A child’s footprint left in a roman tile whilst it was drying, the tile was later used to build the public bath house in Ratae now modern #Leicester. Now on display in the Jewry Wall Museum

The Uncovering Roman Carlisle dig starts on the 19th April for 6 weeks but work has started preparing the site. I took a Thursday look at the progress. Thanks to Frank Giecco Senior archaeologist #Carlisle #hadrianswall #archaeology

It’s going to be an exciting six weeks at Carlisle. Expanded trenches based on the 2024/25 areas

The work to remove the upper layers and Victorian landfill has begun at #Carlisle Cricket club as the Uncovering Roman Carlisle Team return for a 6 week archaeological excavation. The site is currently being prepared and the official start is the 19th April. #HadriansWall

Uncovering Roman Carlisle has started. The Victorian landfill is being removed and soon the archaeologists will be in the trenches from the 19th April #Carlisle #HadriansWall

It was great to get back to #Vindolanda this week and the the dig is progressing well. Plenty of archaeology this year along with Magna and Carlisle exploring its Roman past. #archaeology #HadriansWall

The Roman landscape looking east at Coesike turret 33b. The north ditch can clearly be seen although largely filled in and on the left the flattened area is the remains of the upcast mound made of the earth when the ditch was originally dug #HadriansWall #archaeology

The south western corner of the legionary fortress of Eboracum (York) is still well preserved and the curve in the wall where the western and southern walls meet is still visible. Founded in the AD70’s as the legions pushed slowly northwards into the north of the country #york

The 7th cent crypt under #Ripon Cathedral is one of two built by St Wilfrid with the other in Hexham. Both were made of Roman stones. In the case of Ripon this came from nearby Aldborough known to the romans as Isurium

The Roman forts on Hadrian’s Wall had an active military life of nearly 300 years and during that time required constant repairs and modifications. The weather was the most relentless enemy the soldiers faced. On the south wall at #Housesteads fort is this late interval tower built after AD240

The lovely church of St Mary’s amongst a sea of daffodils at Beaumont sits on a Norman castle mound which was built over the likely position of turret 70a on Hadrian’s Wall. The church walls contain bocks of Roman stone and later medieval grave slabs. #hadrianswall #archaeology #hadrianswalltrail

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Some Tessera found at Wallsend from memory but no sign of any mosaics this far north

Not that I’m aware , some concrete floors with coloured pebbles embedded. The build looks great but hints at being put up at speed possibly for the arrival of Severus

Uncovering Roman Carlisle Autumn 2025 YouTube video by Roman History Walks

An update on the Uncovering Roman Carlisle excavations at the Cricket club which took place last November #archaeology #HadriansWall #Carlisle

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The Anglian tower in #York has proven difficult to date, built into the legionary fortress wall with possible dates from the late 4th Century to the 8th cent. It was later buried by the Danish ramparts preserving it until its 19th cent discovery #Archaeology

Strikes me someone at NT is looking to justify their existence. There’s no need for these intrusive measures. The trust has plenty of other issues I needs to sort.

Creative commission Sycamore Gap Artists have been invited to submit proposals that will breathe life into the wood saved from the felled Sycamore Gap tree.

I can’t say I’m inspired by any of these options, time to leave nature to heal and move on. There are other places the NT should be focusing on. #HadriansWall

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A building inscription from Balmuildy fort on the #AntonineWall dating the building work by the 2nd Legion the governorship of Lollius Urbicus AD139-43 #Scotland #RIB2191 now on display at the Hunterian museum, Glasgow

It’s 2m up in a storage cage so strict Health and safety rules apply.

An altar set up to the god Mars at Croy Hill fort on the Antonine Wall dating to the mid 2nd century AD now on display in Kelvin Hall, Glasgow #archaeology #Scotland #RIB2159

Whilst in #London I went to see what was in bay 53 #archaeology #SeptimiusSeverus

A look at Cleary Gardens at the site of Huggin Hill Roman Bath house. The gardens sit between Lower Thames Street and St Paul’s to the NW. sections were first located in the 19th Century with excavations though to the 1980’s. The walls stand in places up to 10ft high but there is little to see

So proud to be part of the Uncovering Roman Carlisle team as we won the award for research project of the year at @CurrentArchaeo live today #Carlisle #Archaeology

Nice view back at Caw Gap

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A visit to the Church of St Eata at Atcham close to the Roman town of #Wroxeter

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A huge paw pint pressed into a hypocaust tile when still wet before firing, just visible is the IMP (imperial) stamp which the #Carlisle excavation site is well known for indicating this was a building of importance in the early 3rd Century AD #HadriansWall #Archaeology

I’ve been Looking at Churches around the Roman town of #Wroxeter this week at the reused masonry from the site #archaeology

Looking forward to #CurrentArchaeologyLive this Saturday at UCL. Its great that the Carlisle excavation is shortlisted for an award. See you there #archaeology