015 -
News Beachy Head Lady was young sub-Saharan Roman with good teeth, say archaeologistsA facial reconstruction as part of a project and exhibition in Eastbourne has revealed a young woman from sub-Saharan Africa. Archaeologist Jo Seaman tells us more.28 March 2014 -
News British Museum experts show off 2,000-year-old silver Roman Hallaton HelmetTen years after it was discovered alongside hundreds of Roman coins and the feast of a pig at the Leicestershire home of one of the most important Iron Age archaeological sites in Britain, a one-of-a-kind silver helmet is about to go on permanent public display.10 January 2012 -
News Decapitated head of Emperor which amazed archaeologists in Sudan in 1910 goes on displayThe remainder of Emperor Augustus' statue known as the Merӧe Head, trampled upon by visitors to a victory building after a Roman reverse, has gone on show at the British Museum.17 December 2014 -
News Decapitated Roman men found in London stream could have been gladiatorsNew research on 39 "trophy heads" found in London 25 years ago suggests the skulls may have been the ritually-buried remains of battle-hardened gladiators.20 January 2014 -
News Executed Vikings were inexperienced raiders who oozed smelly pus, say archaeologistsHaving lent some of their skeletons to the British Museum's new exhibition, archaeologists have released more details on the Vikings found in a mass grave in Weymouth in 2009.06 March 2014 -
News Human skulls found by archaeologists beneath Liverpool Street station's Roman ruinsBuilding works at Liverpool Street station have revealed 20 skulls thought to have been decapitated by Roman rebels during the first century.11 October 2013 -
C24 Feature In his own Words: Andrew Richardson on finding a Roman helmet in a Kent fieldThe Finds Manager for the Canterbury Archaeological Trust recalls the phonecall which led to the excavation of a Prehistoric helmet from a field in Kent.04 December 2012 -
News Iron Age Roman helmet used as container for cremation burial goes on display in KentA helmet which was used in battle during the reign of Julius Caesar and is one of only five from the Iron Age ever found in the UK is to go on public display in Canterbury.03 October 2014
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News Mystery benefactor pledges £50,000 as clock ticks on Tullie House's Roman helmet appealTullie House Museum is asking the public to "Give a Quid to the Bid" as a mystery benefactor pledges £50,000.27 September 2010 -
News Plans for "world-class" £10.7 million centre on Roman heartland at Maryport submittedA major new development on the Hadrian's Wall site in Roman Cumbria has been officially submitted.28 June 2011 -
News Story of mystery Roman "time capsule" burial goes on show at Corbridge Roman TownA "stunningly-preserved" wooden chest full of the earthly possessions of a Roman soldier, found in Corbridge decades ago, goes on show along with unseen footage from the dig.08 August 2012
