34 month PDRA position on my Roman Britannia: Mobility and Society project, based with fab project co-lead Dr Sophy Charlton at @york-bioarch.bsky.social - come join our interdisciplinary Cardiff-York team and reshape narratives of the Roman period in Britannia.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQT035/p...
The Roman triumphal arch at Orange in France
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Replica of the gatehouse from the Roman fort at Manchester. Bit of a hidden site and worth exploring.
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A lovely bit of Roman glass from Koblenz, Germany
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The Porta Nigra in Trier, Germany. The best surviving example of a Roma gatehouse.
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The wonderful entrance mosaic at Canterbury Roman Museum
18.02.2026 20:02 — 👍 16 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I think it's the last British site on my legionary fortress bingo list
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The Roman amphitheatre at Arles in southern France. Still in use today.
17.02.2026 20:02 — 👍 31 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0One I've not been to yet....
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Remains of the Roman amphitheatre at Chester
17.02.2026 08:55 — 👍 24 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
A late summer trip to the granary building within Housesteads Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall
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Reconstruction of Roman Limes watchtower in Vleuten.
Along the Dutch Limes there are a couple as well, including this one near the Castellum in Vleuten: maps.app.goo.gl/cv3VXbqf1BSv...
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Exciting news! I'm the incoming Executive Editor for 'World Archaeology' and here is my first CfP!
Call for Papers for ‘World Archaeology’: Debates and Emerging Issues in Archaeology
howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2026/02/14/c...
Direct link here: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
Research break from the new book. Archie discovers Roman good-luck charms weren’t subtle. Chesters fort, Hadrian’s Wall.
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A recreated Roman watchtower from Burgsalach on the German frontier. Similar structures existed across the Gask Ridge in Perthshire
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A close up detail from the Warren Cup in the British Museum. Dating to around first century, it depicts a Greek scene of gay sex with this room attendant watching on. The cup features in my new book.
13.02.2026 10:08 — 👍 24 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0😭
13.02.2026 10:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0One altar depicts Mithras and the other depicts Sol.
13.02.2026 10:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Yes I believe it is.
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Remembering the time I met Roman Morph when I was in London!
12.02.2026 20:18 — 👍 16 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Been waiting a long time to see these in person. Can't wait to get to the NMS in November www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
11.02.2026 21:48 — 👍 33 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 1
The cover of the book The Road to Mons Graupius
I am excited to announce that I will be giving an illustrated talk about my book The Road to Mons Graupius at the wonderful Innerpeffray Library @innerpeffray.bsky.social on Sunday 15 March. Join me if you can, tickets are available here: innerpeffraylibrary.co.uk/shop/shop/ti...
#RomanSiteSaturday
That's Archie. He's almost been to as many Roman sites as I have
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The crossing point of Hadrian's Wall over the river North Tyne with the bathhouse of Chesters Roman fort in the background
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Switched on Digging for Britain and saw the brilliant Roman site near Sunderland appearing. May have gotten a bit muddy when I visited there a few years ago with Garry Bankhead
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Defences of the South Roman camp at Burnswark in south Scotland
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Modern offerings on a Roman stone. Great Chesters Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall
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Castle Greg Roman fortlet, one of the only known Roman sites in West Lothian, and one of the better preserved sites in Scotland
26.01.2026 12:28 — 👍 17 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1Yes def do. Yorkhill is a good candidate for something but alas the hospital has put pod to any investigations.
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